Archives: August 2004


angel is a centerfold

August 6, 2004 6:36 PM (0 Comments)

Emma's new thing is taking all of her clothes off. "Emma get naked!" she likes to shriek. I'm convinced that she's just excercising a new-found skill (getting herself dressed/undressed) and not a budding nudist or anything. She's also quite fond...
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chuck e. cheese

August 7, 2004 1:59 PM (0 Comments)

chuck e. cheese Chuck E. Cheese may be the happiest place on Earth while weathering the blackout days for season pass holders at Disneyland. Emma's quite fond of the carosel and drving the little yellow bus. She has, unfortunately,...
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fountain fun

August 8, 2004 9:46 PM (0 Comments)

fountain fun We love our little town, it's true. Rancho Santa Margarita is such a family-friendly town with lots of parks and such to keep everyone occupied. The fountain is just outside a Baja Fresh that Marla really enjoys....
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alton brown in mission viejo

August 15, 2004 2:47 PM (0 Comments)

Our favorite "celebrity chef" Alton Brown was in town yesterday so, of course, we had to attend. He was doing a cooking demonstration and signing autographs at The Shops at Mission Viejo. We'd seen him once before at the LA...
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playing in the sprinkler

August 23, 2004 12:20 PM (3 Comments)

I'm normally really annoyed when our association water sprinklers go off in the middle of the day and stay on for hours. It's fun when things malfunction and waste precious resources, don't you think? In this case, though, it happened...
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baby update #2 (ultrasound tour)

August 26, 2004 10:19 PM (4 Comments)

We had our big "Baby Tour" on Wednesday. The "Baby Tour" is that awesome ultrasound session you have sometime in the second trimester. If you've had it done, you know what I'm talking about. The ultrasound tech begins poking and...
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belly shots

August 28, 2004 9:05 PM (0 Comments)

Oh! I almost forgot. Here are two of the promised shots of Marla's growing belly. I love it!...
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beach photoshoot

August 29, 2004 9:59 PM (1 Comments)

After our unborn child had its picture taken we decided to have ours taken, too. Near sunset we made our way to Corona Del Mar for a portrait session on the beach. A pro photographer would be shooting this time,...
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