one other nice thing about our trip to LA was that evie finally got to meet her cousin allie - the only cousin she hadn't met yet. allie lives in new york now, but she was in LA visiting her dad for the holiday, so we overlapped. she came out and met us at the gene autry museum for a bit just before we headed home.
evie wasn't in much of a mood to pose for a picture, but she liked meeting her cousin.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
54 is the goat birthday
we celebrated mike's 54th birthday today with waffles and sausage for breakfast, followed by a trip to the zoo and then a roast goat leg with a lovely bottle of red wine and some homemade rice pudding gelato for dessert.
the birthday boy is happy.
the birthday boy is happy.
the most wonderful time of the year
so christmas, it probably seems like a long ago memory to you, but it went on for 7 days here. mostly because we doled evie's presents out by 1-3 per day. she didn't really know the difference, and it made things extra fun for her. i suppose she'll be a little disappointed today when there aren't any presents, though...
the big gift this year? the tricycle from grandma and grandpa. it's a very big hit. it's still a little big for her, but i think that's good, because it should fit her for a long time.
gifts started a bit early here, on tuesday night, before we left for LA. we let evie pick out the first gift to open - and since i hadn't put the trike together yet, she picked a more moderately sized package. after first picking out the two boxes for mike, she settled on a present from gladys. a very cute christmas sweater. when she saw it, though, she realized that this should not count as the one gift she should get to open and headed back to the pile. another gift from gladys. let's just say gladys knows my girl. her very own barbie computer, so she can check her email (that's what she says she's doing when she picks it up - so cute). the only problem is that walking through the airport with her happily clutching her computer, people are going to think i bought it for her...
the next morning was christmas eve. we woke evie up early, and i had a glimpse of her teenage years. she just waved me off as i tried to wake her up. eventually she did get up, and we got dressed and headed to the airport. the absolute most exciting place in the world for evie. so much to look at.
it was a smooth trip to LA. that was nice. bodes well for our trip to florida in february - i hope.
tom, margaret, evan & lena were very kind to have us down to celebrate christmas with them, tom's parents, and his two brothers. evie loved the mcdonough family. so many people to play with.
i brought down the box of bracelets from grandma for evie to open on christmas morning. they were a hit.
though lets face it, the whole day was a hit. presents, food, people. what's not to like. evie especially loved hanging out with the big kids. she was a guitar hero groupie.
the trip back was uneventful. we spent saturday in golden gate park with gaurav and his family. the academy of sciences was overrun with people, so we didn't stay too long, eventually giving up on it to head over to the playground and carousel. it's hard to believe how big these girls are getting. zyla is absolutely gorgeous.
the next day she picked up the big box from cayden to open. lots of good stuff!
i'm already looking forward to next year!
the big gift this year? the tricycle from grandma and grandpa. it's a very big hit. it's still a little big for her, but i think that's good, because it should fit her for a long time.
gifts started a bit early here, on tuesday night, before we left for LA. we let evie pick out the first gift to open - and since i hadn't put the trike together yet, she picked a more moderately sized package. after first picking out the two boxes for mike, she settled on a present from gladys. a very cute christmas sweater. when she saw it, though, she realized that this should not count as the one gift she should get to open and headed back to the pile. another gift from gladys. let's just say gladys knows my girl. her very own barbie computer, so she can check her email (that's what she says she's doing when she picks it up - so cute). the only problem is that walking through the airport with her happily clutching her computer, people are going to think i bought it for her...
the next morning was christmas eve. we woke evie up early, and i had a glimpse of her teenage years. she just waved me off as i tried to wake her up. eventually she did get up, and we got dressed and headed to the airport. the absolute most exciting place in the world for evie. so much to look at.
it was a smooth trip to LA. that was nice. bodes well for our trip to florida in february - i hope.
tom, margaret, evan & lena were very kind to have us down to celebrate christmas with them, tom's parents, and his two brothers. evie loved the mcdonough family. so many people to play with.
i brought down the box of bracelets from grandma for evie to open on christmas morning. they were a hit.
though lets face it, the whole day was a hit. presents, food, people. what's not to like. evie especially loved hanging out with the big kids. she was a guitar hero groupie.
the trip back was uneventful. we spent saturday in golden gate park with gaurav and his family. the academy of sciences was overrun with people, so we didn't stay too long, eventually giving up on it to head over to the playground and carousel. it's hard to believe how big these girls are getting. zyla is absolutely gorgeous.
the next day she picked up the big box from cayden to open. lots of good stuff!
i'm already looking forward to next year!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
cookie extravaganza
evie's friday friends came over to help her make her first ever batch of christmas cookies. things were a little wild and crazy, but the cookies taste great, and everyone had fun.
eve and lilly even got in on the fun.
yet another great friday.
eve and lilly even got in on the fun.
