Snapshot #751: Where is Hazel?

January 31, 2013.  San Jose, California.  I was so confused.  I could have sworn I saw her go into the bedroom.  But where did she go...?  Oh!  There she is.  Crawling under the bed is a new discovery for her.  It's the simple things in life. 

Snapshot #750: Pepperplate

January 30, 2013.  San Jose, California.  Pepperplate is changing my life.  I have recently struggled with meal planning.  So, for Christmas Dave found me an app that does it all.  We can electronically store (or download) our recipes, then simply drag and drop recipes into the weekly planner and hit print for a shopping list (either by recipe or by isle--my favorite!!)  It has been wonderful!  Even more so that Dave has also been populating the calendar with recipes.  It has simplified the process of meal-planning and grocery shopping so that now I look forward to it rather than dread it.  I now go grocery shopping on a weekly basis (rather than bi-weekly) and I'm on track to meet our grocery budget two months running.  I love Pepperplate.com.  Thank you Dave.  

Snapshot #749: Strawberry Crepes

January 29, 2013.  San Jose, California.  Giving myself a little fuel before the next six hours of drafting.  I have a client presentation on Thursday and Hazel is with a friend.

Snapshot #748: Walnut Stump

January 28, 2013.  San Jose, California.  I am now the proud owner of a solid walnut stump.  It's been sitting on my neighbor's curb for the last 3 weeks and I finally mustered the courage to ask him about it.  (Evidently, it was sitting in his backyard for two years prior to the curb)  I may be wrong, but I think there's an incredibly artistic coffee table hiding in there somewhere.

Snapshot #747: Alviso Marina

January 25, 2013.  Alviso, California.  The Alviso Marina  is a fabulous little retreat along the Bay Trail.  I finally captured a block of time with enough daylight to introduce Dave.

Snapshot #746: Weee!

January 23, 2013.  San Jose, California.  Arn't Daddy's great!  

Snapshot #745: Nursery Mural

January 21, 2013.  Cupertino, California.  Do you think my landlord would mind if I painted this on the nursery wall?  (just what I need...another project to add to my list!)

Snapshot #744: Daddy's Little Helper

January 19, 2013.  San Jose, California.  And so helpful she is.

Snapshot #743: Science Experiments

January 16, 2013.  San Jose, California.  My mother-in-law said it best, "Don't think of it as dinnertime, but rather a science experiment."

Snapshot #742: First Day in Nursery

January 14, 2013.  San Jose, California.  Yesterday was Hazel's first day in the churches nursery.  Momentous Day.

Snapshot #741: BYU vs. Santa Clara

January 12, 2013.  Santa Clara, California.  Every once in a while BYU comes to the Bay Area.  (Dave went with our friends and I stayed home with the napping kiddos.)

Snapshot #740: Date Night

January 11, 2013.  San Jose, California.  Date Night with our Little Bug.  (She's just too cute to leave at home)

Snapshot #739: Ant Infestation

January 10, 2013.  San Jose, California.  This photo really grosses me out.  But it's what we've been dealing with since we returned from our 17-day holiday.  We came home to find ants marching to and from our honey bucket and after several days of clearing them from one room to the next they're still determined to share our home.

Snapshot #738: Home Again

January 7, 2013.  San Jose, California.  Home again, home again.  Back to pointing at airplanes flying overhead.

Snapshot #737: Bye-Bye Grandpa & Noni

January 5, 2013.  South Jordan, Utah.  Thanks for many laughs and such incredible hospitality!  We love you and hope to see you again soon.

Snapshot #736: Merry Christmas Hazel (yet again)

January 2, 2013.  Riverton, Utah.  Our Angel Family.  God sent them to us and I still wonder how it is that we have been so blessed!

Snapshot #735: Merry Christmas Hazel (again)

December 31, 2012.  South Jordan, Utah.  We're finally feeling better (Hazel included...she wasn't lucky enough to escape the flu either) and ready for our Second Christmas.

Snapshot #734: Mom & Dad

December 30, 2012.  Wendell, Idaho.  Mom & Dad.  The wind beneath my wings.

Snapshot #733: Simerly's

December 29, 2012.  Wendell, Idaho.  After being cooped up in the house for four days straight (due to illness & freezing weather) we made an outing out of going to thee local grocery store, Simerly's.

Snapshot #732: Roger King, Pencil Artist

 

December 28, 2012.  Wendell, Idaho.  My father, Roger King, has become a masterful Pencil Artist.  See some of his work at www.rogerkingpencilartist.blogspot.com

Snapshot #731: Puppy Love

December 27, 2012.  Wendell, Idaho.  Miss Hazel has always loved animals, but getting such an up close and personal experience with my brother's puppies was another experience altogether.  ha!  Good thing she's highly-entertained because I and half my family have come down with the flu and therefore haven't done much for the last several days.  Yeah for puzzles, football, and Halo5.

Snapshot #730: Hazel's First Snowfall

December 26, 2012.  Wendell, Idaho.  She didn't quite know what to think of the snow and consequentially would not let us put her down.

Snapshot #729: Christmas 2012

 

  

 

 

December 25, 2012.  Wendell, Idaho.  Merry Christmas to all!  And to Hazel of course.

Before & After: Snapshot #728: Making a Wooden Rocking Horse

December 24, 2012.  Wendell, Idaho.  Dave and I spent the day with my dad out in his shop making an Oak Rocking Horse for Miss Hazel.  I just love projects like this.  I get an idea; I find a style I like; my dad works out the details; then we make it.  My parents have always been the wind beneath my wings.  I am eternally indebted.  I love you Mom & Dad!!!

Here's the photo progression of the day:

 

 Smile!

Snapshot #727: "I'll Be Home for Christmas"

December 20, 2012.  Bay Area, California.  We made the drive an all-night-er in order to get ahead of a massive snow storm forecasted to envelope Donner Pass at midnight then last for two days (good thing we're not superstitious over some Mayan Calendar termination date.)  We left San Jose, California at 6:15 PM and arrived in Wendell, Idaho at 7:15 AM the following morning. 

Snapshot #726: Kid to Kid

December 19, 2012.  Santa Clara, California.  This store made my day today.  I found Leap Frog's discontinued Fridge Phonics for only $8.  Online it's going for $60 - $100 (yikes!)  Santa's Elves must have put it there for me to find.