Welcome 2015!!!!

After vegetating for a week at home, no travels, no packing and unpacking, no appointments, places to go or to be, not even the day of the week nor the time mattered and we are all de-stressed, de-toxed, rested and fully charged to head full frontal into the new year.
May it bring us more of what we are currently enjoying surrounded by love, rest, family time, laughter and joy.

As Patrick leaves his steady place at KT, which has held his mind and heart for over 15 years now and trades it in for a new place in a new company with a new title and new adventures
 the Ls and I will try to keep the pace steady here at the CZ fort.
2015 will bring many changes for us.
No more art classes for mama. As painful as the decision and the severing of ties may have been it now shines a new light onto the new year and the days and weeks to come, offering me time to take care of my family, my precious girls, my busy husband, the pups, cats, house (with all that comes with a house full of kids and pets) and last but not least more time for myself.
I am looking forward to spending more time as a mom, keeper of the house, the peace and hopefully our sanity :)
And maybe I will spend more time doing this...writing, blogging, capturing our family life once more in this little space of mine.

2014 has been a LONG year, full of many things, from up to down and back up and down again.
We were eager to send it off last night, with a big BOOM or so we thought.
Turns out that even if they ID you for buying Party Poppers at Target it still does NOT mean that they are fireworks and will, when lit on fire, rise up into the sky with a million sparkles and sounds.
No, they will in fact not light up, even if you try over and over again.
Once you figure out that all you need to do is to pull the string a tiny bit of confetti will come out you can finally enjoy the small token of the party spirit coming out of these itty plastic party bottles.
So now it's 2015 and so far its been going well. Granted it's only January 1st but let's celebrate anyways :)

We are leaving 2014 and welcome 2015 with a few pictures of the last, happy and very relaxing days of the CZ family.

Welcome 2015! 

May you be good and prosperous to us and may you remind us ALWAYS of whats most important, family & friends, health and love for each other.

And a Happy Birthday to my Papa in heaven. We haven't forgotten you! <3

Willie Beach 2012

Today was so beautiful, warm and sunny - we just had to go outside and tank some sun.

I was supposed to take a photography class but I much rather wanted to spend the day with the CZs than sitting in a class room (bad mama!).

So we decided to visit Boo-Booloo at Willie Beach (Del Valle in Livermore). 

It had been some time since we last visited him ... always a good choice to go and say hi to my boy!!!

Lulu, fashinably ready for a leisurely hike on the cat walk :)

You little Diva! 

4 years old and can't leave the house without a purse ... make that TWO!

L in her cool shades!
You are getting WAY too big my Love!
Stop growing up on me!!!

I don't know how many times we have walked this path ... many, many times.

LOVE it here!!!

Heavenly!
Just like Willie was saying "Hi Mamie! I am here!" .
.. with a super-waggy-tail!
Oh how I miss my forever dog!!!

Lulu pulled up her pants in case the "time" comes in :)

Skipping stones ... Papa is so good at it!

L ... and Willie :)

Missing the boy!!!
He loved this place so much!
I could almost hear his barking voice at the beach and see him chasing the waves and birds.

Oh, na-course ... DORK was there too :)
Silly, little Dork ... barfed all over the car ... several times!!!

Shell-attack!!!
We decided it would be fun to throw shells at L.
wahahaha ... evil parents!

Lulu's purse!

"Treasures" we found

There is always time for a tickle war!!!

Dork and his new toy!

Such a good Dork!!!

What a fun day we had!!!
You Ls were in a super mood (Lulu only wanted to be carried 1/2 of the way :) and even Dorkie got to go outside and run and play!
Great way to end the weekend!!!