lilah time

all is not lost in 2012

2012-01-12T03:56:00.000-08:00

in the Guardian, there is a travel writer called Kevin Rushby. he is their Explorer.

he went to visit the Mayans at the end of 2011 to see if the end of the world was coming in 2012, and they told him that it was not.

so that's that.

end of season finale for mankind, part 2

2012-01-12T03:50:00.000-08:00

after ending the first part of this two-part post on a high (?) note (oh dear, if that was a high note, i fear for the future of our society)... i'm afraid we're going to have to jump back into the decimation that was 2011...

so to May. the USA were really happy this month, because Osama bin Laden was killed. what really happened was that he was gunned down by soldiers in front of his family in his own home. and apparently, because it was Osama bin Laden, that kind of action is okay. they called it "justice". well, for the record, the definition of justice is

1. the quality of being just; fairness

2. a) The principle of moral rightness; equity.

b) Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness

JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR.

anyway, what i remember finding the most interesting about this event was the reaction by some to this photograph:

because in a Yiddish Haredi Brooklyn newspaper, Hillary Clinton was not there!

whoa! magic!

June didn't provide us with much, but i can tell you that in Scotland, we weren't having much of a summer at this point. so on a whole, June was a bit underwhelming.

but in July, it all kicked off again with Rupert Murdoch and the News of the World hacking scandal!!!!

this was front page news EVERY DAY in the UK. Lilah and I went to the USA for 3 weeks right after the scandal broke open, and I read the papers and watched the news every day while away, and NOT ONCE did this make front page news. it was regularly featured on the one page of international news in the Sacramento Bee (that's page 6, by the way). and I never saw it on any of the news programs.

is that a bit scary to you americans? because it should be. it sure scared the piss out of me! y'all are pretty much owned by the Murdoch corporation. the UK is as well. well, not as much as it was before this happened... but he still owns the Sun (another tabloid paper) and Sky (a massive cable network). difference is, people here are not willing to be bought out by illegal practices, and will speak up for what is right.

so the editor of the News of the World, Andy Carson, resigned twice amidst the scandal. and then Rupert Murdoch's right hand man, Rebecca Brooks, she took over the editor's position for a while, but then resigned as well, as the paper was forced to shut down publication -- after 168 years running.

you see, it can be done.

and then Rupert Murdoch was brought to trial for the hacking

(thank you NY Times for your attention to international news).

and he was hit in the face with a pie during the procedure.

which he deserved.

in August, the London protests started up again and then spread through the city. there was already a worldwide movement at this point to Occupy Wall Street and it was very, very interesting to witness the different cities and countries reactions to this occupation.

in London, the Occupy folks were stationed at St Paul's Cathedral. strangely, the church folk didn't want them to be there... something about making it hard for the tourists to get in... but then, very cleverly, the protesters reminded the church about the story of Jesus and the Money Lenders.

which brought new life to the question, "what would jesus do?"

and then the church remembered what jesus DID do. and they let the protesters stay. and maybe eve brought them some soup.

it had been a while since we heard about any uprising by this point in the year, but never fear, Libya was ready to roll come September, and roll they did.

there were protests, riots, and uprisings all over the place! crazy Colonel Gaddafi found himself on the run from the Anti-Gaddafi uprising. during the hunt for Gaddafi, although there were rumours that he fled Libya, he (quite incoherently) addressed the nation from a "rainy" Tripoli, stating that he was there, gave a few interviews to the british press - also quite incoherently, and then

in October, he was found and killed. i'm not going to post those pictures. they're pretty vile.

while all this is going on in Northern Africa and the Middle East, there was also the Euro-Crisis to remember. Angela Merkel (German chancellor) and Nicolas Sarkozy (France's president), although mostly Angela Merkel and the rest of "Secure Germany" are trying to figure out how to bail all the rest of the European countries out of massive debt.

i like this picture

although this is more telling of what the relationship is really like

Greece is pretty screwed. Spain isn't very well off. and in November, Italy got in such trouble, that their crazy, corrupt, mafioso prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, resigned after 17 years in power.

anyway, by that time it was December. nobody had any money for Christmas and everyone was expecting a perfect holiday.

and that, dear reader, is a year for the history books.

i'm just hoping that 2012 is going to be a little less intense than 2011. and maybe more positive?

