lake lagunitas hike

brady, nikki and emetine came by for dinner and we wanted to get out for a short hike, so just before sunset, we headed to lake lagunitas. it was cold but nice to get out - its always so peaceful there.

good ol' sibling wrestling match

no one won, but lots of tickling...

thanksgiving #2

on thanksgiving day we headed to santa rosa and celebrated with the david and karen, grandma and papa, and karen's family. a feast followed by an always rambunctious game of maffia :)

mahala's eleventh!

masala's birthday was low key but really fun - she asked to eat waffles for breakfast (complete with whipped cream and blueberry sauce) and burmese food for dinner and then she wanted to go bowling. we made chocolate cupcakes with raspberry curd and raspberry whipped cream as well. pretty simple requests for this ELEVEN year old!

thanksgiving sha style

our third annual thanksgiving celebrated with the shas - paleo vegan style! what a fantastic feast!

sf architecture gang

few and far between are out get togethers with all of the cowgill gang. but we are continuing to multiply so we have to try more often. a stunning day in san francisco full of sunshine and golden gate park had a enough room for the kids to play without being in earshot

 

bon tempe hike

the kids had veterans day off so the moms took the kids to bon tempe for a long hike. stunning day -  little cold but the sunny side was perfect. we picnicked and the kids collected branches for wreaths (which were never made) and they had some good bonding time during this very busy part of the year. and the moms got to chat - with secret photos being taken of us as well :)