Mariners FanFest. We came...

We saw...



We facepainted...


We faceplanted...



We rallied.

PLAYOFFS!?

Ellie's best Jim Mora impression.

I've got the fever...

Cabin, that is. Today, Ellie went snowshoeing over to a local coffee shop this morning where we met up with a schoolmate, Harper, and her mommy. We had some treats and then Harper and Ellie got to do some sledding! The snow has not really stopped yet, though I'd say we only have 5 inches or so.  The Governor has declared a state of emergency, but hopefully this will melt away peacefully soon. 

Snow Angel

So, we've had some snow this week.  Enough that Ellie finally got to make her first snow lady.  And she worked on snow volcanoes (her current obsession), snow angels, and reverse snow angels.

The Shabbat Basket

Last weekend, Ellie got to bring home the Shabbat basket from school.  This included Leo, the Shabbat Monkey, who joined our weekend activities.

Play Date with Sophie

Lots of art projects and dressing up~

Happy New Year, 18 days late.

Ellie helped Curt, Amy, Quinn and us ring in the new year.

Never did find the pot o' gold, but a rainbow did end at the end of our street!

Not much snow, but lots of fun

There may not be much snow, but it's enough snow for snowballs, snow walks, and Ellie's first time skating!

Santa's Visit

He brought a fancy fairy princess costume and he also brought over all the gifts from MN family. She is officially spoiled. Oh wait, we kind of knew that.

Candy Cane Lane

Someone may have found her name on the list of good children...

Happy Hanukkah (1 of 8)

"This might be the best gift I've ever received."

Mom was there, too.

Ells and Dad at his non-work Holiday Party

Only three-year old there.

Yup.

Pretty excited

Ellie was pretty excited to be invited into the cockpit while we boarded our flight tonight!

More San Francisco fun

Mom's photos at San Francisco MOMA

Ellie posed in front of her favorites.

Ellie's photos at San Francisco MOMA

Ellie kicked off her trip to San Francisco with a visit to the Museum of Modern Art. She saw works of art created with pencil, paint, and wax (crayon) and some of it looked an awful lot like the art she creates! She took over mom's iphone and started to take pictures of the art, and even of Mommy and Nommy. She seems to have an eye for composition.