joy, beauty, awe, love, moment, alive, heart, grateful

It's pretty awesome

AT THE BEACH!!!

Blaize at beach near Aptos (near Santa Cruz) RIGHT NOW!

Candle lighting excitement! Happy birthday, Molly!!

Is it just me or does he look so grown up as he examines this plastic butterfly bubble blower?

Look at the anniversary flowers ...

Scott delivered to work! You can see the great Artwork in the background, too!!

Play dates really are super ...

Wonder Woman hoists Annabelle like the superhero she is

Earlier that same day...

Now that's one tough Wonder Woman! ps Scott looks at blog picture on computer in background. So Meta it's maniacal!

Uh.....DORBS!

Much happy fun

Mom and Blaize Special Time!

His teeth are not gritted. Really!

We had a great time. Our devices died- except his phone, which actually added to the vacation...

Cannery Pier chauffeur ( and photo) service

this was such a great anniversary overnight

We love Astoria.

Right before my battery ran out at the maritime museum

just before we caught the trolley

our room was on the water.

our new bible (!)

F + A = OAKS PARK!!

Nana and Pawpa be warned.

F and BFF April on sleepover day adventures

Mr. Funny Face Blaize trying not to smile on the way into school ...

Francesca put these 8 puzzles together in no time!

The sweetest architect

Most adorable boy

Yeah, we cool.

We got new scooters (off craigslist) yes we do, we got scooters...

how bout YOU?!

These. these kids here, they are the Sweetest!

Tons and tons of gravel fun

Fun in the gravel pit with bouncy ball on Mother's Day

He's a vision in violet...

The sweet sweet poem in Francesca's Mother's Day card

J'ai des mains pour te toucher (I have hands to touch you)

J'ai des bras pour te (I have arms to hold you)

Des pieds pour courrir vers toi (I have feet to run to you)

Pour t'appeler j'ai ma voix (I have a voice to talk to you)

Et puis, j'ai mon coeur encore (And then I have my heart yet..)

Pour t'aimer toujours plus fort (to love you always stronger)

My Mother's Day painting... it's a volcano erupting rainbows!

Excellent engineering skills, by Francesca

Happy Mother's Day from Francesca.... (translation to follow)

Give me an O! Give me a B! Give me an O-P-B!!

Hot chocolate foam mustache mugging

Look at this Masterpiece Francesca made for her daddy!

Blaize and his cowlick wish you a great day!

Happy Thursday everybody! Blaize is ready to roll!

What a sharp outfit! I thought he'd NEVER wear this sweater...

One scarcely dare imagine what he may be planning...

Here's lookin' at YOU!

Swinging and lounging in the sun in Piccolo Park...

Sunny Piccolo park!

Did you know...

Blaize is telling me a story at Starbucks that I first heard yesterday. That he used to be soldier and he killed villains and bad guys. Today I learned he was also at the beach when he was a soldier and got bitten by a shark. But fortunately, he was wearing a metal glove and was not injured.

But no smiling allowed.

Intense play first thing in the morning

crazy face, blue-eyed, messy curled Francesca on a Friday afternoon...