Feb 5 2012
Whoa…another long overdue post!
Back in January we hosted a birthday party for madame.
This year’s theme was Beatrix Potter. Everyone wore masks of different Potter characters, and we had tea, sandwiches, scones and cakes for the party.
We played with some of her new presents…
and had a rousing game of impromptu ‘balloon ball’ too!
Aug 17 2011
We’ve met loads of cousins this summer…it’s been wonderful to reconnect with family scattered far and wide. This weekend we got to meet L’s newest little cousin, as well as visit with the older generation.
We went to the Nevada County Fair, which had loads of rides, games, food, music, animals and exhibits.
After watching her fearless cousin tackle walking on water in a big bubble, L had to give it a try!
We had a wonderful visit, can’t wait to see everyone again!
May 22 2011
“Going to a party in the bathroom!”
— Lucy singing in the bathtub
Lately, I’ve been scanning lots of old family photos at my mom’s place. Here are a few from Oklahoma in the mid 1950s when dad was stationed at Fort Sill.
Mom’s own father actually drove her from CA to OK in mom’s first car, a Studebaker. He then took a bus back home once he had dropped his daughter off in OK.
Above Left: my mom and a neighbor. Above Right: My dad and a neighbor’s kid (at this time my parents didn’t have any children.)
May 20 2011
“You help me look—join in the search!”
— Lucy, enlisting me to help her find something
Here’s a pic of Gpa Tom presenting research at the CalPaleo convention at Sierra College earlier this month. His presentation: “Ichnofossil occurrences and distribution within the lower Cambrian.”
If only the presentation had been about distribution within the higher Cambrian, I’d have been all over it.
Mar 22 2011
We’ve been to Filoli three times since it reopened in February. We went on Grandmommy’s birthday with the family, as has become our tradition.
Looking back through our photos I am reminded how happy Grandmommy was there, despite her illness. (The first photo below is Lucy now…the one next to it is Grandmommy in the same space 3 years ago. )
How peaceful and relaxing and ‘away from it all’ it is here.
Mar 8 2011
Mommy, I wanna see the volcano interrupting!
-while watching Kilauea’s latest eruption
We just got back from a snowy weekend. Lucy enjoyed playing in Gma & Gpa’s yard, where there was still a bit of snow left over from last week’s storm.
Before: After:
Here are some snow cats we made in the big pile of snow in the driveway:
We went up to Soda Springs for some snow play at Planet Kids. Lucy had a blast.
She rode on the tube ride, climbed the snowy volcano, and coasted down the hill. We checked out Boreal, which will be great next year for some ski lessons!
We celebrated Grandma K’s birthday with a cake made by Lucy, and played trains with Grandpa.
Grandpa gave Lucy a treasure chest, and let her pick out some shells to put in it!
Jan 20 2011
“Hey! Follow my instructions!”
— Lucy
2011.01 Tom’s Birthday from Mike C on Vimeo.
Last week we had dual birthday parties, one for the kid and one for her Gpa Tom. Above is a really cool video Jill made for her dad as part of his birthday present.
Music Used:
String Quintet in C Major, Op. 25, No. 4
Jan 18 2011
Lucy and her Grandpa Tom had a joint birthday party this weekend. It was an all day affair!
First up, the 4 year old portion…princess themed, with castle, knights, and princesses. (She said she and I could be the valiant knights, and Auntie Laura could be the princess.) There were cupcakes for all, and a crown each for Grandpa and Lucy.
After the cupcakes, piles of presents (she says her favorite present was her new scissors), and dancing portion, we went out to dinner for the grown up portion with Gpa’s longtime friends.
We had a great meal, good company, and madame managed to make it through the long meal by getting Grandma to rub her feet.
After dinner we had a coconut cake chez Gma & Gpa, and presents for Grandpa. A wonderful time was had by all!
Dec 9 2010
A few weeks (months?!) back we had a pirate birthday party for Mike. Everyone was game and wore their pirate gear, we made cardboard swords, silver dubloons and drew a map for the treasure hunt. Here are a few pics!
essential pirate gear…hat, eye patch, and cardboard sword…
ye olde pirate cupcakes…some were stolen treasure before the party started!
Oct 9 2010
Daddy: “It’s the weekend, kid—what do you want to do?”
Lucy: “Maybe we can go to french fry town and then the park!”
Daddy: “And visit Gma too, and see her garden!”
Lucy: “Yes, and we can go to her garden and see if there are any snails that need a snail race!”
— sorting out weekend plans with Lucy
Pumpkin Patch Visit from Mike C on Vimeo.
I spent last weekend in front of my computer, finishing up a project for work. However, the kid and her mom got to go out and have some fun in Half Moon Bay.
This video is of a pumpkin patch they visited with GpaTom, Gma Karen, Auntie Laura, and Uncle John. Check out Lucy on her first ever pony ride!
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