Our favorite spot to eat is Lamppost , where the service is great, the food is high-quality and delicious, and the coupons are right on point. Mondays and Tuesdays you can get a second pizza for a dollar. Can't beat it. We went there for a romantic (in that it was Italian... Roman, get it?) Valentine's Day dinner. Sadly, that night was not photo-documented.
We also went there with the Armstrongs (the relative version and our friends Cob and Jenna) the other night... it was a Tuesday. :)
Here is Richie with Baby Zeke...
Bethany getting her baby girl fix with Siena...
Jenna and Cob, "fresh" off Cob's work-out...
Luke and I made a man-cave underneath the table at a corner booth. I'm not sure how I got out of there without the Jaws of Life.
No blog update is complete without pictures of the sweetest baby in the world (no offense to all the other less-sweet babies... if every baby were as sweet as Siena, we might not appreciate her sweetness as much.) :)
Tummy time work-out...
Working on that sitting thing...
Facial contortion is becoming second nature for us...
Basketball season ended quietly on February 20. While I really enjoy coaching, I also enjoy relaxing evenings at home with my girls. It's fun looking forward to what Siena might be doing when I arrive home. Here, she was obviously journaling and doing crossword puzzles... with her eyes covered by her beanie. She is quite the prodigy.
The Nicholsons came for a night, which was a treat. I didn't get to see them much because of work at the shelter and at the day job, but Dennis helped with some crosswords that have stumped Sam and I... and Siena...
Siena dressed accordingly...
Always one to tackle "impossible" projects, Dennis took apart our cupboards. These things were made with painstaking care by the previous owner in a fit of do-it-yourself-madness, but they made no sense. You pulled the cupboards out in pairs and we had a difficult time seeing (much less accessing) anything on the bottom of the bunk-bed-like drawers. No longer.
Aunt Katie doted lovingly on the babe...
And Chris went to town on the rose bushes, which were due for a trim.
Even "Luke the Workman" dropped in to lend a "helping" hand...
We think that Siena might be teething, because she likes chewing on her fingers and she continues to drool like a Mastiff pup...
B-studiers Nat and Katelyn appreciating Sam's scrapbook talents...
Elena Ganyo is the newbie to the group. So far she seems quick to listen, slow to speak... :)
Siblings with cousins...
Jen practicing for when her baby comes...
The Ganyos allowed young Mr. Luke to join them in the DVD room...
Carie sometimes makes guest cameos at Bible study...
Zeke is a serious little fellow, but Bethany can eke out a smile on demand...
Hanging out in the kitchen...
Siena's latest trick is sitting up in the baby-lump tripod position. She has forgotten how to roll over, so this is her only trick for now...
Sam went out to do an errand in our '98 4Runner and, when she started the engine, it sounded like a drag racer. Sadly, someone crawled underneath our car and unbolted (and cut out) our catalytic converter. Our insurance company picked up most of the $2200 tab to get it replaced, but we had to pay $500 of it. Here is a shot of the end they cut off...
And a video of our new "drag racer" when we discovered the problem...
More random photos...
Sam went to Atherton for a day and helped her dad with his latest project: a stone wall.
Here are some fun videos of Siena doing what babies do...
She has acquired a new sound:
Saddest thing EVER - sleep whimpering:
Our sweet little chuckler...
On February 15, the Amgen Tour of California bike race came through Davis. We had to join the festivities in spite of the horrendous weather:
Jeremy and Carie were along for the "fun"...
Where's Lance???
I've never been in a hurricane, unless this counts:
That's all for now! We've had lots more fun so far this weekend, which deserves it's own blog post...
