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Family Photo Shoot 2012

dwbaham — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:35:08 +0000

We FINALLY had a photo shoot with everyone, just in time for 2012. Taylor – 14, Brooklyn – 5, and Peyton – 3. Kim and I will keep our ages to ourselves.

Happy New Years 2012

dwbaham — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:21:20 +0000

We watched the ball drop live online at 9PM PST with all the family…Happy New Years!

Holiday Recitals!

dwbaham — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:11:34 +0000

Both little girls had their holiday dance recitals this last week. These “recitals” are not big grand productions, but the girls loved it and we were able to have a front row seat.

Here are the pictures from the two different performances:

And we have video proof as well…

Peyton:

Brooklyn:

Hey Don it’s Your Birthday!

dwbaham — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:20:32 +0000

So my dad (Papa) pulls out an oldie but a goodie and finds Captain Zoom on mp3 for my bday. I’m showing my age a bit, but playing this record on my bday was a tradition as a kid for a number of years. Now it’s an mp3 and on youtube forever.

Peyton Dancing

dwbaham — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:49:09 +0000

Peyton showing off her dancing skills with a little My Little Pony music for the soundtrack.

Brooklyn’s first day of Kindergarten

dwbaham — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:47:52 +0000

Monday was Brooklyn’s big day! First day of Kindergarten. She had been talking about it for so long, she was soooo excited!!! Kim and I both were able to take her to her first day and stay with her until it was time to go home. The first day was even shorter than normal, less than three hours. Unfortunately, Peyton had to stay home with Auntie. Thanks sis! Brooklyn was not her usual chatty self that day once we arrived in her classroom…the nerves kicked in. By the end of the day she seemed more at ease, and was excited to go back the next day. I’m so proud of my Kindergartner!

Peyton’s 3rd Birthday Party

dwbaham — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:23:52 +0000

Taylor stayed later than usual into August so we could celebrate one of the girls birthdays while she was here. Up until this point Taylor hasn’t been able to be a part of any birthday celebration for Peyton or Brooklyn. So on the 13th, 6 days before Peyton’s actual birthday (yes I know it is on the 19th…inside joke) we had a birthday for her at Pixieland Park in Concord. Mostly family, and a couple of friends made it out to the park that day, then over to Skipolini’s Pizza in Walnut Creek for the after party. I can believe she is already 3! Enjoy some pics…

Camping in Mendocino

dwbaham — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:36:30 +0000

Camping with a 2 and a 4 year old?!?! Had a ton of fun, but I would say this was certainly not an easy camping trip. I’m sure Kim would agree!

Thankfully we were able to borrow Nana & Papa’s mini van, otherwise there wouldn’t have been any way to stuff all the junk in our SUV. We packed the back in including squeezing Taylor in the back bench with a third of it folded down, and we threw more stuff in two big bags strapped to the top of the van. Off we went on Saturday headed for the northern coast. We arrived around 6pm at Caspar Beach RV Park and Campground “Mendocino’s Best Kept Secret” and quickly setup camp and started getting dinner ready.

Sunday morning was a surprise…everything outside was really wet! Didn’t think ahead for this possibility so we had to deal with wiping everything down and letting all the camp chairs dry off before using them. After we got breakfast going we headed into Fort Bragg. First stop was to see if the Skunk Train was an option. After we saw how much it would cost our family of 5 to ride the Skunk Train ($200) we opted to pass on the 4 hour train ride. Since it was nearing lunch time we headed to the beach at MacKerricher State Park, which is free for day use.

After we hung on the beach for a while we headed back to Fort Bragg to spoil our dinner at Cowlicks Ice Cream Parlor. The pralines and cream was awesome!

On Monday we decided to make it our big surfing day. Unfortunately the waves didn’t cooperate and so we didn’t get much to surf or boogie board. The girls looked super cute though.

After we returned the boards and wet suits we once again spoiled our dinner at Cowlicks Ice Cream Parlor…good stuff!

The next morning it was time to pack up and head back home. Before we left we heard about a seal who had beached itself. Taylor and I went to the beach to take a look and see how close we could get. We got pretty close…

After we left Caspar we hit Mendocino for lunch and some more ice cream. We found a great little cafe with gluten free options! And we found more Cowlicks ice cream at Frankie’s Pizza.

We had a great few days in the dirt and sand!

Celebrating Nana’s 60th

dwbaham — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:09:36 +0000

The whole Baham gang set out for Yosemite this past weekend to celebrate Nana turning 60. Kim found a great rental on short notice in Groveland. Staying in Groveland means there was still a bit of a drive into the valley but the “chalet” was the perfect size to fit our entire family. On Saturday we headed toward Tuolumne Meadows, but only made it to Tenaya Lake for a picnic, then made the regrettable mistake of heading toward the valley in the late afternoon. We were joined by a few thousand of our closest friends before heading back to Groveland. On Sunday, after our homemade birthday brunch, we headed into the valley and thankfully we were able to beat the traffic. The family headed to our favorite spot, Happy Isles, and managed to find a secluded spot near the rushing Merced river for a picnic lunch. Then the crew split up and Don & Taylor went to the Rainbow Pools (check out the pic of Taylor jumping off the rock) near Groveland while the rest of the group stayed a bit longer in the valley.

Happy 60th Mom!

Brooklyn & Peyton’s Dance Recital

dwbaham — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:45:57 +0000

Last weekend Livermore School of Dance held their Creative Movements dance recital. This was Brooklyn’s second recital and Peyton’s very first. Both girls were super excited and couldn’t wait to get to the theater for the show. Unfortunately they were so excited they both didn’t sleep the best the night before and woke up earlier than they should have. This would come back to haunt Peyton later on during the show.

Here is Brooklyn’s first number:

Peyton was next to come on stage for her first number:

Brooklyn came on stage a number of other times as all the “Madelines” would come out at the end of each number for a brief a appearance. Peyton was supposed to be part of a second number, but at some point backstage, the tired girl started to have a meltdown. As you can see from this picture she was not happy…eventually she was escorted off stage to finish the show watching from Mommy’s lap.

Brooklyn did great in her next number:

Here are a number of pics during after the show: