Dogpatch

Now that Lily's got climbing under her belt, she's taken to bouldering . Here you see her at the Dogpatch in San Francisco.

Beautiful day on the Bay

We've always loved bringing Lily and Bailey to Cesar Chavez park. Now that it is minutes away from our home, it is awesome! Great paths for biking, gorgeous views, rolling hills for kite flying and huge off leash areas for the pups- who could ask for more?



I am so curious what they are saying...

Memere visits for the holidays!

We sang, we ate, we watched the classics (Rudoulph and Frosty)... It was rather delightful!

Frozen cuddles

Does Lily like to get cozy? Yep! Does she love the movie frozen? Sure thing! Memere's blanket is a hit.

Sweet Holiday gift from Memere!

Memere got Lily and I matching (FAIRY!) aprons. I see a lot of baking in our future...

Holiday Adorableness

Breakfast with Nana, Papa and the fam...

Winter break!

Seriously, any day now...

Monterey- December 2014

I had a math conference at Asilomar so Lily and Brian joined along for the ride. They went to the aquarium, made sand castles and took naps together...not too shabby of a weekend!

Any minute now!

These Days....

Everything seems to break! At some point it will all come to an end, right?

Lily is getting used to Brian needing to turn the power off for electrical repairs.

And for some reason, I always make beets just before we need to cut off our water and can't wash dishes...

Thanksgiving with the Cousins

Bath time adorableness

Lily's (MAJOR) crush

Someone had to have passed around a plaid shirt memo, right?

The Collins men!

Lily sported some rosey cheeks all week....who knew it could be so hot in November???

After an incredible trampoline sesh, the Erin, Zane, Joli and Lily happily cooled off in a wind tunnel tube.

"Mama, I love Bailey with all of my heart...but I willy, willy love Nick too."

Lily sandwich! Lily sure is going to miss Auntie Lisa and "Tinkerbeer!"

The things uncles do for the little ones ;)

After dinner cuddle and book sesh...

Benny, Bailey and I enjoyed Lily's reading! Obviously, this was a book (complete with fun inserts) from optometrist grandpa, Pepere.

Home Depot- Trip #97

We've decided that we are always going to bring these two. The outing goes way faster.

Daddy's home from Switzerland!

And we showered him with all sorts of smoochie smoochies!

Furry and Not-So-Furry Friendliness

On Thursdays, when we pick up the girls from school, we've always made a point of bringing the pups. Lily and Zoe will be friends for a long time..... so will Bailey and Sadie.

Ten minutes and counting...

Lily and Bailey spend a lot of time simply cuddling and gazing into each other's eyes. It is quite a cozy sight.

Settling in nicely

Still in the fairy phase....

Lily Collins

First grader at Washington Elementary school in Berkeley.

Trooper

The pictures of the Berkeley half marathon and 5k runs are in! Lily busted her tushie in support of the Berkeley Public Schools. Though running isn't her "favorite thing to do" (Lily noted that she would much rather play fairies with Zoe),  she was a genuine trooper with a very positive attitude.



And we're off! We started off with Sonia...and then ate her dust ;)



I was positive that we held hands the ENTIRE race. This must have been in between a sweaty palm switch...



"How far have we gone, Mama?"



I cannot remember if we are walking or running here. The two strides ended up looking shockingly similar.



Finish line!



The announcer actually said "and here comes Lily Collins of Albany...and she is only six years old!"