Seriously, what happened?

Well, actually I'm quite surprised how easy it was to drop off of the blogging planet for a while. Three months just flew by! We've been busy with the same old hussle and bussle of daily life. I've gotten back into reading and cardmaking. And I admit to going through a phase of playing several BBC miniseries shows on my Netflix queue. (Bleak House, North & South, Wives & Daughters and a few of the Jane Austen classics to name a few.) Still keeping with quilt group, book club and card exchange group and volunteering at the school. The boys have started Little League and it's been busy keeping up with their schedules. Aaron and I are still going strong with Webelos. Aaron just placed third in the Pinewood Derby this month. We were thrilled for him. He missed second place by .02. Crazy how close it was. We've had some fun visits from friends, the McCurdy's and the Christensen's. And my mom came out to visit us over my birthday. She stayed for the weekend and we had a great time! Here's a few highlights from January and February.

Connor has become an accomplished bicycle rider.

Yet another phase...breadmaking. Mike still wants me to be in this phase.

I kind of got burned out but I'll be making more again soon.

These are the cards from our January exchange. Mine is the pink cupcake card. I haven't taken a picture of our March cards. I'll get on it.

We've had many a bird land on our backyard fence. This one has by far been the biggest that I've caught on camera. (It's some sort of falcon or hawk.)

We've also admired plenty of doves, hummingbirds, and more.

Aubrey and Mike buddies with Darth Vader at the Lego shop in Downtown Disney.

Some friends of ours came down to spend a few days at Disneyland during their winter break and we came up to meet them for dinner. It was a short but very sweet visit!

Ella, Andy, Big Aaron, Little Aaron, Connor, Aubrey (so cooperative) and Mike.

Michelle and Jen

Joe Cool. I totally caught Connor in this pose one afternoon after school.

Hanging with the cousins at the Wild Animal Park during our school break in Feb.

Connor posing with yet another Flat Stanley.

I guess that's what we get for moving around so much. ;)