November 2009

Hey Folks,

November was a fun month of 70 degree weather and several trips to Disneyland. We also made a trip to North Dakota to visit Jason's Grandma Rose. A couple of Jason's aunts and uncles and several cousins came out to see us as well which was a lot of fun. Thurston stayed busy by giving the elevator of the apartment building a good workout and he had a great time playing the keyboard with his great grandma.
Besides Disneyland and our trip to the great North, we spent time with friends and explored more of the city now that it is covered with Christmas lights. We spent Thanksgiving at Nikki & Paul's hanging out with other friends who were homeless for the holiday, which is always fun.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We look forward to the Holidays and hope you have a great start to the season!!

November 2009

Santa Monica and Dancing

We had a great time on Black Friday with our friends Ben, Ashleigh and Lucas who made the trip up from Dana Point.
We all rode our bikes up the beach to Santa Monica where the ladies did a little shopping, the boys ate some churros, and the little boys had an impromptu dance party.
Lucas came prepared with some serious dance skills, while Thurston brought a more freestyle approach to the party, which usually devolved into wiggling and running in a circle!

Here's a video of the event, plus a bonus video of Thurston still in dance mode the next morning when he woke up!

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Tricycle time!

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Trampoline time!

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Thurston and hot chocolate

Pure joy!

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October 2009

Hello, again,

Well, life in Venice has continued to be pretty awesome. We've really enjoyed exploring more of the city and relaxing around the house. Thurston experienced his first trip to Disneyland!! We had a great time celebrating Jaiden's bday, but unfortunately our camera was dead...we'll post the iphone photos later. :) (you didn't really think we would have missed out on documenting that, did you?)

We've also had some visitors...our friends Ashleigh, Ben & Lucas came up and joined us for a Fall Toddlerfest and lunch in Santa Monica. Then Jason's parents (aka Gamma & Gampa) came out. We were all joined by Michael & Diane for lots of great meals. However, Michael & Diane decided to skip out on our second trip to Disneyland...I think their idea of the "most magical place on earth" is Napa and I can't say I blame them.

Thanks for taking a look and we will try to be extra exciting next month.

Christie

October 2009

Bathtime!!

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