(and warmer...)

end of season finale for mankind, part 1

2012-01-12T02:48:00.000-08:00

i've been processing 2011 for a few weeks. i'm not ready to make new years resolutions because i'm still digesting everything that went on. and i'm going to assume some other people are feeling like me, a little "whoa..." about things. so to help (?), i'm going to write up the summary provided to the british public by our very own Charlie Brooker

in Charlie Brooker's 2011 Wipe

if you don't know mr. brooker yet, take the opportunity to get to know him. he'll educate you and make you laugh at the same time. and he's got no patience for ... well, all things idiotic ... which is refreshing.

anyway. in January of 2011, Tunisia began the year of the Despot toppling craze with a revolution and subsequent ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

in February, Egypt joined in. President Mubarak was eventually ousted after huge, major, extremely powerful and significant protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

not to leave out any superfluous celebrities, February also saw the onslaught of mentalness - but definitely NOT drug abuse - brought upon himself by Charlie Sheen. yeah. his drug of choice is Charlie Sheen. cause that makes sense...

moving right back to the sensational events of the world, March was not going to be outdone by a couple of revolutions... no... in March, if you'll remember, Japan got completely annihilated by a tsunami.

as if that wasn't enough, a few days later, the Fukushima Nuclear Plant had a pretty disastrous malfunction.

and on the other side of the world, in London, protesters marched against government cuts... and then it all turned a bit sour, when people began looting local shops and generally destroying everything they could.

in April, it seemed the world needed a break, so everyone got sidetracked by all the tragedy and spent a few weeks staring at Pippa Middleton's bum. oh, and the royal wedding gave everyone in the UK another holiday.

everyday should be face-painting day

2012-01-12T02:03:00.000-08:00

Lilah the butterfly

later today we're going to paint the Ice Queen...

Boxing Day, 3:15pm, 2011

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Scotland on a winter's afternoon...

Merry Christmas

2011-12-28T12:05:00.000-08:00

To you,

Thank you for keeping abreast of all things Lilah on this wee blog. It is always a pleasure to hear that it has been visited, and to hear that you know what is going on because of it. I wish that I could be more on top of it sometimes, and add pictures daily so that there is a real continuity to Lilah's growth, but life really gets in the way! It is a New Year's resolution of mine to get it together and update a few times a week. Maybe come 2013, I'll be able to do the once-a-day thing...

I wish you the very best in 2012, and hope that all your Christmas wishes come true. Lilah seems to be pretty chuffed with her gifts from Santa, and the fact that she and I get to spend every day for the next 2 weeks together. (So far we've been face-painting, swimming, and to our winter outdoor carnival in the city centre, but the holiday is young yet!)

I'm trying to do some positive thinking about the potential for 2012, and would really appreciate any additional good vibes that you're willing to share our way -- Steven and I spent 2011 working extremely hard with not much to show for it, and I, for one, think it is time for Steven (at least) to get acknowledged for his talents and abilities. So please wish him well in the search for new employment... unless you know of a job that's going...

In closing, LilahTime will continue until Lilah says "hey mum, you better stop that shit. it's getting embarrassing. my friends are looking."

tee hee...

maybe...

