Couldn't leave off without noting how freakin cute my little girl is...

Posing for a morning photo shoot

July 10, 2008

Dressed in pink camo to help her dad get his new toy: Yamaha Rhino

July 12, 2008

Lovin' hanging out with her big brother, Sky

July 14, 2008

Oh, yeah... I rule!

More acurately: WE rule.

Yes, that's right.

Studly Yvonne and Super Stacey completed the Los Gatos Jungle Run 10k while all you lazy butts were sleeping in past 4:15 (our Soledad wake up time) on Sunday morning.

Yvonne is Studly Yvonne because this was no thang for her amazingness.  She has completed a FULL MARATHON before.  Yes, you read that correctly: a full 26.2 mile torturingly long time of running her little heart out.

Me, on the other hand, am aptly named Super Stacey due to the super human strength it took for me to complete the 6.2 painstaking miles up and down the hills in Los Gatos.  It was my first time.  

Although I am Super, I was disappointed with my time.  I wanted to complete the race in 1 hour.  My chip time was about 1 hour, 2 1/2 minutes.  Oh well, next time.

And there will be a next time.  

We are training for the 1/2 marathon this fall: she is doing the Nike women's half-marathon in SF in October, and I am doing the Big Sur 1/2 marathon in November.  

You can, too.  Trust me, if I can do it, anyone can.

Good Luck!

just some July fun...

Fourth of July: watching fireworks

Blaine: fighting the rapids in Yosemite

The cutest kid in the word: posing with her cousins.

July 7, 2008

We have had an eventful July: 

July 5-8 we stayed in Wawona (Yosemite) with Blaine's family.  We mostly ate and swam in the "rapids" with all the kids.  Blaine's sister Amanda & I ran 3 miles that were HARD and totally hilly.  Blaine was able to relax, and Jane had super fun times with her cousins.

July 11th Blaine bought his dream toy: a Yamaha Rhino (it is  like a quad mixed with a golf cart in CAMO).  We went out today to joy ride it around my dad's house.

July 14th: JURY DUTY!! Oh, yes.  That's right.  Every two years I get called up, and for the first time ever I actually have to go to the court house.  And, it is a day that I am supposed to have Jane and work from home.  Bummer.  Hopefully it is exciting.

July 20th: driving to Bass Lake, towing the new (to us) Rhino: it is going to be............

AWESOME BEYOND WORDS!!!

peace.

SW

The Perfect Storm

June 19, 2008

6 months old

June 19, 2008

6 months old

June 24, 2007

Nose Bubbles: gotta love 'em

I am sure none of your kids are quite as talented as mine: nose bubbles are a tricky thing.  I mean, first you have to be really congested.  Then you have to be dazed and confused from waking up al night not being able to breathe.  And even still you must sneeze strongly enough to eject all that mucos.  It is like the perfect storm.

6 months + 3 days = 1 tooth

Cousin Elsie & Jane at the cabin

6-14-08

June 7, 2008

May 14, 2008

Over this past weekend Jane developed an increasingly stuffed up nose.  It woke her (read: us) up a bunch of times throughout the nights.  In an attempt to pack light I left the diaper bag at home: no nasal aspirator! Twice, in the middle of the night, I took a steam shower with Jane to attempt to clear up her congestion. Poor little snotty girl.

On our return trip (from Mendocino county) on Sunday I felt the source of all the commotion: a tiny tooth poking through her gums on the lower left front side! One down, twenty-seven to go!

 

Dean's Awesome photos

If you haven't checked out Dean (my brother-in-law)'s awesome photography skills yet, go to his blog (listed at right).  He took these amazing photos of Jane and Blaine the night before Blaine's birthday party.

Of course Jane is doing well, and sleeping through the night again!  (She had a couple of rough nights a week or so ago).  We are just getting ready to hit the road up to Sacramento tomorrow.  I have another Special District's class on Friday all day.  Dean will be babysitting "the triplets" that day.  Afterwards, Jane & I will jump right back into the car to rush home to prepare for the Soledad Rec Girls Softball closing day and BBQ (sliced tri-tip sandwich anyone?).  

It will be a crazy couple of days.  Based on my last few, however, it may just be a breeze.  **Sorry Marie for not making it down to the restaurant tonight**

Peace.

SW

all that and a bag of firecrackers

Three sleeping babies.

I was just thinking of a funny story: something that happened while we were at the UC Davis Picnic Day with Jodi and Dean.

We were walking around campus, fervently (me and Dean) attempting to get to the weiner dog races when Jodi decided to stop and take a look through one of the school greenhouses.  We barely walked into the door when a young college girl asked me something I could not understand.  I asked her to repeat it.  "Can your baby play with firecrackers?"  Of course, I thought I mis-heard her and again asked her to repeat it.  "Um, can your baby play with firecrackers?"  

I replied, "um, NO."  As I walked away, I half-turn to Jodi and give her one of those are-you-freaking-kidding-me-was-that-for-real looks.

It was great.  

I am pretty sure she was using her botannical skills on more than just orchids - if you know what I mean.

Jane's first food

I any of you readers know the STORY OF THE GREAT PEA WAR between my mother and me you'll wonder why peas were my first choice for Jane's first "solid" food.  Well, for 'babies with potential food allergies' they recommend starting with vegetables.  And, there were only 2 choices for stage 1 baby food with just vegetables at our lovely grocery store.  So yea for crappy Foods Co, and hello PEAS.