Sittin’ on the Porch
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The first days of our trip to Seattle last year were memorable: Cora first started crawling just after we arrived. Â It was magic, after having watched her content to lie on her belly for many months.
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Why Won’t You Do What I Want?
Man, those puzzle pieces can be SO FRUSTRATING! Â I mean, I’m just sitting there minding my own business, trying to pick it up and it just won’t cooperate.
I try every which way and it just won’t come off the floor! Â AHHHH! Â GRRRRR!
Swimmer, Swimmer, Chicken Dinner
As we gear up for Swim Team 2010 I thought we’d share more photos from Emma’s swim career last year. This set is from a meet at our “home” pool on Arroyo Vista, with announcer duties performed by the highly popular Mr. Henry, a teacher at Emma’s school.
Catalina Island Adventure
Nothing beats an excursion to Catalina Island except an excursion with good friends. We took a day-trip to the island with our friends the Engles and had a blast. The trip started a little rough, with Emma E feeling a little sea sick but there was no evidence of it once we arrived back on land and were ready to start the adventure.
It’s A Fancy Easter
Happy Easter! The Northcutts celebrated another Easter in style this year, dressing to the 9’s and turning heads from RSM to posh Newport Beach.
Among our key accomplishments this year were getting the entire family dressed and ready for church in time for the 8 AM service. New records were set that may stand for a generation or more. Following a great service at Shepherd of the Hills UMC in Mission Viejo we headed to Newport Beach for a fantastic brunch at Roy’s.
Adorable You
Sometimes I just look at my family and they make me want to melt.
Macrotastic Cobbler
My second installment in an occasional series of macro photography of food in the making. The first, Macrotastic Lemon Bars, featured my wife making delicious lemon bars with fresh-picked Meyer lemons. This set shows her making a peach-blueberry cobbler, also using fresh picked fruit. The recipe is my mother’s original.
Willy Wonka Preview
Emma is performing in her very first school play, a performance of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She will be playing a Wonka Bar and has been practicing relentlessly for weeks. Here’s a little preview.
Twin Peaks 50/50 Ultramarathon
Last weekend I volunteered at the Twin Peaks Ultramarathon. The race is practically in my backyard, taking place in the Cleveland National Forest around Saddleback Mountain. The course is scenic but brutal. The 50 mile race has 17,000 feet of total elevation gain!
Born to Swim
Emma joined the Rancho Santa Margarita Dolphins swim team this year and took to the water like, well, a dolphin. She practiced multiple times per week focusing on the 25 m freestyle and 25 m backstroke. Despite being the shortest person on the team she wasn’t (always) the slowest. By the time for the first meet her body was tan and her stroke smooth.
