Beatrix’s first Christmas! #firstchristmas

This morning, Guinevere was presented with a certificate and trophy for her entry into the Reflections school arts contest. She was awarded first place for her school in Primary Dance Choreography. #reflections #lookwithin

Guinevere’s Acro dance

Guinevere did a wonderful job at her recital today.

Start your day off right. #beatrixmelva

Sneak peak of Guinevere as Salazar Slytherin for her Storybook Recital next weekend. #dancer #lyrical

We took all these kids to see Frozen 2 today. Our first movie as a family of five!

Beatrix‘s first Thanksgiving! She and Guinevere got sick last night, but I managed to put her in the outfit for a picture anyway. #beatrixmelva #firstthanksgiving

Rainy day and the kids are like whoa. #guinevereandcaspian

#caspianmichaelp

Baby Shark do do do do do. #guinevereandcaspian

Seven months old #beatrixmelva

Hello, November

Trick or Treating is a simple exchange of cuteness for candy. #halloween2019

Congrats to Guinevere and @leap_danceacademy for their first competition of the season this weekend. They got a High First and other awards for their production number.

Cutest pumpkins in the Patch.

Happy half birthday! Beatrix is 6 months old today. #beatrixmelva #6monthsold

Happy 3rd Birthday, Caspian! #caspianmichaelp

We skipped today and celebrated Caspian’s birthday eve at Disneyland.

School picture day. #secondgrader

This school year marks 30 years since we met in the first grade. Best friends for 30 years and counting! Lunch at Blizzard was on the agenda for her visit, obviously. #bff #besties

Quilt by Grammy. #beatrixmelva #5monthsold

5 Months Old #beatrixmelva

Beatrix had her 4 month appointment. She weighs 15lb, 9oz and is 25” long. #beatrixmelva

4 Months Old #beatrixmelva

Happy August!

Playing in Caspian’s room. #beatrixmelva #caspianmichaelp

The little boy cousins. #beachday

Beach day with cousins.

Official baby of summer. #beatrixmelva

We had a great time today at #popupdisney

Happy to be in our new home for one month. #4thofjuly

Happy Father’s Day to the best dad for these three awesome people. #fathersday

Last day of first grade.

2 month old checkup! She weighed 12lb, 15.8oz, and was 23.25” long. #beatrixmelva

Dance picture day! #leapacademy #dancer

Picture me? #caspianmichaelp

8 weeks old. #beatrixmelva

Guinevere was surprised with these amazing custom painted Vans featuring her as an LOL doll in her team costume, with her teammates on the other shoe. They even have her teacher Miss Traci on them! Thanks to teammate Olivia’s family for this beautiful gift. #danceteam #leapacademy

Happy Mother’s Day!

1 month old. And May the Fourth be with you. #beatrixmelva #maythe4thbewithyou

3 Weeks Old. #beatrixmelva

Beatrix was great at her 3 week checkup. 9lb 1oz and 21.25” long. #beatrixmelva

Happy Easter! He is Risen! #easter2019

The girls have been getting a lot of attention lately, but my little boy still poses for the camera. Crusty face and all. #caspianmichaelp

11 days old. #beatrixmelva

1 week old. #beatrixmelva

2 days old #beatrixmelva

Beatrix meeting her middle namesake, Great Gramma Melva. #beatrixmelva

Beatrix meets Guinevere and Caspian. #beatrixmelva

Guinevere meets Beatrix. #beatrixmelva

Beatrix Melva, born April 4, 2019 at 7:45am. 7lb, 5oz and 19.5” long. #beatrixmelva

She’s officially an 8 year old! And as soon as I asked for a picture she started complaining that she was cold. #happyguinevere

Yesterday, I bought a minivan. I’m now a minivan driver. The features are amazing! I’m excited for the doors that open themselves and the Apple CarPlay. But I’m also slightly in need of a support group. #hondaodyssey

We brought the tripod in from the car, and Caspian started posing. #caspianmichaelp

Guinevere got an award at school yesterday. Apparently her reading score went up by 111 points.

Story time by big sister. #guinevereandcaspian

Back to normal weather. #guinevereandcaspian

Gramma saw the Harlem Globetrotters for the first time in 1948, in her home town in Iowa. That was 70 years ago when she was 12 years old. Today we got to take her to the Harlem Globetrotters again, and she was able to watch her great granddaughter perform in the halftime show!

Guinevere’s first dance competition of the season was yesterday. She was amazing!

Another rainy day.

Because it’s February #caspianmichaelp

Coffee with my bestie. Best friends for 29 years and counting! #bestiesforlife