January 2018: New year with lens flare and motorized train
| January 2018: When I picked up Soren he was wearing some futuristic orange spex and wore them all day. He found a little toy baby on the ground at the park and decided to motorize it, as you can see: |
Later that day, Francie gets into the act with the motorized baby:
February 2018: Aunt Froofy delivering some liquid refreshment
February 2018: Francie sketch of the HappyLand mah jongg players, with me on the right
| 4/14/18: Candles blown, wishes made, time for Mama Beth's homemade, baked-to-order cake! |
April 2018: LEGOs at my house
4/22/18: Happy birthday, Leif!
Same day: finishing up Leif's birthday cake
May 2018: my beloved neice with bagel and cream cheese
May 2018: Soren way up a tree, Alameda Park SB
June 2018: Ben and Corinne in town for a visit. Freebird's, Isla Vista
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Leif and Parker, same day, same place
| June 2018: Solstice concert with a favorite local band, whose drummer is the son of my old writing group friend Gayle Beede. These best friends showed up randomly and delightfully: Carl and Stella Herzig, John and Liana Nodorft, Constance Susan Ware, and Griffin the salty seadog. Great tunes as always and memorable time half-step toodleoo. |
July 4 at Refugio
July 2018: Swimming lesson fun, Ortega Park SB
| July 2018: Bossa gig with Montecito Jazz Project, Brasil Arts Cafe, SB, with George DiFilippo and Tom Towle |
August 2018: Soren's first fish! Stearns Wharf, SB
August 2018: beach walk
September 2018: Kelp and seaweed
| September 2018: Waiting to watch Soren's class do its Argentinian dance presentation at the multicultural fiesta, Adelante Charter School SB |
BIG cuddles after Soren's dance presentation
Brothers. Same day..
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| October 2018: OK, so I boosted the color saturation a little bit on this one – couldn't help myself. Gotta love the hair on that boy! |
| Snippet of a multicultural dance at Soren's school, Adelante Charter, November 2018, Plaza Del Mar Park SB |
November 2018: Zoom into the above dance
| November, 2018: The boyz posing in the tool and tractor barn behind the Hjelstroms' house before they moved from Refugio State Beach to Morro Bay |
Christmas morning, 2018: Froofy mood blur
Brother and sister, December 26, 2018
| ... and, to end the year, a whole buncha pix from Boxing Day dinner chez Kirby, shot, I believe, by Gordon: |
