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meeting the sibs

big sibs meet babyOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Dylan and Cameron are awesome big sibs. They are so gentle with her and so loving. I am especially surprised by Cameron as I was worried she’d have issues with Chloe nursing, but … Continue reading

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last week’s dates

granny bug rideOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Last Saturday, Dylan spontaneously requested a date with Tom. It was so sweet! So, while they went to Los Gatos to ride the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, I had my own date with Cameron. … Continue reading

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2 days in Chico

One of the best perks of Tom’s CSU job are these bi-annual meetings he has to attend where hosting duties rotate amongst the various CSU campuses. Never before had I a reason to stop, much less, stay in places like … Continue reading

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our mellow weekend

SaturdayOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. It was gorgeous this past weekend and even though we had really nothing planned, we still managed to exhaust ourselves! How does this happen??? In any case, on Friday night, we had dinner at HAT’s house … Continue reading

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our sweeties

just hangin’Originally uploaded by coffywoman. Aren’t they so sweet when they’re getting along? Just don’t ask me what’s on Dylan’s shirt. I have no idea. And, yes, we always provide napkins and encourage their use!

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bday celebratin’s

Kid #2Originally uploaded by coffywoman. Last weekend, we went to a couple of bday celebrations — one for my former co-worker’s 3-year old son and the other for my now 24-year old nephew, Chris! Ayan had an awesome playroom at … Continue reading

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MLK Jr.’s Bday

MLK bday cakeOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. This year, we decided to throw a party for MLK, Jr., inspired by one of our Boom Boom cards! Really, if you’re going to throw a party for an historical figure, this is the … Continue reading

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dylan’s cork board

Dylan’s new cork boardOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. I think I’d mentioned Dylan and I picked up a new cork board for him on our “date” last week or so…here it is! He did a great job and it was so … Continue reading

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last week’s “date” with Cameron

pre-gymnastics soy hot cocoaOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Cameron and I have coffee shop dates pretty regularly! We’re still in-between Music Together sessions so, last week, we went to Coffeetopia before heading to a gymnastics drop-in class. In gymnastics, she was … Continue reading

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date day

date day with my sonOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Dylan is such a great big brother–so patient, so loving, and generally so good at playing with Cameron, but it’s also often clear that he still gets sad that she gets so … Continue reading

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