Piper's Little Surgery

 Piper had to have her upper frenulum clipped so she could "smile big".  Because she is young the had to put her under to do it.  The surgery took about 15 mins, she was away from us for 30 mins.  She was a champ, woke up beautifully and can now give us a big happy grin.

Here she is, all silly after her procedure.

Daddy comes Home!

After a few months away we were eager to have Daddy back - the kids watched the stairs at John Wayne Airport patiently.

And after a little while (seemed like forever) they saw Daddy!

We're so glad he's home, safe & happy.

Aquarium on Wheels

 The Aquarium of the Pacific on Wheels came to James' school.  The kids have both been the the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach but were excited nonetheless to be able to touch the sea creatures. 

Piper was especially eager to touch them.  She was a very good about using two fingers and touching softly. 

They touched Enemies, Star Fish, Sea Cucumbers, and  

James was happy that he was brave enough to touch a Shark!