Holiday Evening in San Francisco

We went to San Francisco to have holiday dinner with my parents on the day before Christmas Eve. We went to look at the holiday evening lights in my childhood neighborhoods. We got some cute pictures in the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill. The lights are still the way I remember growing up. It was nice time chatting and hanging out with PoPo and GungGung. Caitlin had a great time!

Haircut for the Holidays!

Just after Caitlin's birthday party, Anna and I brought Cay Cay to get a haircut. It is always nice to have a change, and Caitlin's long hair was always getting into knots and tangles.

The haircut turned out really well, although Caitlin seems to have inherited Anna's fine hair, and it still gets into the occasional tangle. Caitlin, of course has no problem with her hair... It's a lot lighter and it is a lot of fun to whip her hair around!

3rd Birthday Party

We had Caitlin's birthday a little earlier this year. It was a nice gathering! Caitlin had a nice time hanging out with little friends and learning to use her words. The biggest goal and challenge for Caitlin during the party was to share and play nicely. The adults had a nice time catching up, too.

Christmas In The Park

Caitlin went to her 2nd annual trip to Christmas In The Park. She loved the lights and the wishing well, near the big Christmas tree. We had a good time time and joined Auntie Cindi, her 2 teen daughters, Kylie and Lexi, Auntie Jaimi and her toddler, Addy, briefly at the park.

Christmas Tree

For years Anna's favorite holiday has always been Christmas. She loves the spirit of the season, the time to get together with family, and especially the decorating! Over time she has amassed an amazing assortment of Christmas items that have been prominently displayed in our home since I've known her. When Caitlin was born, she was all ready to share this experience with our daughter, but in her toddlerhood, we were afraid she would knock down the tree or otherwise create havoc with Anna's decorations and tree. This year, we decided that Caitlin is old enough (mature enough and can follow directions enough) to not explode our home or destroy the tree... so we had Caitlin decorate with us.




If you are wondering, we have a full size (fake) tree we have traditionally used in the past, but last year in a post-Christmas sale, Anna found this wonderful little Caitlin sized tree for a basement bargain price, and we decided since it's Caitlin's first decorating experience, we could use the Caitlin sized tree so she can decorate the entire thing... rather than just the lowest 2 tiers of branches. =) Perhaps we will upgrade the size of the tree as she gets older.

Holiday Portrait

We took these pictures same session we did for Caitlin's Halloween costume. We saved these shots for the holidays. We had more and better shots with her holiday dress. Yes.....Christmas is here!

Little Marcus' Red Egg and Ginger Party

Here are few pictures from my cousin's son's Red Egg and Ginger Party. Little Marcus is so cute and adorable. It was also nice to see my cousins, their spouses and their kids. I had nice time
catching up with some people I haven't seen in years.