Christmas in L.A.

Spent the morning after Christmas looking at fossilized bones at La Brea tar pits.
Simon was really excited about being there. He let us know how excited he was about our day every five minutes.
Then we decided to join the other tourists at Pinks for lunch. 40 minutes in line and nothing special, although I did chose a plain turkey dog.

I believe I was wise to skip anything with chili, since it looks like it is loaded with grease.

Then some more touristy stuff: Hollywood Blvd. Did not pay any celebrity look-alikes or costumed characters for a picture. Steve, however, did his best Chuck Norris pose and we took his picture. He didn't charge us for his services.
Had dinner at one of Stacey's favorite restaurants. The food was good, portions were big (too dark for photographic evidence), and I'm pretty sure this guy was at a table next to us.
What to do tomorrow? Hmmm...

Simon's Birthday!

I can't believe this kid is 10 years old. Time really flies by. And now I'm feeling a little bit old.
Simon is also sporting his new glasses. And a new haircut. Finally!

Catching Up

What will happen if you decide to repeatedly smash your head between two carpet samples at Home Depot:
Warning: Your parents will not be happy with you!

Lacrosse game in Issaquah:
Halloween costumes:
I didn't take too many pictures this year, but took these before school on the day before Halloween. Torsten changed his mind about the costume and went trick-or-treating as a whoopie cushion.

These pictures also show just how much I am need of some decorating. The mantle is very boring. If anyone can lend me some decorating expertise, I wouldn't mind. I am not good at doing it myself.

Pumpkin Carving

Friday night family activity:





Thanks to my friend for having us over and taking care of the mess.

Soccer Saturday

More News

Torsten has now joined the blogging bandwagon. You can check him out at www.t-manworld.blogspot.com.

No TV? What will we do?

When you have a rule at your house that doesn't allow you to watch TV on week nights, you have to get creative about staying entertained:

And in other news, Simon now has own blog. You'll have to go there to find out more about this entertaining activity: www.simonscrazyworld.blogspot.com.