With love,

Lauren

have a holly, jolly christmas

2011-12-28T11:52:00.000-08:00

christmas morning in front of the tree

lilah and tia on christmas,

lilah is eyeing up the presents,

tia is eyeing up the ornaments

grandma sue's present was an instant favourite

nonni's present was the only reason to get changed out of pyjamas

(she loves the sparkles)

another good thing about scotland

2011-12-08T11:54:00.001-08:00

sometimes schools get cancelled because of Severe Weather Warnings - at Red, the highest level - due to gale force winds...

this picture was taken earlier today in Helensburgh, a few miles down the road from Glasgow. this guy was trying to fly. and why not?

welcome home

2011-11-26T13:18:00.001-08:00

(the bachelorette party)

2011-11-26T12:58:00.001-08:00

out for an early morning dip in the pool

the pool

this is how it felt

this is how it looked

(after our swim, we went for our mud-baths and sent the bride-to-be for a massage)

the extremely relaxed bride at the most appropriately named restaurant in napa valley

(Long Meadow Ranch ... same initials as Lindsay Maral Richter)

the bridal party

back before we left for california

2011-11-26T12:44:00.001-08:00

playing at the Glasgow Airport

Nonni's Birthday

2011-11-18T20:15:00.001-08:00

make a wish!

blowing out the candle

congratulations!

the Birthday girl

poor Chenners

tickly knees

2011-11-18T20:14:00.001-08:00

lucky girl

freshly-baked apple cider donuts

2011-11-18T20:11:00.001-08:00

are a girl's best friend

in the donut zone

garden of gnomeo and juliet

2011-11-18T20:08:00.001-08:00

this was live action gnome-age

lilah was stoked

Lilah and Papa Jon

2011-11-18T20:06:00.001-08:00

Apple Hill, part 2

Apple Hill is wonderful for kids

2011-11-18T20:04:00.001-08:00

you can go to jail...

pilot an airplane

drive a tractor

keep driving tractors...

and ride more ponies!

lilah kaur sakti went to town

2011-11-18T20:00:00.001-08:00

riding

pony

a trip to Apple Hill and those that went

2011-11-18T19:59:00.001-08:00

Papa Zuzu, Lilah, and Nonni

two Papas: Jon and Zuzu

more shots from Mission-North park

2011-11-18T19:56:00.001-08:00

also known as "Lilah's park"

it's hard to get a good shot of someone in motion on a swing

i applaud those that can:

good on you, keep up the good work

sunny day in november

building up arm strength

2011-11-18T19:52:00.001-08:00

down the fireman's pole

success!

lifting herself up with no help!

and again...

(just before successfully flipping over)

sacramento bicycle

2011-11-18T19:50:00.001-08:00

thanks, nonni and papa jon!

i love this overexposed picture of lilah and steven

2011-11-18T19:48:00.001-08:00

just another normal sunny november day in california

1950s, new york city

2011-11-17T08:25:00.001-08:00

the dress lilah didn't wear for the wedding

the shoes

2011-11-12T21:49:00.001-08:00

for you, Ashley.

for real.

the dancing queen

2011-11-12T21:47:00.001-08:00

a quick spin with mum

and then up in the air with Aylin

taking over the dance floor

holding her own, but feeling the heat

go Lilah!

Well done, you!! You were an absolute STAR for the whole wedding day. We are all so lucky to have had you be a part of such a fantastic celebration. You made it even more special.

I love you.

more professional-type shots

2011-11-12T21:43:00.001-08:00

the stage

Jon and our Dad walking Lindsay down the aisle

during the ceremony, Dan and Lindsay light a Unity Candle together

that's all kinds of symbolic

just about to be Man and Wife

The descending wedding party and Lilah

shh... I'm standing next to Adrian Brody

beautiful shots

2011-11-12T21:41:00.001-08:00

the father : daughter dance was to Linger, by the Cranberries

i was crying my wee eyes out

this looks like some kind of magical fairytale

after the ceremony...

2011-11-12T21:37:00.001-08:00

love hearts are everywhere

love is in the air

speech time, madam

silliness

rare family shots

2011-11-12T21:33:00.001-08:00

Mom, Nonnie, Papa Zuzu, and Lilah

Lilah and Uncle Dan

sharing secrets or telling stories

Lilah, taking her duties as Flower Girl extremely seriously.

Utterly amazing moment during the ceremony. Just lovely.

