Christmas Eve at the Beach House

After celebrating Channukah, we continued driving to Long Beach to spend Christmas with the Ward Family. Though it was a quick trip to CA, we greatly enjoyed spending time with Mama's Family. Here are some of the pictures from Christmas Eve.

Jacob & his Aunt Rara at the park

Jacob & Grammy

Jacob & Grammy putting ornaments on the tree
Jacob understands a bit more about christmas trees this year, though Santa and why he gets presents is still a bit of a mystery.

Uncle Danny and Aunt Kristen watching Jacob play with his popper toy


Jacob didn't quite understand why we left cookies out or who this Santa person was that got to eat them...but we started the tradition anyway (with Jacob getting his own cookie too!)

Happy Channukah!!!

We celebrated the 4th night of Channukah at Great Grandma Chana's house in Desert Hot Springs, CA. Jacob really enjoyed playing with his cousins Justice & Peyton.



Jacob, Peyton, & Justice serenading the adults

Latka Guru

Daddy & Jacob lighting the menorah

A big hug for Great Grandma Chana!

Hawaii Vacation - Week 2

The second week we found a new beach that is absolutely perfect for toddlers to swim & play. It was a little hard to find and very secretive since it is right in front of homes that cost between 25 - 75 million dollars!!! There was a very calm lagoon for kids to play in, and amazing snorkeling just beyond the rocks.

Of course the vacation just flew right by, but we all had a great time! Minus a minor mishap with a few sea urchins by Grandma & Papa, it was a perfect trip.

Daddy & Jacob at Kukio beach

Jacob really enjoyed hugging trees


Playing with Cordelia (toy he found buried in the sand, thanks Stella)
Jacob decided one day it was too cold to go swimming so he played in the sand all day and took walks in the nearby garden. We were amazed how long he would play by himself just pretending with his toys.



Papa & Grandma going out to snorkel at Two Step





Jacob in his full swimming attire

Kona at Sunset

Hawaii Vacation - Week 1

We spent 2 glorious weeks relaxing in beautiful Kona, Hawaii in the middle of December. Along with Grandma Tilla & Papa Chuck, everyday was spent playing, sleeping, or reading on the beach. Jacob loved playing in the sand, pretend snorkeling, and riding on his boogie board. Of course he couldn't spend 2 weeks without trains, so we had to draw train tracks in the sand for him to follow along.

Here are some pictures from the first week.



Relaxing at Two Step

Breakfast at our condo in the Wyndham

Jacob's day at the beach began the same everyday: speedo, rashguard shirt, wetsuit, sunscreen, water shoes, hat....repeat!
Though he was always the most covered kid on the beach, he still ended up with a dark tan.

Jacob & Daddy playing at Turtle Beach


Jacob's 1st boogie board lesson

Pine House Update

Right after Thanksgiving we helped Grandma Tilla & Papa Chuck move into their new Pine House. We emptied lots of boxes and tried out the new pizza oven. We even found an old electric train set of Uncle Seans, which Jacob loved!

Here are some pictures from the weekend.



Jacob with his IKEA train (before we found the electric train)
as you can see Jacob LOVES trains!

Papa trying out the new pizza oven

Daddy with the finished product
Hands down the best pizza we've ever had!

Daddy, Jacob, & Grandma with the electric train (with real steam too!)

Busy Month!

Merry Christmas & Happy Chanukah!!!

December has been a very busy month for us, which is why it has been a month since we've posted anything on the blog. Now that we're back in town and I'm finally able to download the > 500 pictures we've taken I'll try to find the best to post on the blog.