Celebrating Chanukah in Pine

This weekend we took the family up to Pine to celebrate Chanukah with Grandma Tilla & Papa Chuck. This was Mila's first trip to Pine and we are so happy she did well with the altitude. Jacob greatly enjoyed playing with his Cousin Jared, and Mila got to meet her Aunt Tracey for the first time. It was a very relaxing weekend filled with yummy food, time in the hot tub, and a few short hikes.

top: Grandma Tilla, Daddy, Mila, Aunt Tracey, Jim, & Cousin Jared
bottom: Mama, Jacob, & Papa Chuck



Mila checking out her Aunt Tracey

Daddy & Mila - ready for the hot tub!

The Cousins


Taking a hike in the national forest behind the Pine House


Jacob & Grandma taking a rest


Jacob the Lorax - popping out of his stump - Gazump!



Papa helps Jacob roll out his pizza dough


Mila getting a bath in the kitchen sink

Happy Chanukah!

Last Wednesday we celebrated the 1st night of Chanukah. Jacob is very interested in lighting the candles this year & especially loves getting a small present each night!

Mila's 1st plane ride

Yesterday we flew home and took Mila on her 1st plane trip. She fell asleep before the plane took off and woke up as we were landing. Didn't even cry once - though I'm sure nursing the whole time helped a bit. Jacob is our seasoned flyer, and so enjoyed watching a cat in the hat during the flight.

Even more adventures...

Grammy & Jacob playing at the Market Place - it was really cold!

Mila cuddling with her Auntie Sarah

Mila sleeps a lot - and loves snoozing in the babyhawk. This time it was on Grammy :)

Where's my thanksgiving turkey?

Kelly cat

Mila showing off her new knit dress from Grammy

Grammy has spent the last year making this beautiful dress for Mila and it turned out amazing! Mila looked adorable at Thanksgiving dinner all dressed up.

Thank you Grammy!

Hitting the beach on Thanksgiving Day

While Grammy was busy cooking at the beach house, we took the kiddos to the Belmont Shore beach to play a bit. Daddy met us there on his paddle board.

Jacob, Mila, Sarah, Mama, & Daddy

Jacob & Mila with their Auntie Sarah

Mila again bundled up - it was cold this year at the beach house!



Mila with our good friend Eve (a sailing buddy from college)

More adventures...

Last Wednesday we took Jacob & Mila to South Coast Plaza to do some Xmas shopping.
Jacob decided he wanted to try out the carousel with Grammy & loved it!

Mila all bundled up for our dinner out with friends

Mila & her Grandpa Chuck

Grandpa Chuck quickly bonded with our little Mila. This was his 1st time meeting her and she loved staring at him and listening to his voice.



Introducing Mila to the buzz bomb

Playing at the Beach & Tot Lot

Jacob & Grammy playing in the sand in Belmont Shores

Grammy, Mila, & Jacob

Mila hanging out with Grandpa Chuck at the Tot Lot

Mila & her Great Aunt Mary - maker of the beautiful pink sweater, bonnet, and booties!

Thanksgiving Week at the Beach House

We spent the last 10 days playing in Long Beach for the Thanksgiving break. Daddy had a conference at the Convention Center in Long Beach, so we got to spend some great quality time with Grammy & Grandpa at the Beach House. Auntie Sarah drove down from Mammoth, and Great Aunt Mary & Uncle Dave drove down from Reno too, so we got to visit with lots of family & friends.

On the way to LB, we stopped in to visit with Great Grandma Chana in Desert Hot Springs. She got to meet Mila for the 1st time and see how much Jacob has grown. Unfortunately those pictures are all on another camera that we left at the beach house...so those won't be added to the blog until January sometime :(

This was Mila's 1st big car trip and luckily she did great. It was a slow start at first, but after a half hour of crying and some nursing, she slept the rest of the way to Great Grandma's house....then slept the rest of the way to Long Beach. Couldn't have asked for a better car ride. And of course Jacob is great in the car now too.



Jacob watching some Cat in the Hat on the ipad on the way to the beach house