Sunglasses

Perfect for a sunny day
and for the glare of snow;
Perfect when their light-weight
and stay up on your nose.

Perfect for protection
from harmful UV rays;
Perfect to look cool in,
no verbal statement made!

Perfect for adding confidence
no matter what the case;
Perfect accessory to impress,
adding character to each face!

Amy Millis

Sunglasses are 100% necessary in southern California. We don’t leave the house without them! And Hope likes to wear them indoors too. She’s been known to eat lunch and take a nap with them on.

For Hope’s birthday, we got a train table off Craigslist and a small train set.

The train was a hit!

This past weekend was gorgeous so we went to the beach. We live three miles from the ocean and Lauren can see the water from her bedroom window. Yet we don’t get to the beach as often as we would like. So, we’ve decided to start a new blog series. We’ll take pictures at the beach every single month this year, post them, and then at the end of the year maybe Dave will compile them into a slideshow. We’ll be motivated to go to the beach, take pictures and make all of you envious of the sunny southern California weather! (Just kidding on the last part…) Along the way, hopefully we will get some good practice at taking pictures outside in the sunshine.

Since today is the last day of January, we’ve got to sneak these in to start our beach blog series off on the right foot.

Our California girls…

Hope spent all her time playing in the sand. Let’s just say the water was like ice and there was no way on earth she was going in!

Parasurfing. Quite amazing to watch.

Dave got a polarizer for Christmas that really helps capture the blue skies.

NY Grandma soaking up the sun.

NY Grandpa at his finest.

Two years ago, we welcomed a little blonde baby.

Hope, you are our bundle of joy. Happy, happy 2nd birthday.

Love, Dad, Mom and Lauren