Better than the Sun

We lit our pellet stove for the first time yesterday and it is awesome! Taylor's favorite place to hang out was in front of the big window in our living room where the sun warmed the floor. Last night and this morning she made herself comfortable in front of the stove. She says it's better than the sun.

A Real Lawyer

We found out Friday that Peter passed the Bar! So now he's a real Attorney at Law. If he hadn't passed he could have always become a gardener since he seems to enjoy working in the yard every Saturday. It's looking pretty good too.


Thanks to the guy on craigslist who gave us all the free mulch!

Visit from Grandma and Grandpa

Doug and Heidi were here briefly before they flew to Germany to tour Europe with Cierra. They took tons of pictures and enjoyed their time with the girls. Here are a few shots from a park and our backyard. Taylor loved her galoshes and umbrella and wated to take both to the city when we went in to meet Peter for dinner.

Clean House

We had a housewarming open house on Saturday. I decided to take some pictures because I don't know when the house will be this clean again. So here are some more house pictures.

Halloween

We had a Halloween get together for the young women at our house. Taylor loved having company and all the yummy sweets. For Halloween Taylor wanted to be Fancy Nancy. However, she wouldn't wear the pink boa, the posh glasses, or the flowers in her hair. Instead she wore her fanciest church dress with one of Lauryn's sweaters, size 18 months. Taylor and Peter went trick-or-treating around the block in the rain.

Haircuts

We all needed haircuts but didn't want to fork over the money. I cut the girls' hair and I think I did pretty well considering they didn't sit still at all. I couldn't even get them to sit still for a picture.

Dressed?

It's hard for me to keep clothes on Lauryn. She has become a nudest..or else she tries to put clothes on herself. Here she is with a pair of Taylor's underwear around her waist, and a pj top on her legs. Those are Taylor's shoes.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a pumpkin patch in Livermore with Taylor's preschool. As usual, Taylor was mostly excited about lunch. She learned the word "awesome" from a boy she met while panning for gems. She now says it constantly.

At the park

Taylor has learned to pump and so now she loves to swing. Lauryn climbs and hangs on everything, including her bunkbeds which always scares Peter and me.

A visit from the sibs

Evan, Bren, Amy, and Neil came for a bluegrass festival in the city. What a good looking bunch.

Our New Home

We've recently moved to the bay area. Here are some pictures of our new home. It was built in 1933 and still has a lot of the original features.