Nonnie, Uncle Dan, Auntie Linnie, and Papa Jon

Bride and Groom and Papa Zuzu

pre-wedding photo shoot

2011-11-12T21:27:00.001-08:00

the Croatian Center in Sacramento

a truly hidden gem.

the pretty maids all in a row

kissie sissies

gorgeous aunty linnie

checking in with husband (camera wielder extraordinaire)

Lilah and Nonnie

shh...

wedding preparations

2011-11-12T21:22:00.001-08:00

the calm. there was no storm.

the best flower girl in the history of weddings.

getting ready.

"hi daddy!"

hamming it up for the camera.

(seriously? what 4 year old poses like this?)

this is lilah's tori amos pose.

lilah and katie blair (lindsay's bff... and lilah's new bff)

the bride and groom-to-be

2011-11-08T07:23:00.001-08:00

Dan Richter and Lindsay Gerig

(are going to have beautiful babies)

and finally, swimming with Uncle Jim

2011-11-08T07:11:00.000-08:00

splash battles

we called this Crazy Jumping

it was truly crazy jumping

Lilah loves Uncle Jim

Leatherby's Ice Cream

2011-11-08T07:02:00.000-08:00

yum yum

yum, yum, yum, yum, yum!

(best caramel sauce in the world)

making a movie (outtakes)

2011-11-08T07:00:00.000-08:00

Lilah and Papa Jon

Lilah is singing

they are both getting ready to make the "In Grandpa's Hands" movie

future career as recording artist?

that's exactly how you hold the mic, Lilah!

a couple of bears

2011-11-08T06:58:00.000-08:00

rawwrr!

more swimming

2011-11-08T06:56:00.000-08:00

that looks like Hawaii

jumping off rocks

this picture wasn't posed

(that's what i'm told, anyway)

more good jumping

Aunty Linnie is going to get wet!

someone is very tired after all that playing...

an afternoon at Uncle Dan's

2011-11-08T06:52:00.000-08:00

Lilah is super excited to go swimming at Uncle Dan's house

you can see why!

doing some flying

and some great swimming

Uncle Eric and Lilah

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having a picnic in the back yard

all the girls

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Lindsay, Nonnie, Aunt Rikki, Sara, Lexy, Lilah, Laney, Beth, and Lauren

Say Cheese!

yankees fans

2011-11-08T06:45:00.000-08:00

another Farmer's Market, and then...

a wee bit of shopping at Trader Joe's

Nonnie and Lilah

2011-11-08T06:43:00.000-08:00

something exciting is going on here...

muscle girl!

that's cool

oooooooh, you...

i see you!

up so high

2011-11-08T06:38:00.000-08:00

after a few hours, Lilah "grew" to be 42" tall.

which, strangely, was exactly the height she needed to be in order to go on this ferris wheel:

you could see the Sierra Nevada mountains from up there!

snack time

2011-11-08T06:34:00.000-08:00

Uncle Jim, Lilah, and Nonnie

the quickly melting ice-cream

uncle jim, wine, and a chicken

2011-11-08T06:29:00.000-08:00

we met up with Uncle Jim at the wine tasting area -- which was covered and sprinkled with misters

a welcome break, even in the "cool" weather

and then we found the cutest, fluffiest chicken in the world

which we may have to adopt

lilah is not so keen on sharing her chicken, but she does

love love love

The Great American Pony Ride

2011-11-08T06:25:00.000-08:00

and how!

Lilah's first pony ride

she's a natural

at the animal fair

2011-11-08T06:18:00.000-08:00

confidently milking a goat

loving it!

baby goats are so so so so so cute

playing some games, riding some rides

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Lilah is brave

she is also part monkey

and sea captain?

you can ring that be... eh... ell..

ring the bell

doo, doo doo, dooh

California State Fair, part 1

2011-11-08T06:08:00.000-08:00

in true Sacramento style, on a not-so-sweltering July afternoon (in the high 80s, rather than the 100s)

we went to the animal fair

the birds and the bees were there

the old baboon, by the light of the moon

was combing her auburn hair

the funniest was the monk...

he climbed up the elephant's trunk

the elephant sneezed, and fell on his knees,

and that was the end of the monk!

sunscreen? check.

sunglasses? check.

hat? check.

california girl? check!

