“Is Vaughn home? When’s Vaughn coming home?”
No, that’s not Eric or Emily asking…that’s a daily question from Logan…whenever he’s home for more than a minute.
We’ve been saying for years that we can’t wait for them to actually become buddies and – knocking on wood – I think they just might be! That all starts with the older one accepting the younger, and we may look back on 2022 as THE year it really felt like it happened.
It’s beautiful!
Some other beautiful moments in 2022.
In last year’s blog, we mentioned that Vaughn was gearing-up for his last year of Little League and then his travel ball team’s final tournament in Cooperstown with all of his buddies. SUCCESS! Vaughn’s Little League team won his local league’s championship (humble brag, with Vaughn pitching a complete game in the final!). And Cooperstown exceeded all expectations. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful 5 years together with some of our favorite families. See the pictures & video of both his Little League team’s championship game and a couple of his bombs in Cooperstown…good times!!
Last year, we also mentioned that Logan was looking forward to us not driving him around anymore, knowing that he would turn 16 in 2022 and get his license. CHECK! After a minor parental snafu on the scheduling, he got his license at the end of December, and he’s thrilled with a bit of newfound freedom (and responsibility)!
Logan also had his sophomore homecoming, and this time many of his extended crew went as couples. See the pictures, and you can see the fantastic (and smart) trend of both boys & girls wearing comfortable shoes with suits & dresses. Why didn’t we think of that all those years ago? He’s still on the surf team at South, now on the JV soccer team as well (plus his club team). He’s busy, he’s having fun and doing great!
BTW, just quickly back to Vaughn…have you seen his hair? It’s big. Really big! If you thought he had nice eyes, you might have to wait a while to see them again. They’re covered (and there’s no talking him out of it)!
Emily is more engaged than ever with the local artist community, and she’s loving being part of the buzzing & thriving gallery/non-profit in Hermosa Beach, Indivisible Arts.
Eric still has his company, nice and close, right by the Redondo Beach pier. Last year’s supply chain woes were actually a good thing for his industry, so no complaints. No complaints, but not a lot of free time either. However, with the gentle – yet not so subtle – nudge from Emily, Eric found the time to learn a new guitar piece and is live on our video below! (Special thanks to Karl Grossman for his beautiful arrangement.)
And last, not that we’d expect anybody to notice that this blog is late this year, but it is…for a really wonderful reason. We always mention here that we want more time with our friends & family and, for the first time in 10+ years, we decided to travel and visit Emily’s family in Indiana over New Year’s. So glad we did!
Love to you all,
Eric, Emily, Logan & Vaughn
Here’s our annual video . . .