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Five girls in Mexico

March 23, 2014UncategorizedSara, Sophie, Susan, travelStu

We had a fun Spring Break trip to Mexico where Claire and Juliet got to spend a full week with their three girl cousins. Highlights included five girls running around having fun with each other (swimming, playing on the beach, eating), Abbas’s 50th birthday, a half-day excursion to the Mayan ruins of Tulum, and going down the water slide at the hotel. Susan showed us how to create fun videos with iMovie. Here’s one that she and Stu (aka Stu-Su Films) put together about a nature walk we took near the hotel:

Here’s a batch of photos from us and Abbas/Eileen along with a super slo-mo video of the waterslide and some more iMovie trailers from Susan:

Ski week

March 10, 2014Uncategorizedskiing, travelStu

In Febuary each year the girls get a week off from school that is affectionately nicknamed “ski week” in our town. We try to live up to that billing and headed up to Katherine’s cousin’s house in Sun Valley, Idaho, for a week in the snow. Highlights of the trip included Juliet’s first ski lessons, snowshoeing, meeting the girls’ friend Anna (who was also in town) for snowman building, and reading by the fire.

Juliet’s 5th birthday

February 15, 2014Uncategorizedbirthdays, JulietStu

We celebrated Juliet’s 5th birthday at the local outdoor ice skating rink. Yes, there are outdoor skating rinks in California. Here are some pictures, starting with our now traditional sopapillas at our neighborhood Mexican restaurant. Also, at the bottom is a video of us singing “Happy Birthday”.

Christmas 2013

December 30, 2013UncategorizedAunt Eileen, Aunt Laura, Aunt Lou Ann, Aunt Mona, Christmas, Claire, Grandma Judy, Juliet, Sara, Sophie, Susan, travel, Uncle Abbas, Uncle Mike, Uncle Rob, Will VStu

We’ve fallen behind posting pictures here. Thanks to Katherine’s photo organizing skills, we’ll be posting a half dozen catch ups over the next week or so.

Christmas 2013 took us to both Houston and Oklahoma City to see family. In Houston, we visited the Johnson Space Center with the girls’ cousin Will and had a fun Christmas morning (new pajamas!). We also got to visit Katherine’s old friends the Taylors and see their girls. Then it was off to Oklahoma City for much fun with the family there involving another Christmas morning, bowling, baths, and of course cheerio covered waffles.

Merry Christmas! 2013

December 24, 2013UncategorizedChristmas, Holiday CardStu

Christmas 2013 prep

December 24, 2013UncategorizedAlex Siegel, Christmas, Holiday CardStu

Here’s a quick post with some pictures of our preparations for Christmas 2013. We had fun with Christmas lights around the house, picking a Christmas Tree, Claire reading Katherine’s old copy of Frosty the Snowman, a few visits to Santa (including one with Stu’s friend Alex Siegel visiting), sending out holiday cards, and of course some gingerbread houses.

Thanksgiving 2013

November 30, 2013UncategorizedGrandma Sharon, Grandpa Jack, McKenzie, ThanksgivingStu

We hosted Jack and Sharon at our house for Thanksgiving 2013. Adventures included ordering our favorite pre-made meal from Draeger’s, lots of time with cousin McKenzie, a visit to the Holiday Lights train, and shenanigans with Grandma Sharon.

Halloween 2013

November 1, 2013UncategorizedClaire, Halloween, JulietStu

Halloween 2013 was more candy-themed than usual. Claire went as a candycorn while Juliet was a lollipop fairy. There was also face painting, pumpkin patch visiting, and school halloween parties/parades. Finally, the girls picked out a 3-foot tall orange pumpkin lantern for the front yard.

Counting Halloween loot

October 31, 2013UncategorizedHalloweenStu

Asia summer trip

August 17, 2013UncategorizedGrandma Judy, travelStu

In August we went on a really fun adventure to Asia. We began with a visit to the Philippines to see the best man at our wedding, Alex Siegel, and his lovely girlfriend Cathy. They treated us to the finest Filipino hospitality, hosting us both in Manila and in Anilao for a weekend of Scuba diving. We then jetted off to Hong Kong for a week where Stu had some Wikipedia meetings. The ever adventurous Grandma Judy joined us both in Manila and Hong Kong. Finally, we returned to Cebu in the central Philippines for five days of luxury at the Shangri-La, once again with Alex and Cathy, where Claire enjoyed her new favorite drink, a juice made with a Filipino lime-like fruit called Calamansi .