yet another great friday.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
a ray of hope
ok this has been a really tough week. you know things are bad when i'm happy to go to work, so that someone else can deal with the tyrant known as evie. she has just been a bit of a terror for the past week, and i find myself looking for any signs that this is going to pass and not that she is going to torment me with "don't want it" tantrums for the next 16 years.
last night, i found my sign.
she was in the tub and having a tantrum. i can't explain what it was over, cause it's never quite clear. the one good thing about the tantrum is that it gave me a chance to look into her mouth and see that she has a new molar.
hmm. that might explain why she told us her "mouth hurt" last week and why she's been waking up in the middle of the night crying for a little more than a week. oh, and hey while i'm blaming the tooth for those things, maybe this hair trigger temper has something to do with having a toothache?
if you don't believe it, please don't tell me, cause i just want to enjoy this for a little while longer. and because even if it is the tooth, i know that there are still three left to come...
last night, i found my sign.
she was in the tub and having a tantrum. i can't explain what it was over, cause it's never quite clear. the one good thing about the tantrum is that it gave me a chance to look into her mouth and see that she has a new molar.
hmm. that might explain why she told us her "mouth hurt" last week and why she's been waking up in the middle of the night crying for a little more than a week. oh, and hey while i'm blaming the tooth for those things, maybe this hair trigger temper has something to do with having a toothache?
if you don't believe it, please don't tell me, cause i just want to enjoy this for a little while longer. and because even if it is the tooth, i know that there are still three left to come...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
ho ho ho
my office xmas party was last night, and lucky me, i had two dates!
evie spared us the tantrums, didn't pull down the tree, and was pretty much a delight. that is the christmas gift that i'd like to keep receiving all season long.
evie spared us the tantrums, didn't pull down the tree, and was pretty much a delight. that is the christmas gift that i'd like to keep receiving all season long.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
it was the best of times, it was the worst of times
so it seems like it was a tale of two evies this weekend.
we had moments of sheer joy and fun. eve and lilly have arrived for their annual december visit, and evie is having a blast with lilly. last night we went to my friend juniper's to celebrate her birthday. her apartment is an absolute toddler hazard, but evie listened and played with only the things she was supposed to, and she was very social with the crowd. total joy.
and then there was the other evie. the throw herself down on the floor and pound her fists and kick and scream. not once, not twice, way more often than i could count. culminating in a 90 minute tantrum tonight.
i guess we should count ourselves as lucky that this was the first time she's ever cried for this long. perhaps that's our silver lining.
when do the terrible twos end?
we had moments of sheer joy and fun. eve and lilly have arrived for their annual december visit, and evie is having a blast with lilly. last night we went to my friend juniper's to celebrate her birthday. her apartment is an absolute toddler hazard, but evie listened and played with only the things she was supposed to, and she was very social with the crowd. total joy.
and then there was the other evie. the throw herself down on the floor and pound her fists and kick and scream. not once, not twice, way more often than i could count. culminating in a 90 minute tantrum tonight.
i guess we should count ourselves as lucky that this was the first time she's ever cried for this long. perhaps that's our silver lining.
when do the terrible twos end?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
evie and brighton - together again
brighton is one of evie's earliest friends. he was born a month after her and lived right around the corner from our old place. then, up until august he was part of our nanny share on tuesdays.
in late august brighton's family made a temporary move to l.a. so they could all be together while his dad was working down there on a project. plan was to be back at the end of october.
well the best laid plans, don't you know.
seems the family was all back in new mexico, where mel and eli (brighton's parents) are from and they just happened to find the perfect house. next thing you know, they've made an offer and will be closing on the house later this month.
they're back for a few weeks packing things up. mel decided that she and brighton needed a break, so they joined us at the academy of sciences last friday with the rest of the gang.
fun was had by all.
now when evie says brighton's name (which is often), she says "brighton. penguins."
i like that. but i'm going to miss them all.
in late august brighton's family made a temporary move to l.a. so they could all be together while his dad was working down there on a project. plan was to be back at the end of october.
well the best laid plans, don't you know.
seems the family was all back in new mexico, where mel and eli (brighton's parents) are from and they just happened to find the perfect house. next thing you know, they've made an offer and will be closing on the house later this month.
they're back for a few weeks packing things up. mel decided that she and brighton needed a break, so they joined us at the academy of sciences last friday with the rest of the gang.
fun was had by all.
now when evie says brighton's name (which is often), she says "brighton. penguins."
i like that. but i'm going to miss them all.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
she's got the music in her
evie enjoys the music. like most kids, she just can't help herself and starts dancing whenever there's music playing. last night she added a twist and made herself a dance partner. this is a little long, but there's a really nice payoff at the end.
Monday, December 8, 2008
learning about "men's work"
evie decided to don mom's rubber gloves and dive in with dad and learn about men's work. she actually calls it that. it makes me so happy.
Monday, December 1, 2008
where's waldo
or more precisely, where's evie? evie loves the eye spy books right now, so this seems fitting. see if you can find her (and mike) in this video from the carousel in golden gate park on saturday. be forewarned, it's not exciting!
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