Post-Christmas Break

Gingerbread-house-making with the cousins

Check out the pajama choice!

New tea set and food--thanks, Grandma!

Christmas Day (US Christmas)

Thanks for the wonderful gifts!

Christmas Eve (Swedish Christmas)

Watching for Santa...

This is the closest Ellen would come for a group photo!

Ellen's Birthday

Lucia at School

Cold Winter Weather

MSU sweatshirt from an SF consignment store!

Tree Trimming

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Dinner

Burning off some energy at the park

One of many failed attempts at a Christmas card-worthy family photo

Ellen Highlights From the Week

One more Halloween costume photo--Ellen snuggling with her dinosaur tail

We are at the point where I have no say in what she wears--here's what turned out to be a very cute choice for her today... green, of course!

Halloween Lingers...

Original (rejected) Halloween costume: Leo from The Little Einsteins. He wore it to school instead.

Building with Legos (note that Ellen is still wearing her Halloween costume)

Halloween Night

Two dinosaurs, a storm trooper, and Tinkerbell ready to trick-or-treat

My wig didn't make it very far--Ellen didn't want to be near me after I put it on

Halloween Morning

Halloween stickerbook fun

The real reason for getting Johan's IPhone: motorcycle video games

Weekday Fun

Trying on shoes

Playing in the back yard with Cy and Piper

Weekend Activities

Dancing to AC/DC

Biking in Golden Gate Park

A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Morning Play

Project time

We're (finally) at the point where Marcus and Ellen regularly like to play together!

Field Trip to Ocean Beach

Marcus's class took the train to Ocean Beach this morning to search for stones, sand dollars, shells and other beach finds.

Two Wheels, Week Two

After a week of rest, Marcus got back up on the bike, and he was off, riding independently! Ellen and Johan followed him on the skateboard.

After a little practice of kicking to get the bike moving (different from training wheels, where he just picked up both feet and started pedaling), we removed the hockey stick. The neighbors came out to try--here's Mali chasing Marcus.

Of course, Marcus wanted to teach Ellen, too.