Christmas 2015

Christmas morning: two pictures required prior to present-opening.

From Tess' point of view, on the final day of her birthday celebration there were a few gifts for her siblings.  Perhaps so they wouldn't feel left out.

Ready for dinner with the grandparents.

This toy is life-sized.

Tess is 2

Tess is two, and she knows it.

She saw what happened with Rosemary in May and Silas in October -- and it turns out she was paying attention. For the past few days she's been saying:

"My birthday! My present!"

And also: "I like my cake!" ("like" means "want").

Tess loved opening her gifts, though all of her toys wound up with Rosemary, who graciously tested them out.

The weekend fell right in between Tess' birthday and Grandpa Ray's, so we had a joint family celebration on Sunday.

Silas is teaching his tricks to Cousin Liam.

The birthday boy took good care of the birthday girl.

Tree Farm

On a chilly Sunday morning, we drove to a Christmas tree farm near Half Moon Bay and met friends for a tailgate.

The kids searched a bit for a tree, but mostly played with the other kids.

Failed photo op, but...

...a successful tree decoration.  More photos are here.