xmas cookie time

christmas decorating

brady, nikki and eme came over for our second annual christmas decorating sleepover :)

dickens fair

we headed the dickens fair - officially beginning the holiday season! carols, dancing, shop-lined "streets" and trying on top hats and woolen capes made for a fun sunday afternoon with our friends natascha, greg, mischa and sascha

cuddle time

ice skating

on the first day of thanksgiving vacation we met up with some friends (sascha, mischa, ellie and natalia)  for ice skating at the mall in san rafael. small rink, sunny day and friends made it a great success! we ended up going back again a few days later for a morning skate and an evening skate.

thanksgiving with the 'shas

our wonderful friends who we nicknamed the "shas" (natascha, sascha, mischa and greg) joined us for the thanksgiving feast! we joined forces and created the most amazing vegan, gluten and nut free meal EVER (oh and non-alcoholic)! on the menu: kaboucha squash soup, sage and lime cauliflower, maple brussel sprouts, tofurkey, oatmeal patties, plain and mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes with pear, green beans with artichokes, regular and gluten free stuffing, biscuits, cranberry sauce, pomegranate seeds and some sparkling cider to wash it down. then dessert was caramel apple crisp, pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie bars and chocolate pumpkin bread pudding all served with ice cream and whipped cream. we could not even fit all of the food on the table. if we could only eat like this every day….

thanksgiving hike

before the big meal we all went for a hike at blackies pasture in tiburon. it was  a BEAUTIFUL day!