Terrible Two's...

NO NO, Joshua!...

We don't finger-paint with our yogurt!

Or rub it in our hair!

More Christmas Break Highlights

One of the many highlights of our Christmas break was our house guests. We're so glad that Kimi, Casey, and Jacob were willing to leave the 80 degree weather of Los Angeles to spend a snowy holiday with us.

The kids absolutely adore their cousin, Jacob. It was so fun to see them interact with him. My favorite was when Kimi and Jacob would come up the stairs in the morning and Jacob's sleepy face would light up when he saw Summer and Joshua. It was so cute the way Joshua would say "Good Mornin', Jacob."

(Joshua feeding Jacob some lunch)

(successfully sharing toys)

It was tough when they left. Joshua kept asking, "Where'd Jacob go?" Summer and I would try to explain that he went home to California on an airplane. It took a few days of more "Where'd Jacob go?" before he realized he was gone.



Besides the fun with the kids and all the Christmasy stuff we were able to do, Kimi and I were able to have some fun girl time together, which included:

• Shopping and more shopping (lots of cute jewelry, outfits, and of course, shoes for Kimi. More maternity clothes for me)



• Good Eats! Our favorites - sugar cookies from Cutlers, Mom's fudge and butterscotchies, Nielsen's Frozen Custard, and loads of Chicken Tikka Masala from Royal India.



• And of course, lots of movies... DVD's - Dan in Real Life, Mansfield Park, The Family Stone, Mama Mia (a few times) plus, a few rentals that were so dumb, not worth mentioning). In the theaters... Doubt (Meryl Streep is awesome), Valkerie, and the Curious Case of Benjamin Button. All very enjoyable.

• Some days (especially when it was totally snowing) we'd just stay home in our pajamas all day. Everyone needs days like those!
  

As usual, her visit went by too quickly. I can't wait for the next one! I love you, Kimi Koo!

Happy Birthday, Joshua!

Happy 2nd Birthday to our Joshua!

Helping Mommy with cupcakes

Licking the batter

Fun at the Discovery Gateway with our cousins


2 years old!!
(what a fun and crazy age!)

Christmas Break Highlights

Seriously, there was no time to blog over the holidays.

Here are the highlights of a crazy family night we had back in December. Assembling and decorating a gingerbread house with a 2 year old was quite an adventure. Both kids ingested an almost lethal amount of frosting. Thank goodness for flouride and toothbrushes!

(Hint to grandparents... you can click to enlarge)

Back to Life...

Happy New Year!

Wow - I can't believe the holidays are over. What a lot of fun and work!

Well, we have officially put Christmas away and have started to get back into the swing of things, which has been a little tough. Our day yesterday involved a hefty dose of separation anxiety. Dropping Summer off at pre-school involved a lot of tears and hugs, but in the end she was fine. I took Joshua to Kindermusik, but instead of his usual outgoing self, he was withdrawn and glued to me.

It snowed all day yesterday, so after all our running around in the morning, it was nice to stay in for the rest of the day.

I'll be posting some of the highlights from our holiday over the next few days (time willing, of course!).

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year too!