February 15 - 21

Feb 20th. Audra recieved the 4th grade student of the month award for academic excellence in all areas! Great job Audie!

Katrina, Jeff and Ewan moved to their own place last weekend. They left Ewan's books on my shelf temporarily. I got a photo before they come back for them. We miss the little guy.

Jared arranging his little city. He has played this for years, putting together found objects to create his city. He builds it in a square around himself, and while it may look like a bunch of screws, tacks, books, dice, rulers, matchbox cars and figurines to us - if you ask him he knows exactly what they represent.

Feb 16th - Happy Birthday Dad!

We put up some new art in the living room today.

February 8 -14

Monday. Jared likes to go to Karate by himself, he says it makes him nervous when we watch. So, I drop him off, read in the car for awhile, then I go in to watch the last 15 minutes of class.

On the way to school Tuesday, Audra captured this photo of a rainbow over our neighborhood.

Audra (2nd from L) and her singing valentines group at school. They performed to the Beach Boys song "Fun, Fun, Fun" and delivered almost 100 singing valentines to groups of 4-6 students in each classroom. It took most of the school day.

Friday. Still raining.

Feb 14th. Happy Valentines day to my sweetie for 28 years. Memories.

February 1 - 7

Feb 1st: Superbowl Sunday. Grandpa and Ewan watching the
Steelers vs. Cardinals. Steelers won with an exciting last second touchdown.

Went for coffee and bought this mug. Couldn't resist the little tree,

and my husband tossed most of my mug collection recently, so I needed it.

Feb 3rd: Dad took Jared and Audra to the movies after school today.

They saw "Mall Cop" - very funny.

As the song goes... "It never rains in California", but when it does we love the change in weather!

Friday, February 6th: Audra & Gracyn going to the "Sock Hop" Valentines dance

January 25 - 31

Found this cute graphic, and put it on my family blog header.

Cutest dog ever!

Every afternoon in my living room the sun reflects colored spots all over.

Almost like a disco ball, but prettier.

My kitchen - thinking about repainting.

O'Henrys. New recipe, can't wait to make them.

January 18 - 24

This week Liana had a little accident in the Mustang, and Katrina turned 26, but the rest of the week was all about the Presidential Inauguration. I found some beautiful photos online, makes me want to go and visit Washington DC.

Liana had a little fender bender on the freeway. She cried.

Audra discovered our 1st lemon of the season.

Jan 20th: Katrina's 26th birthday. Jeff was 30 on Jan 16th.

The Capitol building.

The new First Family.

This is the best view I've seen that shows the massive crowd that day.

Jan 20th newspaper headline. Liana thinks this photo makes him look scary.