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Baby Sabonjohn's first Halloween!

The baby dressed up as a pumpkin for Halloween, Apollo as his usual "Red Ears the Pirate," and Steven as a Comcast cable guy

HUGE news is that thanks to assistance from Steven’s parents, we are now homeowners! We closed at the end of last week on a house in Burbank, and are planning renovations to take place over the next couple of weeks. We are so excited to have a place of our own to call home for the new baby.

Steven and Apollo on the way to the new house - the first time as the official owners!

Front of the new house - it will look even better very soon, we hope!

This past week Victoria spent two nights in San Diego on a last minute gig. She was called to play oboe and english horn in Disney’s musical Beauty and the Beast, subbing with the national touring company. It was a great experience and so much fun, definitely a great surprise.

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Victoria and Apollo at 27 weeks

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The Cathedral Choir from church helped me celebrate with Steven a little early on our retreat weekend - surprise!

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His favorite position seems to be with his left arm above his head.

There is his face, with his hands underneath his chin!

And there is the belly the baby has been residing in for 22 weeks!

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English Trifle for dessert!

Here I am, a 29 year old, writing this blog My parents and I celebrated my birthday a couple of ways. Since we were giving a chamber recital the Sunday after my birthday, we needed to have the dress rehearsal on the day of my birthday, Thursday. A couple of the fantastic musicians involved in the recital came over to join us for some cake!

The lovely and unusual cake from Paradise Bakery - honey and hazelnut

That evening we went to dinner at a Scottish restaurant called Tam O’Shanter Inn on recommendation of our friend Darryl – we had a great time!

Posing after dinner next to the Fraser clan tartans displayed on the wall

Sunday’s chamber recital went really well, we had an enthusiastic crowd and a fun mix of music. Here are a few pictures from the event:

Baroque chamber piece using the lovely harpsichord in the corner.

The big cahuna of the afternoon, the Mozart octet Serenade #12 in C minor.

Posing after a successful musical afternoon!

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Definitely a boy.

Our handsome boy!

Victoria 18 weeks pregnant

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The baby was doing somersaults while they were trying to take the picture!

We are planning to register at Babies R Us, Right Start, and Diapers.com. Look forward to more updates in the coming months!

Our landlady had a lot of work done to the front yard over the July 4th weekend, so we now have two parking spaces and a large grass area.

Lovely new front yard

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Steven made it back safely from NYC, and brought me some beautiful earrings for our anniversary!

Five year wedding anniversary!

Steven’s mom and I did a lot of running around. We spent some time in lovely Pacific Palisades:

View from the bluff of the Pacific ocean, beach, and cliffs of Pacific Palisades

Another day was spent being pampered, me with a massage and Mom S with a trip to the hyperbaric chamber!

Hyperbaric Chamber fully inflated

She's in there somewhere!

We were also thrilled to see Jessi for a brief visit!

We love Jessi!

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