Weekend in Tahoe

We just got back from a wonderful weekend up at Lake Tahoe. Carrie's friend from college, Kristy, got married up at Incline Village on Friday and we got the opportunity to go up and help celebrate. The wedding was beautiful, and the reception was a blast, as they typically are. Carrie's godparents graciously offered to let us stay at their house, which was basically just indulgent on our part. :) Here's Cassie and John enjoying the gorgeous weather from their pier early on Saturday morning.

Cassie Playing Piano

Nana and Pops got Cassie a little piano for her birthday, one of her many favorite new toys. She's been enjoying the process of discovering music this past week.

Happy Birthday, Cassie!

Today is Cassie's first birthday! It's crazy how fast this past year has blown by. She's walking and running totally independently, knows a dozen words, is able to say "dada" and "dogdog", eats almost all of her meals on her own now (with a huge mess) and even knows a smattering of sign language! We had a fun birthday party on Saturday with some friends and family, and Cassie has been having a ball the past couple of days with all her new toys.

We Are in Contract!!

We looked at hundreds of houses on-line, visited some 40-50 houses in person, wrote four offers, and spent a week negotiating the last one but... We are finally in contract with an accepted offer on an amazing home in Los Gatos! We have 14 days to get all our inspections and financials in order, and 35 days to close escrow, but pending no disasters, we will soon be the poorest new residents of Los Gatos! Here's a teaser pic from the new house to share...

Cassie is Walking!

Cassie has officially taken her first steps on her own. In the past week, she went from taking a step/lunge to being able to take 10-15 steps without assistance!