Gemma-lemma

Poof. She’s four. And she happens to love her poof hair (also referred to as her Star Wars Rey hair). She’s intense, creative, full of joy and full of rage and full of deep belly laughs. We had a fun time celebrating her birthday and entrance to our family with friends from far and near. […]

Shining personalities

You would think that living just a block from the ocean would mean we swim in the ocean all the time. We don’t, as a matter of fact. The coast in town is rocky and polluted with motor oil and trash. So! When we want to swim the ocean we drive about twenty minutes outside of town […]

Things you see at the beach

Last weekend our group was officially COVID-free!! We celebrated by enjoying a few hours at a nearby beach together wishing Ray and Willa their final and most official felicitations on turning 7 and 9. As a general rule we have become numb to the odd things you encounter here. For example, we have fruit bats […]

Tick tock, growing up

Ray and Willa are a full year older now, but not feeling much taller (according to Ray)!!! Their birthdays hit right at the tail end of our first COVID experience so it didn’t quite look as we expected, but we had a wonderful weekend. It started last Friday as Willa turned 7. The team drove […]