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4th of July Weekend in the Country

06 Jul 2011

We enjoyed a 4 day weekend in Sebastopol and also Healdsburg, where we saw our old friends the Rueds. Their place is so beautiful and the girls are just lovely! We need to go up there more often! :)


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Just like old times…

We also got to welcome Fiona, (yay!) Oscar & Lucy’s cousin who lives in Texas. She’s out for a few weeks, and her sister Ciara will join her on the 29th when she’s done with soccer. We swam, barbequed, rode the tractor, enjoyed the garden, and generally tried to stay cool – it was in the 90s! We ate dinner outside, and it was agreed that we should do that more often! Thanks for such a great time Omi &Opi!


Lucy’s First Swim Lesson

30 Jun 2011

Wow it went so great! I should have guessed. Lucy rocked it.
The lessons are at La Petit Baleen. The photos will speak for themselves. She’s such a little peanut. Cole took Lucy in, because I have a little cut I didn’t want to get wet. So, thanks so much Uncle Cole!
We scheduled Oscar and Lucy’s lessons for the exact same time. Next week I will be in the pool and not able to snap any photos – so this worked out perfectly.


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Beautiful Day In Napa

28 Jun 2011

The Schmidts invited us up to enjoy the pool and a barbeque at Carmen’s home in Silverado. We got our first swimming of the summer! The weather was absolutely perfect.


The Kellys came along too – aren’t they so cute?

Helmut caught a baby rattlesnake! It wanted to bite us, but it couldn’t get out of the bucket. He took this pic:

I had a couple of drinks, relaxed, and promptly forgot to take any more photos until we were leaving. The food was amazing. (Wish I had a photo.) Carmen made her Salvadoran baked beans. Lucy ate steak and ribs!

The sun is setting so late these days, and of course we weren’t watching the clock. The kids were up past 9. Counting the fact that Lucy only slept 30 minutes in the car, and swam for a couple hours, it might as well have been midnight for her. Thanks honey for driving us home safely! :) Also, thanks Jamey and Helmut – awesome day!!