Malibabe

Ellie and I had a wonderful trip to Malibu last weekend. Eleanor got to have her first beach outing (with progressively less and less clothes as she gained more courage in crawling out in the ocean), we Xana-did, visited with our Aunt Zia, rocked the night away listening to reggae music (just Ellie, with her sweet "Wave" babysitters), ate way too much food, spoken in Australian accents, sampled farmer's market fare ala hipster style, baked apple pies, did a pre-birthday ellie party, went Thrift-diving at Hidden Treasures, did some light star-gazing, raised our blood pressure while shopping at the fashion district (my Dad did not come...so he can live to see more grandchildren) and generally lived it up. A big thanks to Madison for bringing us all together with her luscious voice and rollerskating calves -- and thanks to my parents for making it happen. 

Love you --- they call me Kiiiiiirrrraaaaa -- which is good, 'cuz that's my name!!

The only way Provo beats Malibu...

The existence of one very special niece..Eleanor Mae. Thus, the only reason why Auntie Madi would choose to spend her spring break from the luscious shores of Cal-i-fornia in P-town. We loved having her-- we went to the aquarium (Ellie slept through almost all of it...woke up for the penguins at the end...what impeccable zoological timing), walked, watched (bawled) through Steel Magnolias for the first time, painted out toenails, had a cousin Pizza night, and generally chilled with out favorite baby.

Here are some highlights -- thanks for visting Ruski!!