Watching the Balls Drop

So, it's not the same thing as watching the official Ball drop in Times Square...but watching Mia play around with the balls in her My Gym class is pretty satisfying, too. Happy New Year Everybody!!!

Merry Christmas!!

Hope everybody is having a wonderful holiday! Here are some pictures from our day. Much love and happiness to all.

All Mia Wants for Xmas is No More Teeth!

Poor little Mia. The last week or so has been rough, with 5am wakeups and crankiness all around. Turns out the culprits are two big teeth making their way though her bottom gums. I tried to take a photo (because such things are so exciting, of course), but instead got these cuter photos of MeMia being a ham. Good to see that she is still occasionally in good spirits.

First of Eight Crazy Nights

Mia was intrigued by the menorah and quite taken with her first Hanukkah gift, a bear-decorated piggy bank from Grammy and Grandpa. With Christmas arriving on Thursday, MeMia (her latest moniker for herself) will be overwhelmed with festive joy.

Our Gingerbread House is a Very, Very Fine House

A few friends took the kids over to the Discovery Museum for a gingerbread making "extravaganza" (the museum's words- definitely not mine). To say the kids were underwhelmed would be an understatement, but at least we tried. Mia was afraid of the icing, but liked tasting the gingerbread. Lara, when nobody was looking, liked the gumdrops.

Holiday Recess

Our playgroup, nearly as old as our children, celebrated the holidays together today at a SF indoor recreation space named (appropriately enough) Recess. The kids had a chance to snack and play to their hearts' content and, well, so did the grownups. Here are a few photos of the party.

Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah ...

Grammy and Grandpa Corey sent a very special package to Mia today, a box full of eight festive presents and her first menorah (one that is beautiful and quite modern-looking). Here is Mimi taking a look at everything. Until the presents are opened, it seems that the box and packing materials take the highest priority. As you can see in the background, Otter celebrated the package's arrival with his usual enthusiasm.

The Future's So Bright

Mia loves her Dad's shades.

Aunt Chris uploaded some of her Halloween festival pics and they are super cute for all those diehard Mia-watchers. Here they are.

In a Blink of an Eye

A short clip of one of my favorite things Mia can do these days. The piece of breakfast on her chin in this video is simply a bonus.

Deck the Halls