KK and GP (paternal grandparents)

Brumder Family

Cutest Photo

Beautiful Great Grandmother "B"

Not sure why, but I did not capture any photos of Solari's amazing 90-something (92, 93?) Great Grandfather, "Opi"

Santa Came By Horse Drawn Cariage

Exhausted and Home

We got delayed (overnight) due to plane mechanical problems. But we are home, safely. Can you spy Mo'orea all snuggled up, she was very glad to have us home! Photos from our trip to come soon.....there are a TON.

And we are off to Arizona!

Happy Holidays!

Ho Ho Ho

Solari is REALY into Santa these days. We go for lots of neighborhood walks/runs looking for him, and counting how many Santas we can find. I came across this adorable Santa (ironically at a nice dog store), and got it for Solari. I can't imagine giving it to your dog to let them tear it to shreds.

Santa

Tis The Season

Mimi and Popi took the train downtown, and stumbled upon the amazing exhibit at Macy's. Wish I had been able to join them, but I was finishing up my last day of work before break!!

FUN in the puddles!

Fun Visit with Mimi and Popi

My parents are well into their 60's but you would NEVER know. They are so young at heart and playful with Solari, its amazing!

We of course visited our friend Mr. Ben!

Solari's first ski lesson. This photo was taken at a friends, using their sons equipment. We are on a mission to go find her own!

Preparing to be a big sister!

She loved Santa. She even gave him a hug, although I was unable to capture it.
She got her face painted too. A butterfly at a christmas party? I think a candy cane or snowflake might have been better.

Santa

Outside the Overlook House, just 2 blocks from our house. Going to see Santa.

Leaving to go see Santa.

We are on the hunt for ski boots for Solari. In doing so, we came across a video of her!! Check it out (see the facebook section in the middle of the page as shown above) :

http://www.tecnicausa.com/collection/skiboots

Its a BOY!

Last weekend our good friends helped us celebrate the news that baby #2 was a boy!

Thanks you guys!! This is the cream filled "C-n-B" from Voodoo Donuts in Portland!

I haven't had much time to go to the gym this pregnancy. So a workout really only consists of a 10-15 minute neighborhood run (and not nearly as often as I would like). There is something about running while pregnant, pushing a 18 month old in a stroller, and attempting to control our dog on a leash-all at once. It kind of makes me feel like super women.

This is a picture from our run last evening, we got out looking for santa and christmas lights.

This is a first. I have heard crazy stories of pregnant mamas making their husbands go across town to get a certain food at midnight. I have never had that desire or need, until now. So, we had Fritz's train party tonight which was a blast! However, I was busy socializing and watching Solari that I forgot to eat, it has now been 8 hours since I last really ate. I'm starving. And all that sounds good (and all that is easy at this hour) is a burger and fries from Burgerville. I'm not making Fritz go, but he is insisting upon it. Yummmm. I can't wait.

Not sure why this is worthy of a blog post, other than to kill time while I salivate.