-1/6/14-Mia got new, pink tennis shoes w/laces and learned how to tie her shoes the very same day! She also learned how to double knot them. AND she started buckling herself in her carseat.
She grew up on me all in 1 big day! (Mom)
-Meredith and Madeline did their first surf contest at Pleasure Point
-Meredith graduated SVHS with a 4.0 GPA
-New Year, New You (L, M,M dressed the statue. 2nd Annual.)
-Maddy went to State Cross Country for the 2nd time and came in 1st for the SV girls at CCS!
-Mia Gym (picture on back to go with it)
-"This cotton candy is magical! You put it in your mouth and it melts without even chewing it." -quote by Mia
-Our hot tub works after it broke multiple times
-We played Werewolf with the Winters. It was awesome (Lainie)
-We got to go to Disneyland with the Camerons. Tower of Terror--Mia went too! We did independent study that week, and went kayaking with Grant and Morgann and then we (Mad, Mer and I) went and hid at Rio Del Mar and took pics of Grant proposing. <Morgann thought we were hobos. (Liza)
-"Free week" at Divinitree Yoga; went 2 times with Maddy, 1 with Mom and 1 by myself (Liza)
-Meredith graduated seminary and gave awe-some hablar (Maddy)
-Feb. 2014- "I like the rain. It's like polka-dots coming down from the sky!" -Mia at age 5.
-In SF, after going ice skating, we went to Ghirardelli store and we got hot fudge sundaes, three in all the we finished clean! (Lainie)
-Maddy did Lainie's hair...wait, jk--
most wouldn't consider this a "good thing" (Maddy)
-Liza and Maddy went on a random hike and ended up at La Madrona Athletic Club! (Liza)
-We brought the Christmas spirit to our Secret Santa Fam--Dan and Shawnee
-We got to play Wits and Wagers! (Mia)
-We went to the new Annie Movie at 7:20. It was AWESOME. (Lainie)
-I got to do Cross Fit for the first time. I want sushi right now.
Random, I know. (Liza)
-Mia did her first hip hop class.
"She hips, and she hops, and can coffee grind!" (Meredith)
-Maddy went for a run and is healthy again! :) (Dad)
-Kelly's out of the hospital! Caleb's on his mission. Grandma Barbara is in heaven! (Lainie)
-Anteres and her first son, Sean, got reunited after 27 years! Miracle and blessing.
-Ashlee (Earl) and Meredith are German twins! It's official.
-Meredith is a "certified adult!"...What? (Maddy)
-The week before we left for Disneyland, Mia had an eyelash that came off and she got it on her finger. What do you do with an eyelash? Of course, you make a wish as you blow it off your finger! So, she got all ready to make her wish--but then she stopped quickly, and said "Hey! Actuallyl, I was just about to wish that we could go to Disneyland! But we DO get to go! So, I don't even have to wish that now!" Happy, Happy times! (Amy)
-Meredith can do a handstand and headstand against a wall. (Mer)
-Maddy finally told Jason to STOP! (Maddy)
-We boogie boarded at Sunset with the Winters at Santa Moe's
-In SF we went to the Nutcracker. Soooo fun and cool. 1st time. (Love: Lainie)
-G'ma Olga came for the graduations (Mer and Liza, 8th grade), and Whoa-Howdy-ho-hoe did we have a grand time! (Madd)
-Liza (accidentally) did a headstand then (fell) into a bridge hang ten!
Shaka-bra. (Liza)
-Sunday drive up Hwy 1 to Pigeon Point Lighthouse and Ano Nuevo Beach walk
-Surfing Doheny with just me and my girls.
Hanging 5 for 50 yds. Ya Baby! (Dad)
-I kinda learned a handstand (Mia)
-We surfed 6 times on our trip! 2 in San Diego. 2 in San Clemente. 2 in Doheny. (Liza)
-Meredith finally hung five successfully. Wahoo! #stillakook (Mer)
-"Bros for Life" Mike and Monica (actually Kaila) for dinner at their house. Mike, I mean, a gorilla, was there and they showed us their telepathy!
Hilarious friends.
-Dad helped make lunches before we got up and Dad put my carrots in a rice scooper! (Lainie)
-Listening the first time, and not saying "But, why?" (Mia)
-Meredith isn't here to read these. See ya Suckahs! (2015--June, Mer left on her mission. We read these on New Year's Eve.)
