Fortunately for me, Phil didn’t participate in the mustache movement but the word is kind of catchy. November hasn’t quite come to an end but the holidays are already in full swing here leaving me to wonder where the month went. Here’s a quick rundown… November started with the usual pomp and circumstance for the…
Exploring
Where has the time gone? Little Sophia is already 6 months old! She’s not crawling yet, but she’s been busy exploring and experiencing all sorts of new things over the last month. We started cereal (which she was not a fan of) but once fruits and veggies were introduced she was on board. She’s also…
Back to the Gulf Coast
Last week Sophia and I headed on an adventure back to the Gulf Coast. We visited our friends Sydney and Pete and had a great couple of days. I say it every time I talk about living in Florida, but the one thing I truly miss are the beaches. I joked that Sophia was cramping…
On the 504th day…
There were plants! A lime tree, an avocado tree, and an orange tree! And a bunch of others that won’t give us fruit but should keep the yard looking nice. One year, four months and sixteen days after we closed on our house we finally scratched the landscaping “to-do” off our list. I think the…
Grand Rounds
We’re back! We were sorry to see that we’ve been somewhat MIA from our website lately. We went through our photos trying to figure out what we did during the month of August; we’re still not quite sure. That probably means we were busy with work/flying, our never ending yard project (more to come on…
Top Ten of Tahoe
We had our first Wiktor/Case family vacation this summer; destination – Lake Tahoe. In an effort to keep this brief, here’s our Top Ten of Tahoe: 10. Photog – Photography that is. Many of us seem to have the photog bug and it was the perfect setting to snap away. Credit to Mike for many…
Sweet summer
Warm breezes, the smell of salt water, sipping on some sweet treats – sounds like summer is in full swing! Phil had last week off so we took advantage of his free time and the glorious Southern California weather and went on some baby friendly adventures — no extreme hiking in Sophia’s future quite yet….
Pretzel-palooza
At the request of someone in the house who enjoys a good pretzel with his beer, the Wiktors decided to have a May-toberfest complete with beer from boots, sauerkraut, and of course, fresh hot pretzels. Utilizing the latest and greatest in pretzel making technology (Kitchen-aid mixer) and a recipe pilfered from someone’s food blog, we…
May Days
It’s hard to believe June is right around the corner and even harder to believe Sophia is a month old. In between the late night feedings, diaper changes and the occasional fussy period that comes along with a newborn, we were visited by two sets of grandparents. First, Bill and Elaine visited when Sophia was…
Hello world!
Sophia Rose came screaming into the world and our lives on Wednesday, April 27th at 9:48am. She weighed in at 6lbs 15oz and was 18 inches long. Phil and I were happy to welcome her and thrilled that she waited to make her debut until Phil returned home. We are so lucky to have our…