Heading home
Final day in China and this is going to be a long one. We started things out with a 6 AM pick up at the hotel to head to the Shanghai Airport. Then a couple hour flight to Beijing for a few hour...
View ArticleMOMA- the November Collection
"Autumn Leaves""Small Fry" "Cat""Self Portrait""Untitled""Flower""Untitled""Digital Mount Rainier"
View ArticleYeah, Sparkle!
Day 6 home from China and we are all still a little jet lagged, and Maddy and I have colds. (I am NOT complaining- that was the best vacation in my life! A little cold isn't bringing me down - I am...
View ArticleFestival of Lights
After having survived two weeks in China without a fellow kid around, it was time for the Moo to have some quality time with another midget. So we invited Katie from school over for a sleepover and...
View ArticleThe Holiday cold
We were supposed to go to Hood River, Oregon to see the Buckle's Family who is hosting big Christmas party. Instead, I'm lying by on the couch with my dumb cold and Sean and Miss Moo are unwrapping all...
View ArticleDear Santa
We made a visit to the Big Guy today! Miss Moo was a little shy, but she read him her "wish list".
View ArticleHoliday concert
Today was Charles Wright's annual Lower School Christmas concert. It is one of our favorite traditions of the school year. We love the fact that it is an actual Christmas concert. And the music is...
View ArticleParty time
It's that season of lots and lots of holiday parties. This weekend we ended up packing in two parties plus a holiday concert. Saturday night we got together with the China sisters. Maddy passed out...
View ArticleWhat's important to you?
Something has been wrong with Maddy's I-pad for the better part of a year. For some reason, Safari had been wiped off of it, so she had no way to browse the Internet. We finally got it repaired this...
View ArticleA soggy Santa
The Big Guy braved the Pacific Northwest rains to visit us tonight compliments of the DuPont Fire Department. Can't wait for your next visit, Santa! Merry Christmas!
View ArticleHello?
Tonight we watched an Adelle concert on T.V. that was filmed in New York for NBC. Maddy belted out Hello! with her and then Adele spoke to the audience, with her very British accent. Maddy stopped in...
View ArticleAll cracked up
Fun evening! Our friend, Tiara, is with us for the weekend and we have lots of fun planned. Tonight it started with some Andy Williams singing Happy Holidays in the car (one of my MOST fave Christmas...
View ArticleBusy Sparkle
Our Elf on the Shelf was getting frisky today with one of our nutcrackers. The reindeer wasn't so sure about this and the other nutcracker just stood there like a stiff!Playing Twister with Tiara's...
View ArticleOperation Cookie Drop
Operation Cookie Drop for Grandpa & Grandma and for Uncle Buck was a success! Maddy rolled all the red cookies tonight and was squealing when we hopped in the car and delivered them still warm. She...
View ArticleChristmas Eve
Time for the final countdown-- just a few more hours before Santa Clause arrives! We kicked off the evening's festivities with dinner at the Lobster Shop with the family. This is the second year we...
View ArticleChristmas Day
He came! He came! Clear scientific evidence of his existence: cookies, milk and carrots all consumed.......and our booby-trapped camera caught the Big Guy in the act!And best of all: lots and lots of...
View ArticleMo Christmas
Christmas afternoon at Nai Nai and Yeh Yeh's house. Another of our favorite holiday traditions! We arrived about 3:30 PM and played all sorts of games and coloring until about 8:30 PM.Maddy loves her...
View ArticleBurn that energy!
We needed to burn off some serious energy today- so Auntie Dora and I took Maddy and Aiden to Rolling253 for some skating. They skated and had a few snacks (ice cream cone anyone?) for 2 hours. Great...
View ArticleBracing!
Look who got braces today! Miss Moo got 4 braces on her top front teeth, to help them "protrude" a bit less. She will have them on for about a year- and then all of her other baby teeth will fall...
View ArticleAdvil! Take me away!
And the whining and crying from her teeth hurting has begun! Awesome! She is begging for me to take those braces off. Um, no way, Kiddo! Only 364 more days to go.
View ArticleMay the Force be with you!
This is happening right now! We took Grandpa for an afternoon date at the movies (which means he gets an afternoon break from caregiving) while Grandma is at home. Grandpa likes the comfy, leather,...
View ArticleJunior Baker
Using up our candy canes with one last batch of our fave cookie! Miss Moo rolled and pressed the all herself. Jr. baker.
View ArticleMOMA- the December Collection
"Christmas Lights""Candy Cane""Christmas Lights #2""One Little Candle""Christmas Candle in print #1""Christmas Candle in print #2" "Reindeer"
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Good morning from Stanley Park! It's the 8th Annual House of Clause New Years. It is bitterly cold but brilliantly clear. What a great way to wrap up 2015.Miss Moo overlooking North Vancouver and the...
View ArticleWe're Baaack!
We got locked out of our Blogger account for the past 5 months, and today we finally set down to figure out what the heck happened! Somehow Maddy's gmail account took over our Blogger account. Crazy...
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