End of Year Wrap-Up (Looks Like We Made It)

Hi everybody: Long time, no blog. We had some craziness since my last update which included an ice storm, then a foot of snow on top of that, a black eye for Mia (and one for Adam), a brother-in-law stranded in the Midwest (so glad we got you back safe, Sean!)... and oh yeah, Christmas!

The city was more or less paralyzed because of the snow and ice, but it was nice to see a lot of neighbors helping each other. And, to help us get over the cabin fever, we closed out the year with a bang at Christie and Sean's New Year's Eve party. (More photos here.) Needless to say, we are so glad 2009 is finally here!

Winter Wonderland

Portland got some snow yesterday, but we only got to play in it for a little while because of the 35 mph wind gusts! Still, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to put Mia in her adorable snow suit. See the rest of the photos here if you like.

(On another note, my sister has just joined the Internet world, so I'll be blogging in Spanish a little more often.)

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Ayer nevo en Portland, pero no pudimos jugar por mucho tiempo porque habia un viento de 35 mph. De todas maneras no pudimos perder la oportunidad de ponerle a Mia su trajesito de nieve. Ale - Tomamos estas fotos justo antes de hablar contigo ayer! Pueden ver el resto de las fotos aqui si quieren.

Mad Cow with Spiderman

Here are Mia and Adam on Halloween night (sorry I forgot to send these!). Mia was a little cow and Adam was Spiderman, her protector.


Mad cow! Mad cow!


Besitos!

Trick or Treat (videos)

Just in time for Halloween, Mia has a new trick. That's right, she's walking!


Here she is "zeroing in" on Nana Cindy's cat, Milo, on a beautiful fall morning.


And here are some other photos from this week:

Our "Tin" Anniversary

Last weekend Keenan and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary (and almost 15 together as a couple). We went out to a fancy dinner to celebrate, and I decided to dig up some old pictures from our dating years to see how much we've changed. Click here for a stroll down memory lane with us. Apologies for the poor quality of the pictures; they are before digital (gasp!). The traditional gift for the 10th anniversary is... tin. Is there anything more romantic? ;-)

October 2008

March 1994

October 1998

California Dreaming, Part II (video)

Mia discovered a yoga ball at Mimi's house and found her own unique way of using it.

California Dreaming, Part I

Last week we traveled to the Bay Area so Keenan and Sean could attend a Shorinji Kempo event, and also to visit Mia's grandparents. It was her first time on an airplane, and she did great! We had an awesome trip. See more pictures here. (Note: Some of the captions are kind of long, so if you choose "Slideshow," you may have to pause to read them.)