I've decided to put new blog entries on my homepage

New posts will go on the JoeSanDanLiz website from now on. For a while I was the only one using this so I don't think it will mean all that much. I'm still learning how to use Wordpress, so for now I can't add users, allow comments, or even make the pages look as nice as this. Anyone who wants to help me, get in touch. Otherwise, I'll sneak whatever free time I have making it better. I think this is the best use for my homepage, since the static stuff I had before wasn't working. Also this will serve (I hope) to make it just a little harder to link my kids first and last names on the internet, a move which lots of experts say will keep them safer.

Pictures Have Moved

There are pictures associated with most of the posts before this date. They were hosted on photobucket.com. That website has since changed its terms of service, and I wouldn't agree with it, so I closed the account. All of the below posts, along with pictures are now on joesandanliz.com. Sorry for the inconvenience, but it had to be done. Unfortunately, I may have lost two Elizabeth videos that were only hosted on photobucket, but I still may be able to find them on a DVD or hard drive around the house somewhere.

Great Gifts!

Last night we got a couple of boxes from Aunt Deanna and Uncle John. First Elizabeth opened her box which had an enthralling second box inside. That box talked and she loved pushing the button and hearing Elmo's voice so much, we thought she would never let us open it. But eventually we did and she and Daniel loved the Tickle me Elmo inside.

Daniel was feeling a little left out so, even though its three weeks until his birthday, we let him open his box too. Inside was a great basketball game that he immediately started shooting baskets with. Of course Elizabeth started attacking him so he learned to keep it out of her way when he really wanted to get serious and shoot some hoops.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth

This week we celebrated Elizabeth's second birthday with a dinosaur (her new first love) themed party. It was an intimate affair with just a few close family members in attendance, namely Dad, Mom and Daniel. The living room was decorated with balloons tied to little dinosaurs and her cake had dinosaurs on it too.







The next day we headed down to the Monterey Aquarium. She loves going there since watching fish is a favorite pasttime. Her favorite sea turtle was missing, but she did get to see closeups of the sunfish and great white shark.