Catching Up With the Nixes

Hi! Yeah, I know. Sorry. What can we say?

Life is pretty busy, but it's time to play catch up with a quick update on what's happening with The Nixes so far in 2011.

We've been missing our friend Anthony, who came home with us a couple nights a week while his parents fought traffic. They're moving to Florida pretty soon and his mom his home now. We loved having him around and he was like a part of the family. He played great with the boys and was especially sweet to Riley.

The boys have Hands on Art at school, and Kevin and I have been lucky enough to occasionally volunteer. Here's Holden doing water color, along with his teacher, Mrs. Laster, and his frenemy, Tora:

The Pinewood Derby race was in January and Holden's car was the fastest of all the Tiger Scouts. He'll be going on to another competition.

On a beautiful January day, Kevin took the boys for a hike in Rancho Palos Verdes, near the Terrenea Resort. A highlight, of course, was throwing rocks into the ocean:


The boys were invited to the Build-a-Bear Workshop in Downtown Disney for their friend Hunter's 4th birthday. Riley and Hunter are in school together, as are Holden and Hunter's big brother, Spencer. They are also in Boy Scouts and played on the same soccer team in the fall.

Riley and the Birthday Boy with their new buddies:

My Book Club keeps multiplying! We threw a shower for Julie a couple weeks ago, who is expecting a girl. So glad that, even though none of us really has time for books these days, we still have time for each other:

As most of you know, I started a new job at First 5 LA about six months ago. Part of my duties is to write entries for the blog on our parenting website Ready. Set. Grow! The idea over there is to be educational and informative, so I've been spinning some of our tales over there as "Double Duty Mama." You can check out some recent ones here:

Taking Your Kid to the Dentist? Set Your Expectations Low

Oral Health Care for Young Children: What Dentists Don't Tell You

Is Your Kid a Jerk? You're Not Alone