Through The Lens

Palm Springs

A few weeks ago Granny Jenni decided to fly over to join us for spring break, so instead of our usual snowy spring break adventures […]

Tahoe School Week II

When we returned to the States last August Lance quickly had us block off a week on our calendar for the second chapter of Tahoe […]

Point Reyes Horse Riding

Suzanne gave Lilia the very generous Christmas gift of a trail ride in Point Reyes, so we trekked down to Marin this morning for the […]

Valentine’s Dance

Friday was the annual Alexander Valley School Valentine’s dance, a big event for the outgoing sixth grade class as they all perform a series of […]

Powder Weekend

Another couple of feet today, what a winter!

More Snow!

With Mum off gallivanting in Colorado for the weekend the kids and I took the new Subaru up for its first snow adventure. Such a […]

Winter Wonderland

We spent all week last week listening to the weather reports forecasting three back-to-back atmospheric rivers hitting Norther California over the Martin Luther King Day […]

New Year Ski Adventure

This was the ski trip that almost didn’t happen… We’d been planning to visit the Hansens in Bend since Tony dropped by on a visit […]

Pre-Christmas Ski

So awesome to have the four of us back on the slopes together for the weekend!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The Alexander Valley Elementary Christmas performance was – as always – an incredibly fun evening this year. The school put on a rendition of How […]

The 2022 Tree

Time to welcome the Christmas season! Fun to pull out all our Christmas ornaments from our travels over the past year…

Back On The Planks!

After a two year hiatus it was great to get back on the planks for an early season day at Alpine Meadows. It was the […]

Out to Point Reyes

Great to be back in the cockpit on a cruise out to the coast with Kevin and the kids!

Trick or Treat!

We had fighter pilots, a jockey, an angel… Snow White even paid us a visit!

Pumpkins on Pikes

Another super fun Halloween fest at Tara Firma Farms for this year’s Pumpkins on Pikes

Golden Gate Adventures

Alexander Valley School had a student-free day today, so the kids and I took off down to the city for a day on the bikes. […]

Brazil Versus Argentina II

The boys continued their undefeated run with their second matchup against Argentina. A tight game, 1-0 the final score.

Happy 80th Birthday Pops John!

We all gathered on Sunday at Estia in Henley Beach to celebrate Pops John’s 80th milestone. It was a wonderful day with so many familiar […]

Brazil Versus Argentina

A great win for Max and the boys to start the season: Brazil 2/Argentina 0!

Max’s Golden Birthday

It was Max’s golden birthday this year (for those Down Under, golden birthdays are a classic Hallmark creation: that’s the year you turn your age […]