February Adventures

February 2015

So excited to be back at Disneyland!!  

Happy 40th Birthday to Christi!

Back in Cali

January 2015

We're back!  Back to sunshine, ocean, palm trees and mountains!  Back to warm weather.  Back to Family.  Back to Friends.  So happy to be back!  

the girls wouldn't let each other go!  so excited to see each other

these two were so happy to see each other again!  Lorelai and Elyse

One of our first stops was Grandma and Grandpa McDonald and In N Out! I had missed this warm winter weather and sunshine!

As soon as I got back Christi and I went out and saw So you Think you Can Dance show!
Awesome girls night out!

Fancy feet

Moving Back to California

January 2015

After spending a year in Texas where Ian was an administrator we are moving back to California for Ian to manage a facility in Riverside.  When we first moved out to Texas, it was because Ian started training in San Antonio to become a skilled nursing home administrator.  Once his six month training was up, he was placed in a facility in Texas City to manage and we moved from San Antonio to a suburb outside of Houston, called Sugarland.  Three months later, Ian was offered a job for a different company back in Riverside, so he took it to return home to our family and friends.  

Here's a few pictures from our road trip back to California from Texas

NAHCI Awards Dinner

January 2015

Lovely evening at the Montage Hotel to honor the efforts and achievements of the administrators of North American Health Care.   The new company Ian started with back in Riverside.  We were lucky to attend such a nice evening.

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Christmas Magic

 December 2014

Christmas in Sugarland!   We were only here a short time but it was magical.  

The girls decorated their own little Christmas tree with hot pink decorations 

Its snowing!  Well maybe not really!  Out at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the
Sugarland town square and they had "snow" well it was actually bubbles but it felt like
snow since it was so cold and rainy that night

Our elf, Candy Cane Sparkle, was found having a tea party with Tiana, Jasmine and Merida

The girls were tucked in their beds when they discovered a "ticket" under their pillow for the Lane Christmas Express!  We
took them in their PJs and blankies for a car ride to look at Christmas lights and ended then night with hot chocolate and
beignets at our favorite beignet place 

Lorelai drew a picture of the nativity.  I particularly love that baby Jesus has a beard and full head of hair!

Gwennie was so excited Christmas morning to get a Bitty Baby.  It has become her most treasured toy

I think Candy Cane Sparkle is telling us something..... 

December Fun

December 2014

Fun memories in December 

Lorelai made this art project in school!  Love it!

If you look closely you can see Grandpa Vern Sewell, Uncle Kyle Kalama, and Great-Grandpa Ed Ludloff's name on our
Wall of Heroes at Austin Parkway Elementary (top left corner) We love our Veteran family


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For Lorelei's last day of school before we moved back to California I took her to the nail salon for the first time (that's what she picked) and she loved it!

Lorelai loved the nail salon so much, she came home and made one with her sisters

San Antonio Sister Sleepover

December 2014

Our friends from San Antonio were going on a cruise out of Galveston and so they came out a day early so they could stay with us!  It was so fun to see their San Antonio sisters and for us to catch up with our friends we had moved away from a few months earlier, the Gregory family!  So we partied Chuck E Cheese and Chik Fil A

reunited!  Gwen and Lauren were both 3 (almost 4) and Lorelai and Samantha were 5 (turning 6 in a few months)

Katelyn is a year older than Lorelai and Sam!  So fun with all these girls

Charlotte, Samantha, Lorelai, Katelyn, Lauren and Guinevere

Kinder Holiday Party

December 2014

Lorelai's last day of school in Texas before we moved back to California.  The last day of school before winter break they had a holiday party in their cute Kinder class.  Since we were moving back to California this would be the last time she saw all her classmates and teacher.  We loved her class! 

Mrs Vida, Lorelei's teacher

Lorelai and her classmates from her Kindergarten year at Austin Parkway in Sugarland, Texas

Lorelai and Tori

Lorelai and Beluchi

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Beluchi and his mom, Iffy Meh

We had to document the amazing snowman door I helped make with another mom

One of the other Kinder teachers, Miss Flores

Silly faces

On the way to our cars it was pouring rain.  Lorelai and Beluchi shared an umbrella the entire walk

Charlotte's 2nd Birthday

December 2014

Baby Charlotte turned 2 on December 16th 2014!  We celebrated with Frozen cupcakes.  Simple and perfect