Monterey, CA

We went to Monterey, CA two weeks ago to see my bestie Tracy and her family.  They are moving to Monterey next month and I am thrilled beyond words that they will live within driving distance!  It was a really quick trip, but we managed to spend one entire day at the awesome Monterey Bay Aquarium.  We opened it up and closed it down.  The kids adored it and I'm pretty sure we could have spent an entire week there.

Cecily, Adler and Owen

It was so much fun seeing our children play together so well.  I'm looking forward to them getting to know each other better.  Adler is still talking about Cecily all the time!

Owen LOVED the penguins!

Relaxing in the hotel.

The weather was rainy and chilly the entire weekend we were there, but it did stop raining briefly, long enough for us to play on the beach and have a picnic lunch.

We had some overly-friendly squirrels trying to steal our picnic food!

Another Ski Day

The boys had another ski day together and of course Micah got some great photos.  We're really short on snow this year, so we haven't really been in the skiing mood.  But Owen seemed to enjoy the few days he got out there!

I just love this one, riding up the lift.

Not too shabby of a lake.

We're Back!

I've been on a blog hiatus lately, but it's nice to be back!  I just finished an online college class on Child Growth & Development in preparation to take the IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) exam this summer.  The exam requires certain college classes and out of six years of studying public health, I was missing that one course.  VERY frustrating, but now it's done and I can start studying for the exam.  Micah was extremely patient and supportive while I took the class, as it did take me away from the family on weekends and in the evenings.  He's probably the most happy that I finished it!  So now I'm going to play catch up on what we've been up to over the past few months.

Enid and I had a "ladies weekend" in North Lake Tahoe, with a group of fantastic ladies!  What a treat!

This photo makes me a little nervous, but he wasn't scared at all.

The Prius in the snow!

We took the kids to see the Lorax in 3D.  This was Adler's first movie in the theater and she did awesome!

At the Discovery Museum

Yes, he's a true Langdon.

Grandma came to visit!

I celebrated my 34th birthday with good friends in Monterey.  More pictures to come from our fun trip.

My birthday gift???  A new road bike!  Now I can plan what events/triathlons to sign up for this year!

Owen's class had CRAZY week at school.  This was crazy hat day.

This was crazy clothes day, and check out that mis-matched outfit!

Diamond Peak

Last weekend we took Owen skiing for the first time this winter.  It's been such a mild winter with so little snow, it's been hard to get into the winter activities!  Surprisingly, the conditions were pretty good......but I think there's a lot of man-made snow.

 It took Owen a few hours to get the hang of skiing again.  We spent most of the afternoon on the bunny slope, but a few hours later he was going up the big lift!

Owen and Micah going up the big lift!

Nice views of Lake Tahoe!

 Micah and I took turns hanging with Adler and skiing with Owen.  She was a good sport, playing in the snow and watching the skiers.  She's already asking to ski with Owen!

Our little snow bunny!

Slow Goin'

Not much to report on here.  We've been laying low, fighting colds and stomach viruses, and just trying to stay afloat.  Poor Owen has had the chicken pox, a cold and a stomach virus in the past month.  I'm hoping we'll be much healthier in February.

Tie Dye Time!

Checking out "a million Jeeps" with Dad.

Adler treats the dogs like her babies.  She often feeds them and puts them down for naps.  She occasionally brings them tea and coffee as well.  They're good sports, most of the time.

My boys enjoying the great outdoors!

Now you know why we call her "Sandy"