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Birthday Part 3: The Actual Day and Lion King 3D
October 12, 2011 by Victoria This is the last birthday celebration post. We had so much fun that it was just too much to cram into one post; hope you aren't tired of the big 4 hullabaloo. To be honest it has been nice for us to reflect on this milestone and truly appreciate all the good things for Gwendolyn -- which so many of... Read More >>A Dream Come True
March 11, 2011 by Victoria
Firstly, thank you all so much for the many birthday wishes. You really made me feel special and cared for -- and your messages, cards, and Facebook posts meant a lot to me (although Bill said I was clogging up his fb feed 
)!!! I have to say that this may have been the best birthday ever.
Bill...
Read More >>Camping!
December 29, 2010 by Victoria Three words:Camping with Hayden! Yep and that equals a VERY happy little girl...make that two very happy little girls...and four very happy parents watching them. Visualize: fishing, dancing, camp fire, sparklers, family, FUN! Chris and Jennifer set everything up. They are spending time in Pismo... Read More >>The MDA and Gwendolyn
December 20, 2010 by Victoria SMA is a muscular dystrophy disease. Like cancer and its many awful versions, there are many forms of muscular dystrophy that fall under this one umbrella. The Muscular Dystrophy Association was the first organization to really put a face to these many diseases with long and often hard to pronounce... Read More >>Good Things: Monterey Bay Aquarium With Hayden
December 17, 2010 by Victoria
Oh we have some pretty big "good things" this week with numero uno being that Gwendolyn is doing well! We are still watching her closely and hoping napping and diet changes will boost her energy level back up. We've been taking it easy since we got home and "Nap Boot Camp" has officially started....
Read More >>Snow At The Santa Barbara Zoo
December 06, 2010 by Victoria
We had an AWESOME day yesterday! Awesome! And we needed it. The Santa Barbara Zoo hosted their annual "Snow Leopard Festival" (you may remember we went last year). The Santa Barbara Zoo actually trucks in piles and piles of ice to create snow for a one day really special event. They build a...
Read More >>Thanksgiving Weekend
November 29, 2010 by VictoriaWe can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder
We have had a lovely long Thanksgiving -- a quiet, simple, fun family weekend. And it feels so good! And throughout it all, we were especially conscious of our many blessings! I know we...
Read More >>Gwendolyn’s 3rd Birthday: Disneyland!
October 09, 2010 by Victoria
Where do we even begin... Disneyland was an absolutely amazing experience for Gwendolyn (and us, too)!!! To see the imaginative world through the eyes of your child is incredible...for any parent...and for us, well, it was everything -- surreal!!!
There isn't really a ONE thing that stands out as...
Read More >>Little Star Love
September 02, 2010 by Victoria Gwendolyn is in love -- L.O.V.E. His name is Little Star and he is her mini horse best friend!!! Little Star moved to a new home over by the beach about three weeks ago and we have been going out to see him every chance we get. The best part is Gwendolyn completely controls everything.We've been...
Read More >>Little Miss Firecracker
July 05, 2010 by Victoria We had a really fun weekend and a great 4th of July.1. It felt really nice to just be together. I don't know why because we are together quite a lot, but this weekend seemed a little slower...a little less doing and just being -- and I loved it.
2. Bill got to go golfing on Saturday -- a Father's...
Read More >>Little Star
June 15, 2010 by Victoria Gwendolyn has a pony -- two ponies!!! Okay, they aren'treally her ponies, but this darling pair are the closest she will ever come. And we are in love! Little Star and Silver Star are our friend Diane's new mini horses. Little Star is the sweetest, gentlest, teeny tiny pony you have ever met. He is... Read More >>Animals, Animals Everywhere
June 02, 2010 by Victoria Gwendolyn loves animals. LOVES. Loves. Loves animals. Pretty much any animal -- she loves it. Lately we have had tons of fun animal encounters -- they seem to find us -- and she is having a blast. We got to meet trained bunnies and she even got to hold one. We met a new mini horse friend named... Read More >>Sesame Street Live
May 31, 2010 by Victoria This weekend we had an awesome experience with Gwendolyn -- we took her to see Sesame Street Live!It was a day full of surprises and Gwendolyn was game for them all. She is always so ready for an adventure and I just love seeing her darling expression of anticipation -- and after such a stressful... Read More >>MDA's Winter Wine Down
March 21, 2010 by VictoriaThe Zoo
February 01, 2010 by Victoria On Sunday we had a nice lazy day. Mommy caught up on sleep. Daddy took Gwendolyn for a morning stroll. And then in the late afternoon after Gwendolyn's nap we ventured to the awesome Santa Barbara Zoo for a fun family activity. I love being a member of the zoo because it means that at 3:00 pm we... Read More >>VIDEO: Gwendolyn Sledding At The Santa Barbara Zoo
December 08, 2009 by Bill Strong Gwendolyn taking a run down the sledding slope with Daddy at the Santa Barbara Zoo! Read More >>Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
December 07, 2009 by Victoria
Yes, you read that right. Santa Barbara has snow...well, sort of...
When your child is disabled and/or given a terminal diagnosis, there are certain things, certain ideas you had about being a parent that are especially difficult to let go of. They usually make little sense to someone else in their... Read More >>
Birthday, Check Up and Christmas Walk
December 04, 2009 by Victoria Today is Gwendolyn's 26th month birthday! Hooray! We sang Gwendolyn's favorite song (Happy Birthday to Gwendolyn) and are heading out for walk to get a special birthday balloon!Yesterday afternoon we went to our awesome pediatrician office to get the second dose of the H1N1 vaccine and the first... Read More >>
Mini Horses & Apple Picking
October 25, 2009 by Victoria Yesterday we had such a fun adventure. From the moment we moved to Santa Barbara, I have searched for a fun fruit picking place -- especially in the fall. There are so many lovely farms in the wine country, but Web searches had not provided good results on fruit picking. So I gave up. (Farms are... Read More >>On The Mend/Lane Farms
October 18, 2009 by Victoria Gwendolyn is much, much improved. She is full of smiles, her eyes are bright, and she has her spunk almost completely back. We were all going a bit stir crazy after being stuck inside for several days, so we thought a morning jaunt to the darling pumpkin patch, Lane Farms, would be just the family... Read More >>
