my little otter

finally, mahala gets to be an otter. this was at her school celebration-held on thursday. she helped me mostly with the face, but was very patient while i made the rest of the costume. i told her "i don't sew very well, so this shouldn;t really be taking this long" and she would reply "you're the best sewer ever!" that's a good way to keep me making homemade costumes!

what a nice family...

hanna and mike came over for dinner....and don't they look nice with our kids?

gettin' dirty in half moon bay

we went to half moon bay to see some friends and they took us to the beach where the kids proceeded to get VERY dirty. int he end we were able to clean up and get a nice family photo!

is he saying pumpkin?

yes, he is saying "pumpkin"-in his own way...he's been saying it for a while since we have so many pumpkins around the house!

mahala singing and signing

these are two songs they have been working on-she was surprisingly eager to show me (and the camera)

we're breeding artists!

as most people know, i am thrilled that both mahala and noble seem to love art. p.s. if you would like to buy one of these orignal pieces, just let me know ;)

maha-la-lantern

we were so proud of mahala this year for drawing the face on her pumpkin all by herself. daddy helped her cut it out and here is the finished product!