Happy Birthday, Liam!

Thanks Em for these photos of my cute little Liam. These were taken the day before his birthday at Uncle Steven's wedding. We haven't officially celebrated his birthday yet since we were in LA so he doesn't know he's 2, but he's sure acting like a two-year-old.

Lake Tahoe

We love our yearly Daines family reunion in Lake Tahoe and look forward to it every year!

Uncle Reaky with Liam and Olivia at our favorite brunch.

Aunt Laura, Julia, Nadia, Aunt Kristin and Olivia holding on for dear life!

Rafting down the Truckee.

Mommy, daddy and Liam.

Going to the pier to try and take a Christmas card picture.

After failing to get a good picture, we gave up.

Olivia, Julia and cousin Nadia.

Grandpa (pa pa) and Grandma (nana).

Uncle Reaky, Aunt Laura and baby Charlie at Sunnyside.

Liam throwing rocks at Sunnyside.

Hiking with Liam on my shoulders. He wouldn't let go of his sippy cup and it was digging into my head the whole time.

Liam and daddy at Meeks Bay.

Getting ready to leave. We are always so sad to go!

More from Newport

Newport Beach

Here are some photos of our trip in June to Newport Beach. The kids spent most of their time digging for sand crabs. eww! I guess I did the same thing when I was their age.

Big Mouth

While checking into a kid's club at a gym we hadn't been to before, a gym employee asked me "Are all three [kids] yours? "Yes," I replied. Then Julia (9) piped in–with her arms folded and shaking her head back and forth, with a little smirk on her face–and said, "And she can't take it."