mahala's first day of soccer

mahala has been wanting to play soccer for about a year now and we finally signed her up. one of her friends from school is in the class too which has made the adjustment super easy. so far she seems really excited about it - glad that it wasn't all talk because it is quite a commitment -10 classes! she''s wearing david's old cleats and today we bought her the shin guards that they highly recommend. the first two classes have been just moving the ball around with their feet. next week will be the first "real soccer" game. should be funny!

weekend fun

we spent a little time in the city and on the bay this weekend as well as some quality art time at home!

yuba gap sno-park

mahala and noble saw snow for the first time today! we went to the yuba gap sno-park for a day trip....a bit ambitious considering it was almost a three-hour drive. no fresh snow and it was 50 degrees out, so no snow angels or snowmen, but sledding was a blast!

our pied pipers

this weekend included a visit to our friends simon and austin who are truly pied pipers. so many cool things to play with like musical instruments. the kids also got to help "repair" a piece of artwork-the mobile that has casts of lips hanging from it.

noble's high style

this is very typical of noble....crazy ensembles, lately punctuated with his giraffe boots. see that black thing in his right boot? it's a comb-in case of a hair emergency i suppose!

a few more shots

a few more images from thailand courtesy of the hoglunds!

year of the tiger

happy chinese new year! here is the celebration at the bay area discovery museum with the marin lion dancers.