Mama

I can't believe it, we seriously thought Hap would not talk till he was 12, due to his sisters chatty nature. Yesterday, Joan (Jon's mom visiting from Tucson) was holding Hap, with 3 witnesses present, he reached out for me and said as clear as clear can be said "Mama" he melted my heart! The girls both said Dada first so this was really a milestone. (The little hand with the wand is Polly who is busy casting a spell on Hap and I)

D. Day

In our case this stands for demolition day. In 2 days it is amazing how much progress they have made. There is only a shell of our old house, no drywall, wall, fixtures, it is crazy. We have settled into our temporary house and are happy to be here for the next year. We will be sure to show the progress of our new house as it is being built.

Fountain Fun

Piper had a dentist appointment, she was so good and got a great report.  As we were coming out she noticed two little girls swimming in the fountain, it was very cold, cloudy and I was ill prepared for an impromptu dip (no towels, bathing suit, nothing to dry her off).  I did my very best to persuade her that maybe she wanted some ice cream instead, it was all in vain, she was "desperate to go swimming".  So here she is, with her two new friends, swimming in the fountain on a cold Cali afternoon.  She loved every second of it, I am so glad I was not able to talk her out of it, her smile was priceless!

Eggcellent News!

Mary, our prize chicken has started laying eggs!  Andrew has been eating them every morning, apparently you really can tell the difference.  The yolks are a very bright vibrant yellow,  we are loving our very own free-range organic eggs.

Joe and his Chicks

There have been baby peacocks sprouting up all over Dapplegray Lane.  The peahen in the pics is the one closest to our house, so we can only hope these are Joe's offspring.  The other picture is of Andrew and Joe hanging out one night.

Harrison doing push-ups

Harrison is growing up. Here he is doing a series of push-ups. This is his secret to big bulging biceps.

Silly Little Harrison!

Harrison likes to think he is a big boy now. Here he is pretending to drink one of his dad's beers.