duxbury reef

mahala's marin county report for school was about duxbury reef in bolinas. it was very cold but we still fond some treasures and got some good photos!

reunion

happy to have a mini college reunion here at our house! i met george, tomas and jessica 20 years ago in blacksburg, virginia!

christmas 2012!

We are so thankful for a good year filled with family time and look forward to another year. The kids continue to amaze us everyday and are now 8 and 5. Noble has started kindergarten and although he is doing well and is thrilled to be there, he has been completely exhausted by it.  He loves math, is eager to read, loves to play rummy and seems to like basketball. Mahala is now in third grade and is still an avid reader, loves science and began running cross country. She became the owner of two guinea pigs and also just began her orthodontic adventures. These two kids continue to love each other as much as they dislike each other! Yes, this year was filled with sibling rivalry and Douglas and I are just trying to keep our sanity through it all. Douglas is starting his 8th year at San Quentin and is dreaming of a private practice one day. I have returned to work and since I work flexible hours from home, I can still keep up with my "other job". We also now have tenants in our rental unit downstairs. We spent some amazing time with our families this year. We began our summer with a wonderful cruise of Alaska with my family. We then celebrated Douglas's parents' 50th anniversary at Lake Shasta on a houseboat and later with a party. We look forward to hearing from all of you soon. You can still keep up with us on our blog peterfrankids.blogspot.com. Merry Christmas!

cookies and gingerbread houses

there were cookies and cookies and cookies and whole gingerbread villages! we had fun with the milsteads decorating sweets for the season.

guinea pig love!

the brownies make soap

the brownies were busy making soaps and packaging them to sell in order to raise money for the elderly housing complex in town. they turned out amazing!

(second) (vegan) thanksgiving

i guess one cannot have too many thanksgivings! we had a small impromptu one here at home with our friends - our vegan friends - making it very easy to agree on food choices. YUM!