Papa Jon and Lilah are BFFs.

early stages of Nonnie's edible garden

2011-11-08T06:02:00.000-08:00

tomatoes, herbs, aloe vera...

yellow squash, butternut squash, eggplant, zucchini, okra, strawberries...

amazing use of vintage wine barrels

now home to lemon, lime, and other citrus trees

Nonnie and Papa Jon have the best place to come and eat... I mean stay...

Lilah's Sleeve

2011-11-08T05:55:00.000-08:00

Nonnie and Papa Jon took Lilah out to a very, very cool Farmer's Market

where she was able to get a beautiful arm tattoo

Lilah sits patiently, like a statue, for the art to dry

what a sparkly tattoo!

one satisfied customer

back to california for the wedding of the year

2011-11-08T05:50:00.000-08:00

This Friday, 11 November, 2011, my dearest, most beautiful sister is getting married to the man of her dreams. Steven, Lilah, and I are in Sacramento getting ready for the festivities...

(Lilah is over the moon about "her" wedding)

This week, we are putting the finishing touches on dress alterations, flower arrangements, and a well deserved, highly pampering Bridal Shower overnight in Calistoga at the Indian Hot Springs. It's a hard life, the life of a bride-to-be.

In the meantime, while the Scots readjust to PST, and Lilah and I are up at 3 in the morning, I thought I'd take a moment and update the blog with pictures from our Summer visit this year... Since there wasn't time when we were actually here in July, because we were just so busy swimming!

(Just keep swimming, just keep swimming)

our visit to the riverside museum

2011-10-27T14:02:00.000-07:00

lilah with nellie, fay, and lily on the model subway

working very hard indeed

working... no, not working here!

modelling

2011-10-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

can someone please

tell me whywhenwherehow

lilah learned modelling poses?

or am i going to have to find you myself?

collecting autumn leaves

2011-10-27T13:50:00.000-07:00

it was such a beautiful autumn day

lilah rode her bike 2 miles (!!!) to the botanic gardens

and after a well deserved ice cream

(scottish people eat ice cream no matter what the weather is like)

(seriously)

anyway, after a while

lilah ran towards a particularly beautiful tree

which was in its own garden bed

just on the other side of a huge section of grass

and its garden bed was a bit muddy

as it had been raining

(crazy, right?)

the day before and the day before and the day before

and before she knew it,

lilah was horizontal in the air

and flat on her back in the mud

this is after removing her whole "outer" layer of clothing

for the record:

lilah = not yet too keen on mud

it's scary

and cold

but we took a taxi home

and had a hot bath

and our magical washing machine took care of all the dirt on all the clothes

and the shoes, too!

fast balloons

2011-10-27T13:42:00.000-07:00

sometimes

just sometimes

it's a bit windy in glasgow

(usually we're sipping piña coladas on the beach)

lilah seuss

2011-10-27T12:50:00.001-07:00

the house that lilah and steven built

tragedy

2011-10-23T13:03:00.000-07:00

the world lost a beautiful young boy today

Marco Simoncelli

(tipped to be the next world champion)

(and best friends with current world champion Valentino Rossi)

suffered fatal injuries from a crash

during the Malaysian Grand Prix

he was only 24

our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and fans

and especially to The Doctor

you will be greatly missed

lunch at fifi and ally's

2011-10-06T02:59:00.000-07:00

lilah had the biggest bowl of macaroni and cheese in the whole world

(dad helped her eat it)

birthday cupcake

crazy eyes

sidenote: have you ever noticed how kids don't bother eating the cake itself... they just concern themselves with the frosting. in this case, the frosting was bigger than the cake, so i think lilah got the better deal.

on our walk into town

2011-10-06T02:55:00.000-07:00

in glasgow, bakers leave their deliveries tied to the door

sounds like sandwiches!

crossing the motorway

(the domed building in the background on the right is the Mitchell Library)

oh yeah...

