Ostrich Ranch Visit

Mason and I spent five days with my grandmother in Casa Grande, Arizona. About 30 minutes down the highway, there's a little town called Picacho that has a relatively famous ostrich ranch. Mason loved the fallow deer and the donkeys but was a little scared of the Lorikeets. If you're ever on the road between Phoenix and Tucson, this is a worthwhile stop.

Demon in the subway

We went up to the upper west side a couple of weekends ago to visit our friends Javier, Marina and Marinita. Of course we forgot to get the camera out while we were there, but we did get some good shots of Mason in the subway on the way home.

Snow, snow and more snow!

We've had lots of snow in New York since the Christmas blizzard and are expecting even more in the next couple of days. The babies still don't really know what to do with it, and of course they're somewhat prohibited from moving much in their bulky snow outfits, but they sure do look adorable!

Christmas with the cousins and Pappy & Nina

We spent Christmas in Des Moines with my brother (John) and sister-in-law (Erica), their kids, Zack (4 1/2) and Leah (2 1/2), and my parents (known as Pappy & Nina to the kids). I think Mason really enjoyed being around the older kids. He came back with a few new words in his vocabulary. We had a visit from Santa on Christmas eve and did a lot of playing with all the new toys the rest of the time. Adrian was instrumental in training the young Padawans the Jedi ways. We were lucky enough to get on a flight to Hartford when our Monday afternoon flight to La Guardia was cancelled. After a short flight from Des Moines to Chicago, a 2-hour layover and 3-hour delay at O'hare, a 2-hour flight to Hartford, and a 2 hour car ride from there, we were home. It was a long day, but we were so thankful not to get stranded like so many others did! Here are some highlights of the trip.

The tree is up!

We got our tree this afternoon and had it up and decorated in just a couple of hours. We opted for a smaller one this year, since we decided to keep it on top of a table so curious hands wouldn't be pulling off the fragile ornaments.

Here are also a few photos from marathon weekend that we didn't ever post.

Halloween Redux

I posted a bunch of Halloween pictures on Facebook, but since some of us (gasp) are not on FB, here are some of the highlights.

Children's Museum

Dalila took Mason and Angel to the Brooklyn Children's Museum last week, and they had a grand time. We're thinking of buying a membership, as I assume we'll be back often during the winter. Here are some highlights of the visit.