Daou Winery with the Kansans

Trevor and Jen hosted the Kansas contingent at Daou Vineyards and Winery this afternoon. And we were treated like royalty! Katie was a delight as she kept the tastings coming, the cheeses, olives, etc. and, of course, a couple extra bottles to finish off the afternoon. And the wine is superior (i.e. McKeon Phillips "replacement"). Wow! We capped off the day with a fabulous dinner at Estrella in Paso Robles. If you haven't tried this South America/Italian Riviera restaurant, you're missing out. All the photos are here: http://JF2.com/140726/

A Theater Rat Birthday

What does a theater rat do for her birthday. She invites theater rat friends over to put on a show. "Newsies" was the theme, and all the world's a stage, which is good because the best we could muster was the back deck. Well, the show's over, and they're watching a movie. Newsies.

AJ got some mic time, too!

It's Sum-mer!....

Tracy: My babysitter just sent me these pictures! ‪#‎love‬ ‪#‎summerfun‬ ‪#‎twins‬

2014 PCPA Summer Camp Graduates

There they are! This was Serafina's first PCPA experience, and of course she loved it. This shot captures the finale of the Showcase that the campers put on for family and friends at the end of the week. Serafina is 2nd from the right on the first row.

Matt and Tracy Thank Sierra Vista NICU with Hand To Hold Grand Prize

Matt and Tracy recently won a fundraising contest by Hand to Hold that led to their twins' NICU at Sierra Vista Hospital receiving the grand prize. The hospital/NICU held a little party to celebrate.

SLO Tribune video (YouTube)
SLO Tribune article (PDF)
KSBY article (PDF)

Tracy: YEAH!! It was so much fun seeing everyone and saying thanks for all Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center NICU did for our boys!

Tracy: Today we had the honor of helping present Sierra Vista's NICU with the gifts from the Hand to Hold giveaway! We posed for a family pic but my camera wasn't in the action so hopefully someone will forward one to us! @handtohold #handtohold #preemiepower

Lynn's Retirement Party

And what a party it was! We lost track at 30-some adults and over 15 kids. The event doubled as an inauguration for the back deck, too. Check it all out in the photos: guess the quantities, taco bar, tequila sunsets, quilts for the chilly, s'more kits, a couple doses of labradoodle puppy, a blessing for the under-construction classroom, fruit sculptures, quilt squares, hide-n-seek and cops-n-robbers, prizes, lots of smiles, and just a couple tears. All the photos: http://JF2.com/140628/

Meet Emmy Sandy

She's a relatively small Labradoodle puppy. I think full-grown she'll be about 35-40 pounds. Cute kid, too! This is what retired teachers do, get students...

Loveable Labradoodles

Lynn is quite the disciplinarian.
About 2 minutes into the bedtime whining
and look where Sandy ends up. 

Tracy: My pet lover, my child who is (was?)
deathly afraid of dogs, and our new puppy Sandy!
I think we chose the right dog!
#compoundliving #labradoodle

But wait, there's more. Janice also has a puppy. A full
sister to Sandy named Molly. Sandy is the one
on the pillow. Napping away in the office.