Well, it's been a hectic and crazy year! Beyani is almost one! She's been walking for about 2 months - about one month all by herself. She still has no sign of teeth, but she's becoming an expert gummer. She seems to have inherited all of me and James's stubbornness and is quite precocious. She is starting to "play" read books, and imitates our actions and words. Her grandparents Parsley have been out to visit her many times, and we took a trip to California to visit them and her aunts, uncles and cousins over memorial day. Her auntie Kim and family came to visit over the summer, and then we got to go out to Colorado and meet her new cousin Violet and see auntie Sarah and uncle Mike in November. We flew to the bay area to celebrate Jackie's graduation in June, and Beyani enjoyed meeting her grandma and grandpa Coquia, uncle Jon and auntie Jackie.
James has been really busy with school and watching Beyani half-time; he has recently finished his third semester at NAU. He still managed to apply to several shows and scholarships, and has been amply rewarded - he won scholarships from the Arizona Artist's Guild, National Sculpture Society, and Northern Arizona University, and he was accepted into shows at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Regional Student Juried Exhibition, National Cup Show, Clay Cubed, and back to back shows at the Coconino Center for the Arts. He plans to finish school next fall (2 more semesters), and is applying for a MFA at schools in California and Colorado.
I am still working part-time as a web designer at NAU, and working on a certificate in systems administration at NAU and a certificate in web technologies online (my work is paying for both :) Beyani and I are part of a mommy/baby group that meets for lunch once a month, and she is enjoying playing with her friends Ruby (born on the same day!), Jesper, Malia, and others. Beyani and I took lots of walks around here before it got too cold, and the three of us did some fun drives and hikes locally. I'm hoping to get back to doing yoga (there is a local mommy and me class I'd like to do with Beyani).
It's snowing right now, making it feel Christmas-y. I hope everyone is doing well, and we'd love to hear from you! Love, Krista, James, Beyani, Bella, Moko, Marley, Shiro and Enoki
