David and Jonathan in the NICU

While Matt, Tracy, and Lynn visited with great regularity, I got to the NICU but once while they were still there. These were the scary days; they were so fragile.

Home, Home with a Range

It's in! Too bad I missed the show getting it from the deck to its installation spot in the kitchen; that had to have been interesting. It's the red handles that make it, don't ya know! Lynn spent all evening reading the instructions. Lots of "Don'ts", she said. We're getting close...

The Big Guns

They brought out the big guns today to hoist the new kitchen appliances up onto the deck (and then on into the kitchen by hand and dolly). It was really too bad Matteo wasn't there to see it; he would have been beside himself.

All the photos: http://jf2.com/120531/

Wait, You Say It's Fun Learning Verses?

How do kids come to find memorizing hundreds of Bible verses fun? One word - Awana. And they grow in the faith in many other ways through this program as well. Tonight was awards night, followed by ice cream "and stuff"! There's no trouble getting the kids fired up to go to Awana, they fire themselves up. Some day we'll get some photos of drive-in movie night...

So, Who Wants a Kitty?...

The second litter is all grown up and ready to go...

They must have a fabulous sense of hearing.

The "Big Discovery" at the Festival

There's someone new to the central coast, just moved here a few months ago from Colorado. The exciting aspect - he's a children's story writer and illustrator. And those fortunate enough to stumble upon him near the Mason Street Bridge were lucky indeed. His illustrations literally jump out at you, begging to be explored. Lynn kept saying, "writing prompt, writing prompt, writing prompt..." And he'll visit schools and do creativity sessions by grade level! Yes, we bought one of every book he had, and would have bought one of every work of art, too, if money were no object. His name is Mark Ludy: http://MarkLudy.com

Like a Big Pizza Pie...

Our kitchen remodel guru invited us over Sunday afternoon for a "little BBQ" while the floor guy was stinking up the house with a finish coat. The "little BBQ" turned out to be quite the affair! Including make-your-own pizzas that the kids really enjoyed. You could almost hear Matteo singing Italian opera!...