First Fish

Matteo caught his first fish. Off the pier. The pier was super busy with fisherman and other people getting ready for some event tonight. My boy was so excited (loud) that by the time he pulled the fish onto the pier everyone had stopped to watch the 7-year-old pull his first fish up. To which everyone then applauded for him!! This is exactly what my Matteo needed today!!! (Tracy)

Papa Jamie's first fish, 1961.

40th Anniversary

40th Anniversary. We peaked: Mt. Pinos. Got high, too: 8,848 feet. Great little getaway to Pine Mountain. Pics: http://jf2.com/150905/ (bonus points for looking through to the geology notes).

Labor Day Fun!

Labor Day fun! 4 families 18 kids. No big deal.

Lexi

3 months. ‪#‎stopgrowing‬ ‪#‎babynumber7‬ (Tracy)

David

He is killing me today. Why are all my kids growing up!?!? (Tracy)

Glasses

Glasses. We new it was inevitable with the amount of laser surgery he had but managed to get by until today! I think he is seeing the world in a while new way. He hasn't taken them off yet! ‪#‎preemiepower‬ ‪#‎ex25weeker‬‪#‎preemiesgrowingstrong‬ (Tracy)

LA Trip

Great trip to LA, little David will be in glasses super soon; but both boys have healthy retinas - yeah! A great time was had by all, including the shared lollipop and movie on the way home. (Lynn)

Back to School

First day of homeschooling and we are in LA at doctors appointments for the twins! These 4 are being super troupers. (Tracy)

Back to School

First day of school pick. 8th, 5th, 2nd, kinder, and preschool.

And this one. When did he get so old? (Tracy)

SLOCA Work Day

Lexi - hanging out at SLOCA workday (this is what happens when mom forgets the stroller) ‪#‎sloca‬ (Tracy)

Hairy Sitter

Our babysitter is a little hairy. (Lynn)

Amazing Friends

Thank God for amazing friends who can laugh about this crazy life of ours! And not freak out when our family shows up on their front porch. (Tracy)

At the Beach

So much fun taking the kids to Avila with Tracy Regusci and catching crabs in the creek and teaching Fina how to Body Surf (Matt)

Aerial What?

How did she convince is of this one? ‪#‎aerialsilk‬ (Tracy)

Lexi Welcoming

Those moments they think no one is looking. ‪#‎lovethem‬ ‪#‎bestlovedbaby‬‪#‎holdinghands‬ (Tracy)

Vacation Bible School

You need safety glasses for VBS?! Well, you did this year at the Methodist Church's VBS in Arroyo Grande. They used a curriculum call SonSpark Labs. Papa Jamie took Serafina, Matteo, and AJ. It was pretty cool. All the pics start here: http://worshipweekly.com/150724.html

Book Nook

Jonathan felt like Lexi needed some books to read. ‪#‎babynumber7‬ (Tracy)

Business Rail Excursion to Portland

Lynn and Jamie returned today from a Santa Maria Valley Railroad business excursion to Portland, Oregon. Great way to travel, and a good way to get people out of the office to do a little bigger picture thinking. All the photos: http://JF2.com/150709/

The Drama in My Life Comes with an Intermission

PCPA's Acting Camp
Young People's Project, YPP Jr. (9-12 years old)
June 28 - July 4, 2015

"If you need drama in your life, make it live theatre."

The YPP and YPP Jr. are week-long acting intensives with classes in music, dance, and workshops that culminate in a showcase performance. The photos below are from the Showcase and the reception that followed.

Such drama. Good thing Matteo's used to it.

See ya next year!

Chad (left) is currently in PCPA's "My Fair Lady".
The group saw the show in Solvang last week, and
some of the actors came to YPP Jr.,
including Chad, for a talk-back session.

Back to the Theatrics page.

Lexi Updates

At one month.

Bow problems.

This boy. Loves his sister. Everyday.
Hours of conversations with her.

Lexi's Dedication at GraceSLO

Lexi was dedicated at the 11am service at GraceSLO this morning. We had just about enough time to follow that with the church photographer, get the two thespians to the closing show of The Music Man, and the rest of the clan prepare for the cast party at The Compound tonight. Big day!

All the photos: http://www.jamie-foster-photography.com/150614-Lexi-Dedication/

Sharks!

Matteo and I attended a "Science After Dark" session on sharks at the SLO Children's Museum last night. It's a program of http://CCSTEM.org (I help with their website). More photos: http://JF2.com/150610/

AJ's Next Fave

He went from Robot Turtles (fun "coding" game) to Monopoly. Of course, we don't abide by all the rules. He loves moving the pieces around and handling money. I like watching him add up the dice. He's surprisingly good at one-to-one correspondence in moving his piece from square to square.

Gratifying

It's tremendously gratifying to have some of your work (in this case, photos) actually get used for something pretty special. In this case, the advertising materials for the SLO Little Theatre's 2015-2016 season. The SLOLT does a great job with their hundreds of volunteers!

SLOLT blog entry.

Back cover.

Alexandria "Lexi" Elizabeth Regusci

Welcome to the Compound, Lexi! Look for photos all over the place, especially Facebook. Here's a first batch: http://JF2.com/150530/

Atascadero Zoo

It had been quite a while since we ventured forth to the Atascadero Zoo. It's small, but quite compelling. All the photos: http://JF2.com/150525/

Nipomo Twins Birthday

We celebrated Hannah's and William's birthday at Madonna Inn this morning! All the photos: http://JF2.com/150523/