Here are a smattering of recent photos, starting with the "Penguin bed" that Lena recently constructed in our living room.
Over Easter weekend we visited Morgan's cousin Jenny Lynn and her husband Gabriel in the East Bay. Lynn and Jack (Morgan's aunt and uncle) were also in town visiting which was a treat. During our visit we made cookies which Lena was very enamored with ("another pinch...another pinch" - our kid is a huge fan of raw, sweet, dough).
Here are some of the cookies before heading into the oven.
Lena cutting out cookies in the apron that Lynn and Jack gave her.
Jenny Lynn and Gabriel's dog, Dante. Dante was a source of considerable excitement - particularly when he tried to chase three tennis balls at the same time.
The table set for dinner.
Morgan, Lena, and Jenny Lynn frosting cookies.
Jenny Lynn and Gabriel went all out making a delicious feast which culminated in berry meringue.
The last week Lena's been on spring break and we've been shaking things up with various projects at home. Here Lena 'fishes' for a cloth fish that she and Morgan made that has a magnet in it.
Got it!
Posing next to a recent architectural feat.
Paul's playing fiddle for a square dance next month in Berkeley with some good friends. The other night they took a break from playing in the wee wee hours to take this photo for the dance website.
This past weekend we went to Bol Park in Palo Alto for the first time - it was really fun and has two resident donkeys!
The last photo is of a fox that now lives at our house. Lena recently celebrated the Persian new year at school, during which she and her classmates tied knots in grass blades and made wishes. Lena wished for a brown fox which made its appearance - after a couple nights of preparation - this past Saturday. The body is brown corduroy and bears a striking resemblance to an old pair of Paul's pants.
Lena playing with the dragon hobby-horse that Morgan made her.
At one of the beaches near Santa Cruz.
Fantastic fossil clams near Santa Cruz.
Fossil shellbeds!
Playing 'kerplunk' with pebbles at Shoup park in Los Altos.
Treat 'swimming' for a drink in the bathtub.
This past Saturday we took a great trip over to the art museum on the Stanford campus. We spent most of the time running around outside and here are a few photos of the adventure starting with Morgan and Lena playing chickens in the grass near the museum.
When we got there we stumbled upon a fantastic installation outside of Andy Goldsworthy's called "Stone River" made out of sandstone blocks. It is really really great!
We also found this neat bug molting in the crack in a tree.
Lena checking out the absurdly gargantuan California flowers!
Here are a smattering of recent photos, starting with the "Penguin bed" that Lena recently constructed in our living room.
Over Easter weekend we visited Morgan's cousin Jenny Lynn and her husband Gabriel in the East Bay. Lynn and Jack (Morgan's aunt and uncle) were also in town visiting which was a treat. During our visit we made cookies which Lena was very enamored with ("another pinch...another pinch" - our kid is a huge fan of raw, sweet, dough).
Here are some of the cookies before heading into the oven.
Lena cutting out cookies in the apron that Lynn and Jack gave her.
Jenny Lynn and Gabriel's dog, Dante. Dante was a source of considerable excitement - particularly when he tried to chase three tennis balls at the same time.
The table set for dinner.
Morgan, Lena, and Jenny Lynn frosting cookies.
Jenny Lynn and Gabriel went all out making a delicious feast which culminated in berry meringue. 
The last week Lena's been on spring break and we've been shaking things up with various projects at home. Here Lena 'fishes' for a cloth fish that she and Morgan made that has a magnet in it.
Got it!
Posing next to a recent architectural feat.
Paul's playing fiddle for a square dance next month in Berkeley with some good friends. The other night they took a break from playing in the wee wee hours to take this photo for the dance website. 
This past weekend we went to Bol Park in Palo Alto for the first time - it was really fun and has two resident donkeys!
The last photo is of a fox that now lives at our house. Lena recently celebrated the Persian new year at school, during which she and her classmates tied knots in grass blades and made wishes. Lena wished for a brown fox which made its appearance - after a couple nights of preparation - this past Saturday. The body is brown corduroy and bears a striking resemblance to an old pair of Paul's pants.
A handful of photos taken over the last week or so. Here are Mark & Lena hanging at our house.
Lena setting up shop at home.
Grocery shopping.
Last weekend we went camping at Point Reyes National Seashore. The remainder of the photos from that trip.
