Thursday, December 31, 2015

Happy New Year!

Lily got to bring in the new year with her good friends, Sarah and Karoline. We celebrated with fondue and spark-less sparklers. Our countdown started at 8:59. The girls were asleep by 9:30. It was a sweet night.







Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Brrr

Brian got her good!

Snow in California?!?!


Heads up!

Waiting for snowballs from Brian...the anticipation is too much!






Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The Valley in the Winter

Boy, it's nice to wake up to this...

Lily Skis!

We spent part of the holidays in Yosemite. Given the powdery snow and the clear skies, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to hit the slopes! Here you see Lily on her very first trip. She was such a natural-so focused and calm.
She's got the stoke!


Mama forgot that she is deathly afraid of heights and barely let Lily turn around to smile at Dad. Lily later asked that she only ride up the mountain with Brian in the future.

Who doesn't love the smooshed-ready-for-snow face?

Lunch in the Badger Pass Lodge-Lily and Brian would have skied right through to "last chair" if it weren't for Mama

It was getting late but Lily never ran out of steam...

Until the bus ride back into the valley.

Friday, December 25, 2015

Holiday Classic

It's so neat to see how the act of making cookies with Lily has really changed over the years. She is so independent (and clean) now! We still listen to the Nutcracker-that will never change!






Happy Holidays!

Christmas morning, 2015

Monday, December 14, 2015

She's a Believer...

When Santa asked Lily what she would like, she said "a surprise." Santa then said "I'm good with surprises."

The Christmas Tree Star

Lily calls Pepere every year just before we decorate the tree. She always asks him who should be the one to place the star in the top. We decided to be super inclusive this year and we all took a stab at it.




Lovely Little Ladies...

Baking delicious holiday cookies-it doesn't get any better than that!

Friday, November 27, 2015

Cousins-Hip, Hip Hooray!

Spending Thanksgiving with the Collins and Memere in San Diego. Good times!