Cali Vay-Cay

It has been another busy week. John went to Denver for job training and had a great time & learned lots. At the same time, Brooke & I went to California to visit my sister, Suzie, and her family, Uncle Ramon & Cousin Dexter. Brooke & Dexter had never met, so it was great to see them play together. We had a wonderful time in California and loved just hanging with the kiddos.

Suzie, Ramon & Dexter

We took a beautiful walk/ hike just a few blocks from Suzie's house where the view of the city & bay are spectacular.Brooke and Dexter warmed up to each other pretty quickly.
Kissing Cousins Sisters! On Thursday afternoon we went to the Oakland Zoo. It was so much fun and we got to see lots of cool animals. Suzie & Dex at the zoo riding the carousel.

Giraffes
Elephants
We got to see Katie's cousin & "cous-bin" Shannon & Jeremy! My cousin Ben also stopped by but we didn't get any photos with him.... sorry Ben. It was great to see you guys!Brooke sporting a fireman's hat! It's a nice look for her.
Big boy Dex swinging from the pole
Brooke giving Uncle Ramon a giant hug. Thanks for all the fun in California!

(The Nasol's have other great photos from the trip on their blog)

Aunt Libby came home for a quick visit before we went to California and we both decided to cut our hair and donate it to Locks of Love. Here are mine and Libby's before & after photos.

Thank you to Aunt Kenda for beautiful haircuts!

BEFORE: AFTER:

VIDEOS:
Brooke & Dexter in the wagon



Brooke & Dexter playing with towels on their heads.

Change Is In the Air

This quick post is completely out of guilt for not posting earlier. Things have been very busy around here. John has changed jobs and is now working for Baker Hughes. He is selling drill bits to the natural gas rigs on the western slope. I have also started working part-time at The Daily Sentinel. I am back at my old desk with a lot of the same co-workers. It actually hasn't been too big of a change. Brooke is staying with Grandma Debbie & Grandma Gail while I work. This week John is in Denver for job training and Brooke & I are heading off to Oakland to see Aunt Suzie, Uncle Ramon & Cousin Dexter for the week. Wish us luck on the flight!

Brooke enjoying a twizler! Cream cheese anyone?
Moose sleeping with Brooke's cabbage patch doll.
For those who haven't seen Brooke in awhile.... she has curls in the back
Daddy & Brooke playing Ring-Around-The- Rosies