The Force Awakens teaser trailer!

Hello! We had a great Thanksgiving, and I'll have that posted soon. Until then, here's a pic Derek took at the El Capitan in Hollywood, on the morning of Black Friday, right before the 7:00 a.m. big-screen debut of the Star Wars - Episode 7: The Force Awakens teaser trailer!



Here's me in the bottom right corner:


It was great to see it on the big screen with our fellow SW geeks. The El Capitan showed it twice, back to back - once in 2D and once in 3D. The movie it preceded was Big Hero 6, which we'd already seen, so we bolted right after the SW trailers. When Derek bought the tickets online, every screening was nearly a sellout! A big draw for Star Wars fans, for sure!

And here is the teaser!

2014-2015 School Pictures!

The school pics have arrived! Here are my babies:

Maren, Grade 5


Deacon, Grade 7


Just for fun... I ran across MY 7th grade pic recently. All I can say is... YIIIIIKES! I think my kids are destined for much better "awkward years" than I had, that's for sure.

Maren is HOME from Catalina

Two reasons to celebrate!

Maren has arrived home from her three-day science camp in Catalina. Hungry for Del Taco, but otherwise no worse for wear.



Also pictured: Derek's birthday present from my parents. The Sony DSC-RX10 era has begun!!



How camera technology has advanced since we got the 5 megapixel F707 in 2001!! Now it's 20.2 megapixels and on wifi and integrated with our smartphones and will transfer files to all your devices instantly through thin air... and there's something that can happen if you just touch it with your phone, I'm not sure what, but it's all very sci-fi to us at this point. Will be fun navigating this learning curve!

Oh, and welcome home, Maren! :)