easter cousins

i love it when the forty year old camera works. caught the cousins with the yashicamat having fun at the briner compound.

fridays

yep. this is what goes on friday mornings at cajun. i look forward to the breakfasts with the speakes and the foggs. good times with good friends and good eats on top of that. we do have the infrequent meltdowns, but for the most part we are crazy fun fo...

cache money

we are pretty off and on with the geocaching. our most recent quest took us to the bluffs at ellwood. after some hacking through the shrubbery we found the cache. it was lovely. the girls swapped out some treasures and we left our mark. (no we didn’t pee on the...

bye bye

we had a tea party for the birthday girl a couple of weeks ago. it was great and the girls had a blast. we went into escrow today too. kind of sad as the girls are leaving the only place that they consider home. fortunately, they know that the shell is not as...

kenz

somewhere, somehow she is growing up. it’s hard to see it in the everyday, but every now and again i catch a glimpse.

it is done

i work at an accounting firm. it is april 15. it is done. well at least that is what everyone’s impression is. however, i am not an accountant. so just for the record, i will remain busier than ever. crappers.

happy birthday to our maddie

eight years. where did that time go? it seems like just yesterday it was kenzo, emily, dinosaurs and constellations. now it’s hedgehogs and hanna montana. she is growing up too fast. we try to suppress the growth, but it’s not working. we love you sweet...

chef pedro

carne asada soft tacos. yep. it was good.

gramps

this is gramps with his wife, bettie. he’s tough, stubborn and a yamashita. i think this is where my mom gets it from.

sisters

so. i’ve been instructed to be more positive. all i have to say is, i’m trying. i’m trying to let our girls just be. trying not to hover as a parent. let them go out and explore on their own. let them paint their own nails. let them get dirty and not...