our neighbour's garden

2011-10-06T02:51:00.000-07:00

our downstairs neighbour has a green thumb

and flowers bloom in his garden

his flowers are just pretty enough to be in the picture with lilah

you'd think they were related...

last week we played hookey

2011-10-06T02:47:00.001-07:00

it felt like the first day of autumn,

so lilah wore a red autumn sweater

Lilah says toe-MAY-toe

2011-10-05T13:33:00.000-07:00

just thought this was worthy of notation.

it occurs in everyday speech now. as if it were perfectly normal.

rehearsing for the future?

blackberries and boats along the canal

2011-09-27T13:40:00.000-07:00

another lovely saturday gave the girls some time to wander the canal

lilah ate her blackberries on the way home

fay made a blackberry and apple crumble

checking out the boats

flags!

riot grrls we love

2011-09-27T13:32:00.000-07:00

lilah and fay

bratmobile

bikini kill

the original runaways

pj harvey

a trip to the fire department

2011-09-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

glasgow and edinburgh do this amazing thing and have an "open doors" weekend

so anyone can come into around 100 different beautiful buildings and see inside

some of the buildings are not usually open to the public

some are not open at all, ever

last weekend, lilah and fay went with katja to the fire department for open doors day

fay is totally into this

now lilah is, too

she's gonna be a truck driver, like her momma

focus...

let 'er rip, lilah!

at the weekend

2011-09-27T13:09:00.000-07:00

lilah has been spending quite a bit of quality time lately with Rob and Katja (who have become her Dum and Mad, respectively). so lilah and fay are getting to be pretty good at sleep-overs, and hanging out together on Saturdays, playing around and doing fun things in the city. Katja has been keeping a photographic diary for me, so i'm going to post some of the gems on here...

this was a free (!!!) day of music for kids at a wonderful centre in the east end of glasgow.

aunty ashley and uncle drew and little jack were there, too.

aunty ashley clued us in to this amazingness (she's got her finger on the pulse)

zenning out

lilah and katja (her Mad)

a fourth birthday party

2011-09-21T12:21:00.000-07:00

a very happy lilah

a very lovely totoro

(handmade(!!!) gift from katja, rob, and fay)

and a beautiful autumn photograph

(courtesy of ingrid mur)

thank you, all for such a pleasant and mellow party

and happy birthday again, lilah!

dance with dad before bed

2011-09-11T12:06:00.000-07:00

listening to crystalline remixed

dancing with dad generally includes a circus-like finish

this is a recurring event

that still makes my heart flutter

Grandma Sue knows Lilah's style

2011-09-08T12:50:00.000-07:00

Thank you SO much, Grandma Sue,

for the extraordinary Venetian mask

birthday present

It arrived safe and in one piece, and it is the most beautiful thing we have ever seen!

Lilah is in love.

xoxo

4 years old

2011-09-08T12:44:00.000-07:00

oh lovely lilah, it is pretty remarkable that you are four years old today

though sometimes i think you're 4 going on 15

(and i'm not the only one)

but big girls who are 15 don't want their mums and dads to read them

bedtime stories

and are not want to cry when the big light is put out

and that's when i am reminded that you are still

a wee thing

and you still need me,

and i still need you

so even though you're now 4 going on 5

and next year you'll be 5 going on 6

let's not rush the whole thing too fast

you'll be Big soon enough

Happy Birthday

i love you

mummy

lilah photographs the kitchen door

2011-09-08T12:29:00.000-07:00

piece by piece,

lilah is documenting the new flat

i hope you're enjoying your 42'' view/tour of our home

our Nonnie in her lovely edible garden

2011-09-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

we love you, Nonnie!

you're such a wee hippy at heart

(what with your edible garden and your solar panels)

ah... just look at that sky

ever so blue

and cloudless

lilah photographs the kitchen some more

2011-09-02T13:07:00.001-07:00

lilah view

tio erasmo's lily

housewarming sunflower

shh... don't tell mum

2011-09-02T13:06:00.000-07:00

this is important

mmm... indeed

whoops!

