Puzzle

Ah...Malia and Grandma did a cute kitty puzzle...but where are the missing pieces? In Pidu's tummy...(Bad dog)

Holiday Pooch

Pidu is ready to party in the New Year...

Grandma is here!

Grandma and Mike are here to spend New Years with us! Here Malia is already putting grandma to work/play at CPK....

Malia & Pidu at Starbucks

Malia got orange juice and Pidu got water...

Camden, Bridgett & Jamal Visit Us!

Malia was very excited to get to see Jamal, Bridgett & most of all Camden! We had a great time, playing games (mostly Wii!) and hanging out. They also got to meet Pidu! See many more pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25976687@N06/sets/72157611763815417/

Starbucks

It's a beautiful day for a walk to Starbucks....

Payton, Malia, Josephine & Rowan were all at our house playing! We rounded them up and took them to our closest Starbucks!

They got hot cocoa & played bingo! And of course...we can't forget Pidu!

Daddy-Daughter Bonding

Sometimes they read...sometimes they ride bikes...sometimes they rock out to Bon Jovi...

T'was the Night Before Christmas...

I want to remember this forever...

Yummy

What would Christmas be without cookies? Plus, we knew Santa would be expecting our usual selection!

Brad made some great looking pies this year! He made his signature apple pie and then made Malia's favorite--sweet potato!

Mara and Pidu Napping

It's our favorite thing to do together...

Grandad's Here

Grandad Jim has come to spend Christmas with us! This morning Malia, Brad and Grandad went to Starbucks and played Scrabble! (Mara went to ballet...)

Rain Walk

Today was a rainy, wet, day! Brad and Mara went for Rain Jogs...and Pidu and Malia went for a Rain Walk! Even bad weather can feel festive!

Congrats to Malia

Malia did a great job in A Christmas Carol as Fan!!!

The House Malia & Brad Built

After Malia's house collapsed last night...she and Brad made a graham cracker house this morning!

Malia's Family Portrait

How much do I love this...

Malia and Papa (and Pidu!)

Papa has come for a visit!!! Malia is soooo happy he's here....they have been doing lots of reading and playing. Malia loves showing Papa how to play with Pidu...and Pidu just likes being a part of the action!

Holiday Fun

Well it's the holidays and so we've been doing fun holiday things like roasting marshmellows and making s'mores! Last night we had friends over to decorate gingerbread houses...sadly Malia's crumbled under the massive weight of all her decorations! But it was still a lot of fun!

Malia's Holiday Ball

Malia's 2nd grade class had a holiday ball where all the kids got dressed up and waltzed! It was a wonderful event and all the kids (even though they pretended not to like it) had a great time and enjoyed getting dressed up and dancing together!

Here's a video:

Malia's Holiday Concert

Malia's school did their annual Holiday. Malia was picked to introduce the second grade's songs. She did a great job!

Mojo & Pidu

Mojo and Pidu are slowly but surely figuring out how to be friends!