Just the four of us

Today was the first day in over 4 months that we did not have family staying with us, or arriving within a week. 4 months. 9 relatives. 4 continents. And a new baby. What an amazing time! Starting in November we had my Dad, followed by my sisters and Mom near Christmas. My Mom was here for Callum's birth and stayed to smooth the road for a few weeks, and a week after her departure in February - J's Mom came to take over the granny-shift. J's Dad joined us a month later, and a few days after that, J's sister Kathryn was here too. Tegwyn and Callum have had a FULL PORTION of family love :-)

We've had a grand time...

...making Calllum smile:
Walking in the Arboretum:
Watching Teg and Callum make goofy faces at each other at breakfast:
Visiting Fairytale Town:
At the Farmer's Market:
Discovering how tall Redwood trees are:
Walking on beaches at Point Reyes:
At the zoo with Teg's bosom-buddy Charis:
Watching Callum discover his fist:
Building sandcastles (note the WONDER in Teg's face as she sees the sand amazingly stay in the same shape as the cup when Jeremy whipped it off):
Snuggling with Grandpa and Dodo a the Folsom Zoo:
Carting around Callum like a sack of potatoes:
Reading Curious George again. And again. And again. And again.
Making Mommy feel like the luckiest lass in the world:
Showing Blue Steel:
Discovering snow for the first time:

and pretending to fly airplanes:

Phew! And those photos only scratch the surface :-) But it gives you all a taste of what we've been up to the past few weeks. Life more ordinary commences forthwith.