Early Spring: our street in bloom

The Japanese plum tree in full bloom in front of our house...giving us something beautiful to live with at the end of winter.

Skiing at Lake Tahoe

Here are Grace and Hannah coming down the bunny slope on their first day up at Tahoe.

Grace & Hannah with teacher.

Grace finishes her ride down and ends with a good pizza formation stop.

Hannah and Grace watching The Blues Brothers.

Matching bandanas and panda shirts...at home after ski trip.

Melinda & Phern by Grace...the moms after the ski trip.

Early February: a Rainbow & Luna

The view from the backyard.

A Heron Comes to Our Yard

December holidays with Auntie and Uncle and the San Diego Zoo

A trip to San Diego just isn't right if we can't see the pandas.

That's a panda way back there on top of the hut.

A meerkat.

Grace took this shot.

Grace is ready to open presents in pink panda pajamas.

Nancy and Jim brought a Christmas celebration to San Diego.

The Crytstal Pier, December 2007