Eight is Great!

Lizzy is eight!  Wow!  How did she get so big?  We had a wonderful pool party "under the sea" to celebrate our special girl.  It was such a great day!  We had so many wonderful friends over to celebrate.  We had school friends, family, dear Menlo Park friends.....it was just great!  The kids had so much fun swimming and playing, and it was so fantastic to be surrounded by so much love.  We kept the party going late into the night with the Heinz family!  Lizzy, you are so loved.  We treasure each day we spend with you.  We absolutely love to watch you grown and learn.  You have the most loving, sweet heart, and you are such a caring and thoughtful person.  You are so interesting!  It's so fun to talk with you and hear all your great ideas and observations.  You are so fun!  We love your laugh and the silly way you love to joke around.  You are so very precious, and we love you!  Happy Birthday!

Tahoe Lake

We had a wonderful family trip to Tahoe that we all loved!  I think we're just now getting to the point where we can enjoy longer trips together, and boy did the kids prove to us what great travelers they are.  Pat found a wonderful deal at Tahoe, so right when everyone got out of school, we packed up the car and hit the road.  We loved our hotel room!  Lizzy and Peter had their own room, and we had a huge balcony that we enjoyed eating on and watching all the people from.  We went on two fantastic hikes that were just gorgeous, and we loved spending time playing at the beach.  More than anything, it was just so fun being together, and enjoying time together is such a beautiful place.  I can't wait to go back!

Sleeping Beauty

Because it just doesn't get much better than this......

For You, Peter

Lizzy has a gentle, kind heart.  She is such a loving person, and one of the ways she expresses her love is through extremely thoughtful gifts and surprises.  For Peter's graduation from Kindergarten, Lizzy gave Peter one of the most heartfelt gifts I've ever seen.  Not only did she make him a special card, she designed a personal little lego house for him to build, and she made a lego map for him to follow.  It was spot-on for Peter, and just what he wanted.  Such kindness, such thoughtfulness, such love.  Wow!  What an amazing girl we have here!

Almost Pool Time

It's starting to get hot.....almost time to kick off our favorite season- POOL TIME!

Fort Fun

"Can we sleep here tonight, Mommy?"

Baseball Boy

Peter is a baseball boy, that is for sure!  We have absolutely loved being a part of his baseball team.  He is so lucky that he gets to be on a team with his classmates, and that he has such an awesome coach, Coach Kevin (Andy's dad).  Coach Kevin is gentle, but firm, well organized, and knows a ton about baseball.  Peter has learned so much, and it has been so fun to see him improve on his skills and have such a great time.  By the end of the season, he was even hitting off the tee!  Lizzy loved getting to hang out with the "baseball girls" and run around the park and play, and Catherine is always an excellent cheerleader.  Great job, Peter!