First Day of Kindergarten

Lillian’s mom, Amy, walked Lillian to her new school, Armand Bayou Elementary, for her first day of kindergarten, and took this picture.

Ashley’s 38th Birthday

Today would have been Ashley Elizabeth’s 38th birthday–the fourth birthday since we lost her to melanoma in December of 2012.

When Ashley was small, we lived on the side of a hill in Albany, California. She loved to take off running down that hill, laughing, with her hair streaming in the breeze blowing off the bay. And that is how I think of her today: a small girl running away, just out of reach, her laughter music in the wind.

Now We Are Six

Today, August 9, 2016 was Lillian’s sixth birthday. This picture is of Lillian yesterday, when she was five years and 365 days old–she is off flying around the country with her mom and dad today.

When she gets back, she’ll be starting school at Armand Bayou Elementary down in Clear Lake, just a few blocks from her house. She is excited that they have a cafeteria.

She is a joy.