Christmas Round 2

Hopefully everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather. Here we are in the middle of winter wearing t-shirts in shorts. How lucky can we be? Earlier this week walked down and met Tony for lunch at Pelly's. We can walk there from our new house which is nice. Not quite the same as our daily walks to Beacons or Pannikin but it will do just fine for now. Ponto is just a bit longer of a stroll but minutes away too. Enjoying a cheese stick.
Looking older everyday and not quite as bald. All he needs is a lunch pail and he looks ready for school.

New outfit and silly dancing bear toy form Grandpa Jacks that makes lots of noise. We had an unexpected windfall of Christmas gifts from them over the weekend. It was very nice and generous. Included was a beautiful stain-glass seahorse which Ann made for us. Picture to follow soon.

Brayden helping unpack the wineglasses and other breakable fine glass wear. What a helper.

A new year

Hello and happy 2009. WE have been busy moving into a new place while all trying to recover from this nasty lingering cold. We are finally moved in, not unpacked but moved in. It was no fun moving during Christmas and moving all of our stuff. With Tony's tool & surfboard collection, my fabric collection and zillions of craft gear, a furniture business and baby, we had a lot of crap. We like out our new place. Lots of little people for Brayden to play with and a cute neighborhood. We have a nice landlord who actually lowered our rent because he liked us and wants us to stay and as an added bonus he will be a great referral source for my mortgage business. We are very lucky. Tony and I both hate renting but with the price he is charging us and our month of moving we are very unmotivated to house hunt. We still managed to squeeze in lots of celebrating and family fun this year. I did not put my advent calendar I slaved over last year to use or my 25 days of Christmas activities that accompanies it. Brayden will be able to enjoy it much more next year anyway. Brayden Christmas day playing in the rain at Grandpa & Grandma's
Mr. mobile in his Santa jammies Christmas morning.

Interfering with cousin Alexandra's song at a family gathering up in San Clemente.

A brief visit with Santa at Quail Gardens. Can't say that I blame him. He was pretty creepy.

A new horsey from Grandpa Jacks. Complete with chaps and everything.