Going on 5 months, in fact! Most succinct is to catch up thru pix.

Bozo. Creative use of a kid stool from Ikea. But still a bozo.

Who needs toys? Yes, that's Levi having a great time kicking around a head of cabbage.

The pastry case at Little Flower Candy Co. in Pasadena. This was my responsibility for the last year and a half, but I quit in August so that I could be in the classroom with Levi.

Translation: disco balls and someone shining a laser on a disco ball. Levi's favorite past time these days is googling his favorite things.

What happens when Jeff's at home alone with the kids.

Good times at the LA Zoo. Actually, we were all melting at the time I took this picture. Something like 90 degrees at 9:00 in the morning. This last summer was a hot one.

8.29.11: Levi and my first day of Kindergarten. I'm volunteering twice a week in his classroom.

Ruby turned 4 on 9.12. Her birthday balloon didn't last more than a few hours before she accidentally popped it, but at least I got a picture before that happened.

My latest pet project: making the front patio a sweet enclosed outdoor living space. To date, it's been screened in, pebble floored (think Pinkberry), awninged, water featured, and furnished with outdoor sectional and lounger and soji lanterns. Last weekend Ruby thought it'd be a great idea to have snack in the new space. Yeah!