The First Half of December

I Love Christmas!!

Really!

I even like the shopping.

We have had great fun already this month celebrating all kinds of things.

Connor drumming at Battle of the Bands.

Wicked at the Pantages.

Gotcha Day dinner.

Sarah's choir concert and her first solo!

Rejoice! Rejoice!  

Emmanuel,

Shall come to you,

Oh Israel.

Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving

Yes, this is typical November weather for So Cal.....

Livi and Max

Riding with Gabby

The bike train.

In the kitchen with Linda and Jill.

Nickolas and Nana

The thankful spread.

At the table

Fall Festivities

Marking the passing of time with traditions....and a few new things.

The pumpkin patch.

Grandpa's birthday.

Livi's taking a gymnastics, ballet, and tap class.

Doughnut making with Grandma.

Sarah and Sammy made an incredible haunted house.

Trick-or-Treating with friends.

The happy cowgirls.

Sarah's 14th birthday.

Tickling the littlest!

The annual Sarah-Grandma birthday bash.

Back To School

Its not all fun and games.  But it sure is a lot better to do "school" out in the world!

Science class at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum.

Math is almost tolerable with popcorn, candy corn, and a apple cider chaser.

Sarah played on the first ever Trinity volleyball team.  So fun!

Keepers group -- knitting, candlemaking, jamming, pie baking, and more.

History co-op at the Getty Museum.

Playing Catch Up......Again!

Late summer fun with cousins and friends.  

The Aquarium of the Pacific

Livi with Grandma and Grandpa

My four treasures

Connor and Max jammin in the garage.

Livi and Gabby -- two little fish.

Olivia Is Three

We started the "Three Year Old" celebration with a trip to the 

American Girl Store -- unfortunately without the camera.  

Grandma, Nana, Sarah, Livi, Paul and I drove to the Grove and shopped and had lunch.  

Livi got a Chinese bitty baby and named her Mei Mei (little sister in Chinese).

The next day -- her actual birthday -- Livi got her banges trimmed for the first time at the big girl salon!  Followed by dinner and cupcakes with some friends and family.

So cooperative!

Riding her new trike

Blowing out the candles

Pushing Mei Mei in her stroller -- love the hand on the hip!!

The Girls In Wyoming

Sarah, Livi and I had the opportunity to spend a long weekend 

with our dear friends in Wilson, Wy.

Such a beautiful time!

Livi and Caleb on the pond

Sarah and Kendall about to go on a trial ride

Relaxing in the hot tub

Erin and little miss sassy pants!

Painting the scenery

Loving the playhouse

Cruising the pond