Happy New Year (with kids and kids!)

Happy New Year from all of us! We had a wonderful celebration with Uncle Nouri visiting, then we zipped off to the farm for a beautifully cold night in the yurt. Plus! our friend (and former grazer) Francisco invited us to swing by and surprised the (human) kids with a chance to frolic with 38 (goat) kids! They were just two weeks old and it was exactly as cute as you can imagine. 

cold, wet, no fun adventure

sometimes an outing isn't a resounding success. Yes, we found our third geocache (it was difficult!!). Yes, both girls earned another Jr. Ranger badge. Yes, we spent quality time with Uncle Nouri. And Yes, we learned about the history of Rosie the Riveter. 

But it was a struggle the entire way. There were plenty of grumps. Cold. Wet. Bleh. Tripping and falling and hurting your ankle. There was the moment that I stopped the car and tried to see if there was some way to bring the team together. And the moment I realized I couldn't, and just yelled at them (not recommended). 

And then there was the moment that we got home and I realized that Molly had a fever of 101. 

Right. That was the moment that the rest of the morning made sense. 

Luckily, she went to sleep and slept the fever off within the day! 

Kule Loklo recreated Miwuk Village

In Point Reyes with Uncle Nouri

Mountain View Cemetery - First Geocaching Trip!

For today's adventure, the girls and I took the bus to Mountain View Cemetery and found our first two Geocaches ever. It was way more fun than I expected. And both girls are excited to find more, and to make our own!

Swinging cousins!

Zach & Sofia

Out on a walk!

Molly & Clara in a tree

Photo by cousin Elissa Middleton.