Catching Up: Hidden Acres Fun

So, I have been terrible at keeping up with Kate lately. In my defense, my life has been a bit hectic since...well, since before Christmas. But I am going to attempt to bring Kate's blog up to speed. We'll see how much I can accomplish during naptime today :)

Right after Christmas we moved to California so Brett could start work at Ernst and Young in San Jose. The problem: we had no housing in San Jose. And housing is hard to find when you have a Rottweiler. So we did the same thing we did last summer--Kate and I lived with Brett's mom and Brett lived with his aunt during the week and came home on the weekends. Brett also traveled a lot for work during this time. Long story short, it took us longer to find housing than we thought it would. While this was frustrating at times, that isn't really what this post is supposed to be about. While Kate lived at "Hidden Acres" (as we fondly refer to her Grandma's house) she also got to live with her aunt, uncle, and two cousins. She had tons of fun. We also had extended family visit while we were there - which meant even more cousin lovin'. Here are some pictures from Kate's adventures at Hidden Acres:

Gemma - January 2012

Kate - January 2012

Kate LOVED having 5 acres to run and play on

March 2012

Oobleck

Gemma that dinosaur

Babies in a basket

Also, it's probably worth noting for the sake of record keeping that during this time Kate got sick for the first time in her life. She came down with pneumonia and it was awful, but she responded to the antibiotics really well and was back to normal soon thereafter. It made me very grateful for the good health she has enjoyed for most of her short life.