Lady Lila dances to Lady Gaga

Nice moves for 2!

first pedicure (well, toe painting) and first hot choc (well, warm)

a big girl's day out. (Remember Lila's fave saying, 'big girls can do anything!'

swing it sister...

harpy's first xmas and first dim sum...all in one

harpy loved everything...santa to the pork bun.

merry christmas to all our friends and family.

hope to spend more time with you all in 2011.

xoxo

xmas morning skyping with baba & grandma

can you spot lila?

Lila at Excelsior Family Connections...our neighbor Michael is also peeking through a wreath.

santa speaks to lila

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/guest/8ORQENCQ8jTY0BPdQPdkxA

stockings all hung....

christmas frocks in front of the tree..

thanks to grandma and baba for the frocks. xo

harper and her holiday glow...

someone's been eating my gingerbread house...

first, there were missing candies from the footpath.
then, the roof started missing candies
once i spied her licking the gutters
but, lila went too far with this bite...
or was it daddy?!?!

beautiful music with jasper.."1.2.1-2-3!"

dinner showdown

hop n play at the tanforan mall...

harper goes wild...seriously

one thing we know. harper and lila are very expressive little girls. is harper the mellow one? um, not sure....

baby girl's best friend

it's beginning to look like christmas...

Lila was really happy to spend some time with Santa today. "He's wee-wee cool." She asked for a big soccer ball to kick. Harper just asked for more teeth because she's really annoyed she can't eat what everybody else is eating!

thankful little girls

top ten things lila and harper are thankful for...

10. Each other
9. Mah-wee-ahh! (Maria, most wonderful nanny ever)
8. Excelsior Center
7. Long weekends and day trips to fun places
6. Visitors in 2010 (Nonnie, Jo, Lucy + Sarah, Bobba + Grandma, Cliff + Becky + kids, Grandpa Barry + Susan)
5. Visitors we will have in 2011
4. You!
3. Karl (the most wonderful dog ever)
2. Sharing a room with each other and lots of toys
1. It's almost Christmas!

nursery rhyme time

quick swing before sunset (for lila not harper)

Karl on watch...just another Sunday on Paris Street

Persimmon Picking in Sebastopol...

Big shout out to cousin Yoo-Cee!

She turns 1 in the US today. Lots of love. xoxoxo

SF wins the World Series AND Lila puts on her pjs

Bye Grandpa and Susan...

Grandpa Barry and Susan spent a few fun days in San Francisco. Lila especially loved listening to Barry read stories and showing him around the Excelsior. It was a very special week - thanks for coming + safe travels back to Oz! xo

more scenes from halloween

Lila and Harper had a big party with the Excelsior Family Center on Friday, which ended with some early tricker treating...Tonight Lila was happy to pass out candy to all the "picker peaters"....