Soooo....

I know I promised to update, but I don't have tons to tell.



Eliza cut another molar. This brings her teeth total to 12! Yes, crazy! She has also been walking behind her car. She loves it. She gets a lot of exercise. We've been going to the park and she loves the swings. She is still making the best faces. She practices her talking. Sometimes it seems like she has her own language. She likes to shop. Clark and Lilly were here recently and she got a hold of Lilly's purse. First she pulled out the keys... then her wallet. From the wallet she took out the credit card and license. Smart girl! She was ready to shop!

I've updated the Snapfish, so let me know if you need an invite.

Slacker!

I know, I know. I'm a slacker and have let my blog go. But here are some serious updates.

My Nana and Pop Richard came from Tucson for Thanksgiving. We had a great time!




We went to the East for 4 weeks for Christmas and had a great time. Here are some of my favorite shots from that trip:

Claron, Eliza and I

Cutting down a tree with Mommom, Poppop and Frank

Grandpa and his girl on Christmas (my camera was set to PST not EST)

Taking a nap on Poppop

Lookin' at birthday stuff with Grandma

She loves money and cake. Don't we all though?

With Uncle Clark and Aunt Lilly. They all matched!

Lala dancing to the Muppets and Elton John

Claron, Lala and I have been taking hikes. Here is one of our favorites. It is only 10 mins from our house and there is an awesome butterfly forest. This is from the Devereaux Bluffs.



We had a great Valentines Day party with the Hansens. Thanks to everyone who came. For Valentines, I sent out this picture of Lala with kissy lips. =-)

That's it for now. I'll write again in 6 mos. Just kidding!

It's a start...

Hello everyone. I know that I haven't been blogging lately. I've been posting Eliza's pictures on Snapfish because it is easy. I will continue to do this, but I will also post pictures here. So here goes...

Recent adventures:
Claron - Still in China, recently visited the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven in Beijing, enjoying hanging out with his new friend, Whit, currently working on finishing research in Hefei, looking forward to coming home on Sept. 17

Amanda - Still on the East Coast, recently visited Myrtle Beach on vacation with Eliza and my parents, enjoying visiting with family and friends in Delaware, currently working on painting Mom Ridge's bedroom, looking forward to the lobster feast on Monday

Eliza - Milestones: Crawling, Eating solid foods (pretzels, cheese puffs, Gerber puffs), 6 Teeth, 9 Words (E-lala, Mama, Dada, Mommom, Poppop, Hi, Hello, Hey, A-boo)

Tinkerbelle - Hanging out with Nathan, Working on driving Nathan to insanity before we come back to SB

We are all really looking forward to being together again in Santa Barbara on Sept. 17 and seeing all of our friends.