noble playing soccer

noble just completed his first session of soccer! i even got one of his goals on video!

christmas cookie decorating

we had a fun afternoon decorating cookies with our friends millie and rod and their kids tyler, sydney and alden. the cookies were not too pretty to eat though...!

thanksgiving fun

we spent thanksgiving with in morgan hill with the franks. a big feast, lots of games and movies for all!

happy 7th!!!

we were in morgan hill with grandma, papa, david, karen, david and kayla for mahala's actual birthday. she requested french onion soup for lunch and a fruit tart for her treat...so that was exactly what we did!

jackson's visit

jackson and don came to visit before thanksgiving. the kids had a great time playing with him and at mahala's school riding bikes, scooters ad playing on the playground.

mahala's 7th bday party

we had a movie party for mahala's 7th birthday party. the kids joined us for 'kiki's delivery service' and ice cream sundaes...along with plenty of running around the house chasing each other!

wild otters in monterey bay

amazing moments watching sea otters in monterey bay. we saw a single otter as well as an entire raft of otters.a big highlight for all of us!