a tale of two bicycles: Winter

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Monday, December 17, 2012

Ballet!

Fi and A have been taking ballet classes and had their first recital! They did such a great job... I tried to load the video but it would not cooperate with me, will try again soon.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

We went to see the lanterns at Greenlake. A team of volunteers place lanterns all around the path of Greenlake, and we set out to enjoy the lights with our good friends.

Alas, it was too cold and there were so many people out (wearing their holiday cheer, decked out with blinking lights and bells and whatnot!) that we had to call it before getting too far around. We headed back to their house to enjoy some cookies and drinks. The girls dressed up while O cooked.

We'll try again next year!

Monday, December 3, 2012

A million lights!

O is absolutely talking up a storm, he is so proud of his ability to finally communicate what he is thinking/feeling. One of his key phrases this season is, "Lights!!" which he proudly proclaims any time he sees a twinkling light. We went to Warm Beach Camp this winter to see the lights; there were so many he stopped his announcements!

They also had pony rides. This was a first for O and Fi, although A had been once before. Fi screamed her head off the entire first loop - the guy leading said it was fine, it wouldn't spook the horse. Snowflake did a great job, and Fi finally calmed down. Then she proceeded to request 8 more loops. We had to pry her off the horse.

O, on the other hand, sat on that horse, grabbed the pommel, and said, "Lets go!". We also had to pry him off the horse after 5 loops.

A loved it. She did a great job!

Family portrait in red lights....

Fi and A, best buds...

A brave enough to sit on Santa's lap. Fi wouldn't have it.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Fi in a Bag. Ha!

So someone figured out that she could fit nicely inside a paper bag.

The entertainment lasted for a good fifteen minutes.

Another reason why I love Trader Joe's.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Winter Nights

One night, we were all just hanging around at home...

Home is good.

Family is better.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Breakfast with Oma and B

We had time to quickly stop and have breakfast with Oma and B. I love the time that O shared with B - so sweet!

And of course, Oma with Fi. These two are awfully adorable together.

A Visit to Monterey

We took a drive down to Monterey to see the aquarium. Unfortunately, about 8,000 other people had the same idea... the Monterey Bay Aquarium was more of a zoo than an aquarium that day...

We found rock star street parking, for free...

Even G is ready to rock the fish, bottle and all...

And I know there is more to the aquarium aside from the jellies... but really, why bother with other picture? That jelly exhibit is so darn breathtaking... See how nice these pics look when I used the zoom?