We love the Sandovals!

Whenever we make it to California, we make it a priority to visit the Sandoval family in Encinitas.  We love them so much!  If you're a steady blog reader, you probably remember my friend Crystal Sandoval surprising me in France!

Daphné jumped right in playing with the boys' toys.

Doll face.

Evan's hat.

Oh man!

Train track with Evan.

Digging in the mud.

Swings!

TV dinners with the big boys.

Micah photo bomb.

Love him!

My friend.

Laughter from the men.

Oh how I love this photo.

Baby girl.

Always fun with Auntie Crystal.

Sweetness.

Our family in our element.

Evan in all his glory.

Micah in all his.

Christmas lights.  Daphné with Micah and Evan.

Petrignani family in lights.

Tea time.

Mmmmm.

Bare feet.

 

Best slide!

Date with my man.

Leon and Crystal watched Daphné, while we cruised Encinitas together.

Found these.

 And here is not having any fun at all with her babysitters.

Watching Leon play with Pancho the doggie.

Absolutely love this picture.

"Come here Pan-cho."

Glistening.

Chillaxing.

So big.

I'm outta here!

Daphné practicing her lettering on the chalk board.

Slide with Micah.

Slide with Maman.

Piano with Crystal and Leon.

Love Linz

New Year's à la montagne

Our friends let us use their cabin in a small village called Andon!

Happy Papi with Daphné.

Lotta and Sebastien reading.

Nancy making it home.

Raclette, a popular cold-weather dish.  Yum.

Found a friend.

The Daphné corner.

Such a big girl in her high chair.

Brunch.

Hike.

The cabin is just behind us.

And there it is again with a better view of the surroundings... we walked up that hill.

Brothers.

Friends.

She loves hiking, especially when Daddy does all the work =).

I like the mountain peak in the distance.

Half way up.

Groupie.  Lotta, Sebastien, Nancy, Pierre, me, Tonio, Daphné's sleeping head.

Magnifique!

Our hiking guide.  This dog led the way all the way up the hill.  She was sooooo sweet!

Apparently, cross country skiing happens here when there's snow.

Playing with auntie Lotta's pens.

Bathtime!

Who doesn't love a baby in a sink?!!!

Thank you Papi and Mamie!

À boire!

Cozy in pjs.

And the drive home.  I think she had a good time, don't you?

I'm very thankful that God has given me such a wonderful family here in France.  And I'm also thankful for the opportunity to spend some time away at a beautiful place like Andon.  Thank you Thomas and family!

Love Linz