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Gwendolyn Update

September 17, 2009 by Victoria

It has been a busy few days. We are home from Stanford now and are continuing to try to figure out what is going on with Gwendolyn. We are still a bit worried, but are relieved to be tackling the issues.

She is doing fine on the antibiotic, but we are watching her closely to make sure her...

"Welcome Dinner": Los Olivos, CA - August 28, 2009

August 29, 2009 by Bill Strong

Our little princess had such a blast mingling at the "Welcome Dinner" in Los Olivos, CA last night. Today, it's wedding time! What a fun weekend we are all having...

Viva La Fiesta!

August 08, 2009 by Bill Strong

We feel very fortunate to live in a community with many festivals, parades, and activities all year long. I think it's funny when I hear locals complain about all of them -- I know, it's a horrible tragedy living in a small beach community that provides you the opportunity to partake in the...

Happy Father's Day/Painting for Daddy

June 20, 2009 by Victoria

While Daddy was away last weekend, I took Gwendolyn to go make him something special for Father's Day. We went to our local pottery/painting shop called 2000 Degrees and, although I was not sure if Gwendolyn would be old enough for this type of activity, she LOVED it! She insisted on holding the...

Our Little Butterfly

May 23, 2009 by Victoria

Firstly, it seems Gwendolyn is doing okay. We are definitely watching her closely, but we have not had any other incidents. (Thank goodness and knock on wood!) She is most comfortable on BiPAP and can only come off of it for short periods of time. We don't like that, but there are no clear signals...

Iced Vietnamese coffee and a stop at the zoo

March 01, 2009 by Bill Strong

This weekend we were determined to get out and enjoy this beautiful 75 degree "winter" weather. Unfortunately, on Saturday Gwendolyn really wasn't feeling well so we decided to have a family movie/singing/snuggle day -- which wasn't a bad second option at all.

On Sunday, Gwendolyn woke up in much...

A day at the zoo!!!

October 23, 2008 by Bill Strong

On Tuesday, all six of us (Gwendolyn, Henry, William, Victoria, Elizabeth, and me), including two car seats and Gwendolyn's bassinet, piled in the GVan and took a trek to the Santa Barbara Zoo. Our friend Dean Noble is the Director of Marketing at the zoo and he coordinated a behind-the-scenes...

Disney Playhouse Live at the Granada

September 21, 2008 by Bill Strong

Today we went to the Granada Theater with GrandPa to see the live
rendition of Disney Playhouse. I'm proud of us as there were many good
reasons we could have used to convince ourselves not to go. But we
rallied our courage and we all had a blast -- most importantly
Gwendolyn. She absolutely loves...

Monterey Aquarium

August 21, 2008 by Victoria

Ok, I'm better now. As is true with many days, we find as much fun and positivity as possible with Gwendolyn...no matter how we are feeling. Today was no exception. We really did have a fun day taking Gwendolyn to the Monterey Aquarium and it was nice to be out as a family experiencing so many...