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December 01, 2010
Happy Hanukkah!
Hanukkah brings out all the different sides of Ethan
And Max
But the angels come back when they know presents are coming
I have a little dreidel ...
Max practicing his Hanukkah song (movie):
December 02, 2010
A breakfast concert from Max (movies)
On the second night of Hanukkah, Max finally got to light the candles
December 03, 2010
Illini Hockey
December 04, 2010
A prediction of 1-4 inches turned into 9 inches of snow.
Bring it on!
A Snow Ethan
And Max got pelted with snow balls!
And then tried to bury himself
Finally, Ethan got to work
This snow man is missing something
Something is still missing ... ahh, that's better
He's about my size ...
Where'd that snow come from?
The snow was deep at the Forsyth's too
Building a gingerbread house with Kate
The finished product
Kate tries her hand at lighting the Hanukkah candles
And of course a few presents for all of the kids
Ready, set, eat!
December 05, 2010
The snow was still there Sunday morning, so we all headed to the sledding hill near Orchard Downs with Siggi and his dad.
Siggi was the first to go
Then Ethan ...
and finally, Max!
And then they kept on going ...
One, two, three ... push!
Wipeout!
Oh what fun ...
Ethan and Max took off together
Back up the hill .. again
Rob tested the sled too
Max enjoyed being pulled
but had the most fun going down the hill with daddy!
Give him a big push!
December 06, 2010
A visit to Lisa and LaDonna's Kindergarten room at Leal.
Freddy's dad talked a little about Hanukkah
December 10, 2010
Practicing for the holiday party (movies)
And one round of Yellow Submarine (movie)
December 11, 2010
Samantha's birthday party at the Savoy Rec center
December 13, 2010
The Super Star Holiday Party
First came the 12 days of Christmas
Movie: (lo-res, hi-res-1 and hi-res-2)
Then the Hanukkah Song (sung to "I've been working on the railroad")
Movie: (lo-res, hi-res)
And the Kwanza song (sung to "B-I-N-G-O")
Movie (lo-res, hi-res):
Finally, Feliz Navidad
Movie (lo-res, hi-res):
Finally, snacks for everyone!
Max likes the girls
Max's teachers, Stacy, Kristen and Alyssa
That's not a box ... it's a robot!
December 16, 2010
Holiday party at Leal
December 20, 2010
Off to California we went. We stopped off in Santa Monica and got Grandma Joyce and Elijah. Our first destination: SeaLife Aquarium at LegoLand
Ethan's in there somewhere
The fishies are mesmerizing
Sea stars (AKA starfish) - for Max, it was all looking and no touching
On to find the sharks
Ethan met a Lego diver
The members of my Atlantis team
More fish and sharks and rays ...
Ethan took a second chance to pets the sea stars
An underworld adventure
SHARK!!!!!
Even worse .. sponge bob!
Ethan Lost his first tooth!
December 21, 2010
It was still raining, so we went to the Santa Ana Children's Museum. Ethan headed for the climbing wall.
And helped Joyce make smoke rings
But the tornado was cool
Say "blub"
Next stop, the science of hockey. Elijah tried his hand at defending the goal.
While Ethan tried to score
Just one word: Zamboni
The next goalies?
Everyone wants to be a hockey star
Slipping and sliding
Pipes and tennis blass, what more do you need?
Virtual Beach Volley Ball!
He's got the whole world in his hands ... or is that the sun?
Inside the wind tube
Ahh, time for a nap .. on a bed of nails!
And some cool shadows before we left
December 22, 2010
San Diego Wild Animal Park. On the rainy days, all of the animals come out.
Everyon was in awe of the big cats
Our wild animlas stayed on the tram
But the wild animals in the park were amazing
On a safari
An amazing Merry-go-round. We all wanted to ride it for the rest of the day!
December 23, 2010
We spent Mommy's birthday at Seaworld. Although it started off cloudy and drizzling, the day cleared up really nicely.
First stop, the dolphin pool
Movie:
Max made a friend
Shamu and the orca show .. we avoided the splash zone!
The sea lion was a great commedian
But everyone loved the penguins!
Max wanted everything he found ...
The baluga and the polar bear were enjoying the cooler weather
Inside an ice cave ...
And finally the dolphin show!
Happy Birthday!
The boys enjoyed a bedtime reading from Elijah
December 24, 2010
The wethaer finally cleared up and we headed for LegoLand. It was packed, but everyon had a blast.
A quick boat ride to get a lay of the land
Of course we all loved the mini NYC
And mini Washington DC!
Waiting in line for the Pharaoh's Revenge
Hamming it up for the camera a lunch time
A scary witch
SHAAAAAARK!
Too cool
The boys ran the fire truck race
Exploring the park with Max
Off to the races .. Go Ethan!
A race on the smaller track with Max
They earned their Lego Licenses
Jump! (movies)
Ethan, Max and Bob!
Het Chwie ...
Good-bye LegoLand .. hope to come back soon!
December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas from Palm Springs!
The booty!
Some afternoon downtime enjoying the new DS games
Cousin night at the movies ...
December 26, 2010
A nice day to play on the playground
But a better day to bounce (movie):
December 27, 2010
Morning swim with Marc and Elijah
Everybody Jump! (movies)
A real California Roadrunner!
Max and Ethan's first tennis class
Movies:
Marc and Elijah played on the little court :)
December 28, 2010
We love our morning swims in our own private pool ...
Catching Max (movies)
Warming up in the hot tub
And back to the tennis courts
The big boys went off to play golf
Fore! (movie)
Oops! Don't blame the cameraman! (movie)
Ahh, that's better... (movie)
A best is best when read by someone you love
December 29, 2010
Wash day on our vacation .. almost as good as Disney!
December 30, 2010
The routine is set ... morning swim
1, 2, 3, Jump! (movies)
The local photographer
Say cheese, Marc
And back to the tennis courts
A night out with the Kooper boys!
Happy Birthday, Jan!
December 31, 2010
One last tennis lesson ...
Happy New Year!
Ethan didn't quite make it until midnight
But Max was having fun taking pictures ...