2011-09-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

you missed your feet, dude

and she was

2011-09-02T12:57:00.000-07:00

a reserved, but moving groove

building:modern art-architecture

2011-09-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

this is pretty exciting work

also, it's a good shot of the russian doll wall-stickers

i'm really digging the whole composition

good fun for the whole family

photography a la lilah

2011-09-01T12:54:00.000-07:00

after breakfast

down the hall

guess who

jammie dancing with socks in the morning

2011-09-01T12:49:00.000-07:00

i'm going to start filming the morning dance sequences more often

lilah's got some good moves

cousins

2011-09-01T12:42:00.000-07:00

lilah and her big cousin paige

lilah loves paige so much, that after hanging out with her for a few hours,

she had adopted a leeds accent

lilah, you're so great at making these faces

paige, you're not half bad either!

the big girls are not that concerned with their little cousin kaleb

but he's doing just fine on his own anyway.

lilah pictures

2011-09-01T12:37:00.000-07:00

self portrait

interior

invitation

spinning

2011-09-01T12:34:00.000-07:00

when you do this...

then you do this.

little jack and lilah on a walk

2011-09-01T12:28:00.000-07:00

lilah loves jack

this was incredibly funny

and thus had to re-occur at every lamp-post

running to the park

we love you, little jack! happy belated birthday!!

In Grandpa's Hands

2011-08-19T12:59:00.000-07:00

Lilah and Papa Jon made a promotional video for a wonderful book called In Grandpa's Hands when we were in California.

Check it out!

http://gallery.me.com/daveridgway1#100182

(you will need sound for this)

footless tights

2011-08-14T12:38:00.001-07:00

(extended) family portrait

2011-08-14T12:36:00.000-07:00

tom, lilah, theia, honor, and jude's cup

happy birthday, rupert!!

making whipped cream for the summer pudding

2011-08-14T12:33:00.000-07:00

big brother tom (lilah's favourite person on earth) did the making,

and lilah and theia got to lick the whisks.

mmm...

rupert's 42nd birthday

2011-08-14T12:29:00.000-07:00

lilah, on her way to visiting her sisters and brothers

theia is lilah's little sister (but she would totally take lilah in a brawl, no offence to my girl)

and jude is lilah's wee, wee brother.

but he's a fantastic dancer and has the laugh of an old man.

lilah, snoop dog, and kaleb

2011-08-14T12:26:00.000-07:00

lilah loves snoop

snoop will eat anything

i salute you right back, kaleb!

lilah and steven taking some photos

2011-08-14T12:24:00.001-07:00

dad's pic

lilah's pics

fearless

2011-07-29T13:23:00.001-07:00

we've been visiting Nonnie and Papa Jon in super-sunny Sacramento, and so very much time has been spent outside enjoying the heat that very little time has been left to update this blog.

however, in order to continue with appropriate lilah-documentation, i thought it necessary to post this picture.

still not yet 4, and already practicing high dives.

this girl has no fear.

hugs and kisses from the 100s!

lauren and lilah

it's official

2011-07-01T12:43:00.001-07:00

we've moved.

pictures forthcoming...

graduation day... with ike and tina turner

2011-07-01T12:31:00.000-07:00

oh yes, indeed.

graduation day... closing ceremonies

2011-07-01T12:27:00.000-07:00

lilah and sarah find each other (again)

they were just sitting together

i remember how important being next to my best friend was,

so i can completely encourage the relationship

graduation day... part 2

2011-07-01T12:22:00.000-07:00

graduation events... part 1

2011-07-01T12:15:00.000-07:00

this was the kid's entrance out to the graduation ceremony...

go team!

lilah and her besties

2011-07-01T12:12:00.000-07:00

from L to R: sarah, lilah, stephanie

sarah and lilah are pretty inseparable.

this is graduation day for our wee one.

that happened fast...

swinging in the sun

2011-07-01T12:08:00.001-07:00

playing before graduation...