Smithsonian

how awesome is it to be able to go here just on a whim?

my little monkeys.

Valentine’s Day

wishing every day was valentine’s day:

chocolate croissants:

(ok, so honestly, ours are chocolate and madeline’s is nori- she loves the stuff!)

 

then there was school…

 Madeline’s class had a ‘wear and eat things that are red and pink’ day. strawberries, raspberries, cookies, cupcakes and a sea of hearts!

even the little brothers were included in the fun!

Don made heart shaped pink pancakes from scratch and this lovely message for me

nothing says love like your first initial made outta sausage…

I baked homemade pop tarts for the kids’ surprise breakfast

we made cookies for friends and neighbors

everyone got to decorate some for their friends and eat one for dessert!

food

nothing beats homemade soup and bread machine wheat brioche on a cold snowy day!

Aint no stopping her

Most of our videos are of the back of her these days bc she is always on the go. so independent! 3 videos from last week's trip to sf.








and here she is posing with her very own snowman


and check out the neat new tattoos we got!

chatting with mr b

i just realized i never posted this. it was taken just after christmas. gotta get a new one soon so you can hear him really talking up a storm

Bennett makes his move

On a date with friend, Olivia, in California
they were watching a puppet show at Happy Hollow
and obviously as she talks and talks he is saying in his own way
"just watch the show!". "Do you see whats happening up there? its incredible!'



{oops- i posted the video in the san francisco blog post a few days ago so it wont repost here}


grab her butt. and cozy up to her
then looks back at Papa for a little affirmation

stud.

Yogi

Madeline is loving her yoga class!

 

Flower

Cactus pose

cow pose moving to cat

Down Dog!

SF trip 2011

I’ll let the pictures tell the story for the most part …

 ‘ mama- look, snow!’

We went on a food tour beginning with Tartine’s bread pudding, lattes and chocolate croissants and ending with sibby’s cupcakes, Romolo’s cannolis and in between an incredible feasting adventure!

Palm avenue- our old block. day 1. 70 degrees breezy, sunny

We got to spend lots of time with Uncle Jason, Nana and Papa and were thrilled to also get to spend time with Eve and Arjun at Tricia’s house, Allie and Jeremy, Jordanna and Olivia, Hayden, Chris and Shane, Adrienne and the gang- Howard, Lila and Carter, and even a few date nights for mom and dad.

at happy hollow on his first solo amusement park ride and chatting with his girlfriend

spa night for mom and dad

time in the car

 

everyone needs a little pick me up now and then- lol

 

date night for mom and dad too! we stayed at the Omni together – nice bathrobes! kids stayed with nana and papa overnight. dinner in japantown and an awesome walk through sf that night.

the best ice cream- ever

quick change!

attentive at the children’s service at our old church.

saying goodbye

We cant wait to go back. and not only because we came home to a blizzard and a power outage

thank goodness for a warm hotel for our first night home

and a friends and a family sleepover our second night!