Big Momma

Elizabeth is big. Very big. I don't remember her belly being so huge with our last two children and I am convinced the baby is due any day.
Most people, when they see the huge belly and unrecognizable face, have felt kinda sorry for her or think the baby is past due. The heartburn, sleepless nights, fatigue, bloating, sore joints and weight gain make life pretty difficult, but my wife still gets up in the morning with a smile on her face.
The first picture is from a wedding in Chicago last December. The last few pictures were taken during our trip to 29 Palms. E did the makeup for Anya at her wedding.
She burps like an overweight middle-aged man, snores loudly and snorts gail force winds out of her nose when she sleeps. My kids bang on her stomach all the time and think it's funny. Miles declares to us on a daily basis that he doesn't even want another sibling.
I tell them they have to be extra nice to her. I tell myself that as well. This is our last child for sure.
We both love having kids even more than we thought we would. Being a dad is pretty much the greatest thing to ever happen to me, so another one seems perfect.
Speaking of perfect, I think she looks beautiful.

More pics....

Images from 29 Palms, Pioneer Town and our backyard tub.

Property,pools and packing

After 4 years of living the good life in California, the Holtz family is packing up and moving to greener pastures. It will be wholesome farm living for a year or so before we move to an affordable but dangerous neighborhood somewhere close to Manhattan.
We had to vacate our house for 12 days whilst the real estate world crashed our humble abode and sent inspectors to see if the place was earthquake worthy.
A nice family from S.F. will take possession August 1st as we get on a plane as a family of 5(#3 is due June19). We are looking for volunteers to make the flight with us to New York.

Meanwhile, life goes on and we have been rolling in good times. First a desert resort, a stone's throw from Joshua Tree National Park for a wedding involving E's best friend and then an actual heat wave in Berkeley.
We now have pictures of the kids in bathing suits. Veronica threw the 'do not disturb' rock(at least a 4 pounder) inside our hotel room during one of her episodes and Miles almost drowned attempting a head first dive into the shallow end of the hotel pool. Good times.
I should have studio space in the city by September 1st and E will end her career as a lobbyist in the next few weeks.
Anyone willing to milk cows and get up early for some fieldwork is more than welcome to come visit us anytime.