Just some pictures to share.

Winter Warming session on Joshua Tree National Monument Rocks.

There is nothing better than dry desert beneath our feet in the middle of January.

Well, there is one thing better than desert in January, it is visiting with
Great Grandma Bee and Great Grandpa Quinton.

...and eating ice cream with them.

Spaceman Spiff and his sidekick Sven.
Watching the snowy road get plowed.

Smash Face & Brother

If you turn your volume up you can hear Annan's belly laugh.

Smash Face

More Pictures.

Kobi was actually trying to help me get Annan to sleep.
It didn't work.

Ready for Swimming.
We asked him if he was okay, he said "Yeah."
"Do you want me to take it off," I asked "No."

New Years Day Hike up Verstovia mountain. 2008

I CAN!

oops sorry this video never loaded. I'll find it later. Happy Solstice!

I over heard Esther reading to Kobi during a playdate. It was very sweet and the dialog is hilarious. Turn the volume waaaay up.

Photos

House Remodel

Halloween Stardust Ball

We have been watching a little too much Cirque du Sul

Inspecting a Discovery

We went on an amazing walk Sunday and came across a small discovery. Kobi is explaining it in the video.
We also had a once in a lifetime wildlife experience. We witnessed the new journey of 11 Common Mergansers chicks leaving their nest for the first time. Merganser mothers do not bring food to her chicks. Therefore the babies have to leave the nest about a day after they hatch to feed themselves. The interesting part about this is, Mergansers often times nest in cliffs and old hawk nests many feet off the ground. In this case it was about 150-200 feet up a cliff in the gorge below Blue Lake damn. The mother flew out of the nest calling her young, and we watched all 11 of them tumble, fall, bounce and crash down the side of the cliff to meet mom in a small pond below. It was incredible. From the height of the cliff, and treacherous rock and other obstacles along the way we thought we were observing carnage. They all made it and scuttled over to mom ready to eat. Of course I didn't bring the camera, so the only documenting of our observation is in our brains & hearts.

Picture Post

Campers at Brents Beach


Pre-Triathlon Family
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Last Day of Preschool Beach Picnic

Annan Turns One!

Annan at the Beach

Birthday Boy


Mini Cupcakes from Big Brother

Picture Post

Here are some recent photos of our family. I
haven't posted for a while, but it seems we are
slacking on our end of the Weiland picture share.
Thanks for all the photos everyone has sent our
way. We love seeing everyone in pictures and
sharing them with Kobi. He always says, "I want
to go to their house. Can we go right now?"

Mother's Day Quilt Show


Annan exploring the yard, almost walking.


Kobi's new Birthday Bike



At Brent's Beach Camping with Aunt Bethy & Uncle Kevin



Last Day of Preschool
...with Uncle