Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas 2013

 Lo:  Santa brought me these cool glasses that have 3D images in them of Dora and jungle animals!

Lo:  And Aunt Marinda gave me a tea set.  Tea anyone?

Lo:  Wait a second, I need to take one more look before I get you your tea

Ro:  These kitty slippers are puuurrrrfect to match my kitty dress.   Thanks, Santa!

Lo:  Bah humbug!


Ro:  Quiet everyone, I'm reading.  Yeah, yeah, yeah I'll get to those other presents after I'm done with my book.

Ro:  Wait, what is this?

Ro:  Rapunzel!!!!

Ro:  Now I have my own beauty salon!  What do I have on my hair?  Oh, that's just my kitty hat-scarf-mittens.  I slept with it.

Ro/Lo:  Is this marble run for us or for Daddy?  Merry Christmas everyone!

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Holiday Festivities

 O Christmas Tree

Lo:  I'm going to eat all this frosting.  Ro:  I'm going to eat all the candy decorations!

Daddy:  Now girls, this is how you do it

Lo:  Careful application, Dadddy says

Ro:  Why aren't there any purple candies?

Unusual cooperation

This night of the Pathway of Lights around Greenlake

Christmas carols

Seattle Eukelele Club (LOVE)

Some glowing boats in addition to the lights around the lake... LOVE
Ro/Lo:  The next day we did our annual monorail ride downtown...

 and saw a Christmas tree MUCH bigger than ours!

Lo:  We rode the carrousel

Ro:  I and [of course] rode the purple horse

Palm Desert

 Ro/Lo:  We had an AWESOME time in Palm Desert.  Not a bad view from our room, right?

Ro:  We did a short hike (shorter for some of us) up a canyon.  I tried my climbing techniques.

Lo:  Here I'm walking, but I had my family carry me most of the time.

Ro:   Don't you think this is appropriate hiking wear?

Lo:  We took a boat ride to dinner one night at the restaurant.

Ro:  You can tell I was a little bit scared

Ro:  Relaxing by the fire pit with Grandpa

Lo:  I love my Mamma

Ro/Lo:  Heading up the rotating tram

Lo:  This thing moves!!!

Dinner up top

Lo:  I still love my Mamma

Ro:  Who's missing from this picture?  Me... I'm pouting instead

Lo:  Our favorite pastime at the hotel... fort making!

Lo:  It does wonders for my hair, too

Ro:  This is my "kitty fort"

Ro:  We spent lots of time at the hot tub and pool, too

Lo:  I have a mouth full of pretzels

Sisters!

Lo:  I helped Grandpa every day feed the ducks

Lo:   Looking cute at Joshua Tree

Ro:  I want to climb these rocks some day

Lo:  I love my Grandpa

Ro:  What?  Girls can't hike in dresses and scarves?

Lo:  Look Sissy!

Ro:  Practicing my smearing

Post-nap TV watching time

Lo:  swimming with Auntie

Ro:  I'm an orange donut

 Our last evening


Adios Palm Desert... Hasta Luego!