Back to Summer

Well we're settling back in to life, getting back to work and over our cold, though devon is just digging into his. Fiona is enjoying collecting the cherry plums in the yard and eating them as they fall from the tree and unlike the cherry plum bum we have had trouble with in the past this year's cherry plum dilema is the speed with which they move through her system...thus frantic trips to the toilet ant the occasional extra bath. We look forward to guava season with some trepidation. We hope that y'all are getting at least 5 fruits and veggies a day too.
Love
Louise

El Rio Rapido

The rest of June

Well the month has just ripped bye, the solstice gone, but we have been doing plenty to keep ourselves from sitting near the computer. Devon was off to a meeting in Idaho and so we planned to meet him there. While I was "single parenting" John and Vicki took care of Fiona for a couple of days while I worked. Then Fiona and I caught a movie "UP" which we both recommend...Fiona cried when Kevin hurt his leg and still talks about the scary dogs, so I try to push the happily ever after part to keep her from dwelling on the worrisome things.

We flew on Wednesday the 17th to Boise, Idaho, and Devon met us at the airport. Fiona is still a great traveler. We stayed with our friends Chris and Sky, and their "Baby" Ben, who wasn't yet born the last time we saw them, at their wedding. Now they are expecting another new addition any day. YAY! But, they were brave enough to take on house guests all the same.

We spent the next few days staying in a beautiful Cabin near Crouch, Idaho, in the Payette River system, and did all the things that a 2-year-old, a three-year-old, and a heavily pregnant lady could manage. Delightfully this included whitewater rafting! A wonderful friend, Eric, from CA, and his dog Bodie, happened to be in the area and took ALL of us down the river on his beautiful blue raft. This was the first river trip for both kids (and for Bodie too!) which was a real treat for the four parents who love moving downstream. Devon and Chris also got to do some 'dadyaking'... i.e. whitewater kayaking a few notches below our former glory, but still great fun.

The rest of our time was spent lounging in the pool nearby the cabin, eating, sitting by the campfire, and of course intervening in the MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE arguements that broke out frequently between baby-Ben and Fiona. We also celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary while on our trip (we had spent our 5th anniversary in this same area, way back when). After all of that we headed back to Boise for father's Day and then and Back to Santa Cruz....With a new cold.

So all is good and here are some pictures from the latest adventure.
Love, Louise, Devon, and Fiona

Rafting on the river

Sharing princesses with baby-Ben

Father's Day

The rarely attempted golf cart shuttle

Fiona Paddling

Slept through landing and baggage claim.

Fiona and baby-Ben sharing a rock

PS here are a couple of nice pics from before our trip:

Fiona at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Fiona sitting downand eating her first beef stroganoff.

Sleeping "baby"

I don't know how much longer I'll get away with taking pictures of my sleeping baby. but there she is. And below, on her way home from the pub. Tipsy parents in charge of a stroller rather than a car.

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