Presents from near and far

Nana and Papa enjoyed a trip to the Point Reyes Light House yesterday. They did not know before they got there that it is closed on Wednesdays, but they still got to see it from afar.

Nana got Andie a new hat while in Point Reyes Station.

Andie enjoyed some time in her whale pool while Nana cooked dinner.

Kristin and her colleague Tallulah were in southern California earlier this week, delivering some abalone to some of the aquariums there.

They put their feet in the sand near Malibu ...

... and stayed on the Queen Mary while in Long Beach.

The baby abalone are enjoying their new homes (Kristin knows you're here for the human baby pictures, but she thinks her abalone babies are pretty cute, too):

Adding baby white abalone to a new display at the SBMNH Sea Center

Baby abalone meeting papa abalone

Baby abalone in new display at Aquarium of the Pacific

Pink abalone on pink rocks

Kristin brought home a book about hermit crabs from Aquarium of the Pacific for Andie:

Kristin is excited to bring Andie on a trip someday to see all the captive white abalone with her own eyes.

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Deck reconstruction

The deck attached to the Herilino Annex was rotting away, so Uncle Chuck visited again to help give it an overhaul. Uncle Joe and cousin Karen generously helped out, and baby Andie even chipped in! Making a plan Demo nearly completed Adding new boards Finishing up the new railing Breaking for beer and strawberries More demo-ing Kristin and Andie were a little scared for Uncle Joe up there on those narrow old boards! Turning a deck into a roof Andie even helped to finish it all off! Ha, just kidding! That's Jason's Cabbage Patch doll up there. Did you really think Jason would carry the baby on the roof? Sheesh, what kind of parents do you think Kristin and Jason are? Jason and Elden This post was created especially for Nana and Grandma Jane. Our apologies for any adverse health effects it may have triggered.

Changes

There have been a lot of changes over the past six weeks in the Herilino household. Perhaps the biggest is that Nani and Papa moved out! We were so happy to take them in after the fire, and we are even happier that they have found a new place of their own to call home (especially because it isn't in Iowa). They are again just a short drive away in Santa Rosa, and they even promised to still babysit one day a week. Nani and Papa really enjoyed spreading out after being relegated to such tight quarters at the Herilino house. Although they didn't have too much stuff to move, Andie helped them unpack some of their new things. She liked how the packing material stuck to their clean windows. They don't have much in the way of furniture yet either, but Nani and Papa made sure Andie felt comfortable by stocking their house with new toys, a kid's table, and a potty seat. We are already having lots of fun hanging out there. Andie loved trying ou...

Pizza & ready to crawl

Andie added pizza to her list of foods yesterday, doing right by her New York family heritage. Kristin spent her first night away from Andie last night to throw a bachelorette party for Auntie Ellie. Everyone survived! Andie seems to be pretty close to crawling these days, making Kristin and Jason wonder if they're going to have to dedicate some time to better baby-proofing soon.

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