-Dropped in on a Jazzercise class at Dana Point, and all of the old ladies were mildly jealous of Maddy's moves. (Madd)
-Face Yoga! With Kris Hewitt! haha. Tones and Lifts! No guarantees.
-Maddy administered shock to Liza b/c she was having behavioral issues
#itwasnecessary #C-lear
-We did independent study and I barely had any work! I saw about 10 dolphins approx. 5.3 ft away from me. (Liza)
-Meredith and Ashlee went to SF, and slept there in the Passat.
-Club "Vamos a la Playa" had their 1st official meeting on March 12, 2015
#glowsticksurfingeventhoughitwasn'tdark
-For family home evening activity, we sucked helium. 4/20 (Mer)
-Sitting on The Love Sack watching general conference (Dad)
-Meredith got 3rd place in the 500 and broke 6 mins and got 2nd for the mile, stopping twice b/c she thought it was 62 laps,not 66! And ripped the bum of the suit, so "cracked" everyone. What a sight! (Mer, for West Valley swim team)
-1st day I rode a bike by myself! (Mia)
-Me (Lainie)and Dad and Mia made Marabelle a good pen and "house" and rode her at Henry Cowell for the first time! Next time, Wilder? (Lainie)
-Meredith pooped on "no brakes" hill on a run... of course! Just poopin around. And started a blog: All the places I've pooped at in Santa Cruz and more. (Mer)
-First day of school! (Mia) (She drew a picture of her first day of kindergarten!)
-Nadamos in una planta de tratamiento! "Peligro Beach" (2015--Maddy) (Haha!)
-Dad became Bee-shup (Bishop) #weallknew #thatwas #coming (Madd)
-Friday pizza nights still going strong, and ice cream on the couch dates too.
-Grandpa made a bocce court. #bringiton #cantwaittocheatitw/him (Madd)
-Ice skating in SF! #justlikeridingabike (Madd)
-3 X's Tower of Terror! I floated!! (Dad)
-Lainie and Liza (with Dad's help) learned to do a cool trick on the slackline! "Gib on! Gib off." "Gib off, Liza!" <quote by Madd
-Liza's PR is 6:22 mile and she broke 7 earlier this school year. (2013-14) Liza
-1st day of playing t-ball (Mia) picture included
-Liza came in 1st for Cross Country SV for jv league finals at Pinto!
-Liza and Maddy are getting/hopefully by now they GOT their braces off!
-Meredith made it to Norcals with her polo team! And got 1st team for Coast League/honorable mention for Norcals! (West Valley Water Polo)
-We watched "She's the Man" again
-Liza had an awesome bday party at Sunny's Cove & then paddle boarded to 38th, rode Marabelle, ate berries and cookies, went on the zipline, in the hot tub, and dressed up crazy to go to Marianne's Ice Cream!
-We put antlers and a nose on the statue! Merry Christmas!
-Bro Allen shredded his tie. #classic
-Liza got a 94% on her 10 min speech & and 100% on her grad portfolio (8th grade) and History Binder! Her biggest struggle was passing AR (Accelerated Reader).
-Meredith got her Personal Trainer training on the same weekend that Dad and Mom and Maddy and Liza ran the Rodeo Beach Trail Run in Marin Headlands. Dec. 2014
-Maddy hung FIVE! #toes on the nose
-Maddy made cheese taste like other cheeses
-We had an "extispicey" year!
-Liza made her surf goals: successfully hung 5, did a headstand, did a backbend, duck-dived and short boarded!
-Lainie was top-seller of cookie dough fundraiser for 4th grade trip. She got to "Roll in the Dough"! Fall 2014
-Maddy's spleen is no longer enlarged (As of March 3rd.) ;)
-Mer, Mad, Liza and Ashlee jumped into the SF Bay after running across the Golden Gate Bridge
-Dad went on Tower of Terror and put his hands up! Wahoo! Check this Dad out!
-We found a path to BK neighborhood
-We proposed to Morgann...err...we helped Grant
-Lainie did Bronchitis Lady imitation--"Ain't nobody got time for 'dat!"
-Mia had her first day of hip-hop, her first day of school,1st day of t-ball, and "kinda learned a hand stand."
