So I've been terrible about updates lately....big apologies for that. February and March were busy...busier than I expected. It was almost like I flipped over a page in my calendar (yes, despite Jason increasingly prodding me to go paperless, I still rely on a paper calendar to keep organized!) and realized that there were things planned every day for something like six weeks straight! So, here's a not-so-quick photographic recap of our late winter/early Spring (sorry East coasters...it is really spring here!).
Jason turned 30!
I blogged about this last time, but he is now, officially, 30. We celebrated with 30 days of 30...a gift (some small, some not so small) every day for 30 days. It made his birthday a lot of fun. Savannah got in on it, which was great, but I think she might have unreasonable expectations re: her birthdays now :)
A little bit of decoration...Sav really loved this bit!
A new laptop! (not from me)
Savannah's contribution to Jason's birthday gifts.
And then we all got sick!
Savannah has been a remarkably healthy child. She's gotten a few really random viruses (Roseola, Hand/Foot/Mouth Disease), but nothing too bad...until this winter. 3 ear infections, all in a row, plus pink eye in both eyes. Thankfully, no one else got the pink eye (not sure how we pulled that one off), though nearly all of us in the house have been dealing with sinus/allergy junk. I even got an ear infection, which I didn't think really happened in adults (tip: if you think you have a sinus infection, go to the doctor...if you wait, it can get worse and potentially become an ear infection). I really can empathize with her now about the non-fun-ness of the ear infection.
We had lots of snuggly days on the couch.
One afternoon, I told Sav she could pick any of her movies to watch...she spent a lot of time thinking about this..carefully weighing all of her options. She finally chose Little Mermaid (excellent choice) and then our DVD player broke....boo.
Family Photos
As is our tradition, we got some beautiful family photos taken in late February. Savannah wasn't entirely cooperative, but the photos came out great (See more at http://www.jamesthomaslong.com/blog/2013/03/06/fremont-ca-east-bay-family-photographer-family-of-3/)
Savannah is 3!!
On March 7, our little girl turned 3. I really feel like she was just born yesterday :)
All dressed up for her school celebration!
Presents! Balloons!
The one day of the year that a cake pop is acceptable breakfast fare.
She got a dress up box from her Mimi and GrandDad Leyba
She had a fun birthday party at CuriOdyssey with lots of her friends
Owl themed :)
There was a face-painting faerie there!
Conference fun!
I presented a paper on how a theatre crisis in 18th-century Edinburgh shows that the ministers within the Church of Scotland were beginning to understand morality in a new manner. I was lucky enough to land the 9am-day-after-daylight-savings-time spot.
It was well attended....(4 people did show up, actually...)
Spring has sprung!
The weather lately has been beautiful. Lots of al fresco dining, with yummy, fruity drinks for this momma.
I was supposed to be in Switzerland this week (spring break for Cal, plus I have next week off too!), but the Genevan archives are closed for several days around Easter. Seemed silly to fly out so far only to get a handful of days in the archives. So, I've postponed til the summer. We've got a lot of fun stuff coming up in the next few months: Disneyland in May, Boston in early June (anyone there want to get together? J will be at a conference and I will have some free time!), Baltimore and the East coast in July...oh, and I turn 30 somewhere in there too :)
I hope you all are doing well!
All my love,
Ashley
