My Family

(This picture is not posed.)

Yes, those are potholders on his feet.
Above: Entering Disneyland
Below: Leaving Disneyland

I'm starting to think Gabe and Pluto might be related...
On another note, if you have a baby who (for no reason) is afraid of dogs, it may not be a good idea to introduce her to a 6-ft. dog.

My kiddos.

Can you see Andrew's writing below mine? It's actually pretty impressive to me. (You can click on the pic to enlarge it.)

Scrunchy Face

She's the cutest hillbilly I've ever seen!

This is one of her funny faces that she does all the time now to make us laugh. Actually this face and the one above it are her two main silly faces. She does them constantly and I laugh every time.

Keira pulled herself up for the first time on 10/26. I can totally see her as a little toddler. She's so cute! This is a pic from the first day I found her standing up in her crib. I heard her squealing for joy repeatedly and much crazier than normal so I knew something was up. Then, I heard her start crying hysterically. I think she stood up and got really excited because of her new trick. Then, she freaked out when she realized she didn't know how to get down. (She's starting to catch on now.)

Here are some pics from Heritage Park in Cerritos the day before the fires. We haven't gone out since then except to the grocery store. It's been too smokey and "ashy" for us to feel comfortable letting the kids out. Today was the first day I've seen kids outside so I think tomorrow may be a good day to get back out.

I'm really proud of Andrew for doing this. He's not much of a risk-taker and he had never done this before. He had no help and caught on pretty quick.

These pics are from a week ago Monday in Newport. Andrew has completely forgotten his sand-fear and digs his hands and feet right in!

This was Keira's first time to play in the sand. She seemed to enjoy it, but wasn't going crazy over it.

A Disneyland smile.

Here's Keira standing up and then trying to climb up onto Andrew's bed.

Here are some of Keira's (and Gabe's) new sounds.

Interesting book display.

The "Trip" to the Mountains

This weekend was our trip to Big Bear with Gabe, Allie, and their family. Here's a pic of their family in the mountains.

Here's a shot of our fam. (Keira was napping.)

Gabe and Andrew telling stories around the campfire.

Andrew eating marshmallows while sitting on a log.

Gabe and I viewing the beautiful stars after the kids were in bed. What a beautiful trip!

Okay, okay. You got me. Was it that obvious? :) The first pic was from our Idyllwild trip with the Encarnacions last year. We were set to leave Saturday morning, but Gabe came down with what we thought was the stomach flu. (We're now fairly certain it was food poisoning.) Either way, it was nasty, so we stayed home. Andrew was very sad so today we "went to the mountains" in our house today. After all of the effort I went through to get it to feel like time in the woods, Andrew said, "And can we go to the mountains now?" Oh well. It was fun while it lasted.

Super Grover and Princess Keira

This is our little Super Grover.

Here's the princess.

This is Andrew flying like Super Grover. I think it looks more like he's saying, "Boo!" It has to be one of the funniest pics we have of him.

Here are a couple of funny shots of Andrew's toys mid-play session. I'm not sure what kind of parade Squirt is leading, but it was a little freaky to witness. They are lined up just perfectly. Odd.

This, I believe, is art. (Be sure to notice the clown nose on top of the monitor.)

Andrew explaining acute angles.

Gabe's parents came down the week before Halloween. Leila helped me make Andrew's costume. We had a lot of fun putting it together.

Winter clothes!!! Yippee! It got "cold" (about 70 degrees) for a few days. Now it's warm again, but it's supposed to cool off again on Sunday... I hope so! I love fall!

Laundry can be fun.