Here it is, our official holiday photo. Given #2 is due any day now, we decided to go light on the decorations this year–a wreath on the door and standing the holiday cards along the mantel are about all we could do this year.

I’m still painting the picket fence: one more coat of paint for the long stretch of fence that runs along Shafter Avenue. We planted more this weekend and ordered olive and meyer lemon trees which we will plant next Saturday.

Bea had several friends over this morning to celebrate her second birthday. Besides running around the house with her pals, she played in the backyard. Highlights included…