Today was Sophia's 1st visit to the land of The Mouse. We didn't tell Alexander where we were going, just that it was somewhere special. He was so excited to get on It's A Small World and the Teacups. Sophia had her first ride on the Carousel and we all enjoyed the Holiday Parade. Alexander even got to see it snow! Thank you to Manoj & Andrea for making the day possible!
Alexander enjoys learning about and playing with the Nativity Scene Abuelita and Grandpa got for him.
today Alexander celebrated his birthday with his friends at school. it was also feast day as they learned about thanksgiving. a day packed with fun!
it doesn't seem like it, but this is a huge deal!
with his little sister.
practicing for the big race!
Sophia's first trip to the Bay Area was marked by several memorable moments with Alexander, mommy, daddy, Grandma & Grandpa - first there was Zazie on Cole Street, a wonderful breakfast recommendation from Shokooh, where we enjoyed the gingerbread pancake with lemon curd and Bosc pear
later, we spent the day down at Embarcadero - went to Pier 39, saw the sea lions, stopped at Boudin and then walked down to Ghiradelli Square for mommy's favorite hot fudge sundae
the next day was Game Day, when Alex met Oski and directed the Cal Band!!
Sophia was exhausted by the end of the weekend with all of the excitement. We had a wonderful time with Grandma & Grandpa - thank you for joining us on Sophia's first trip to Cal!
tapping (née spinning) music for his sister.
he worked hard to clear his desk and use his camera to keep the pages down.
a few photos from the first day. I was working so I didn't get as many as I might have otherwise. but it was a great day!
Whether at the beach or ...
doing tummy-time or ...
chasing bubbles or ...
at the pier ...
looking for fish,
we had a wonderful time at the condo in San Diego with the Qs! Thank you Grandpa & Abuelita!
Here is the well known stick-dog which Alex cut all by himself!
