Merry Christmas

What a great Christmas I had! I even got to play and go swimming at Nonie & Doc's hotel.

How about this one?

I helped pick out our Christmas tree!

This chair is just right

At the Exploratorium, Daddy and I found matching chairs! There were lots of fun experiments to try, too. Science is pretty cool.

Gingerbread house

I decorated this house with candy at my school's holiday party. After we took it home, it looked good enough to eat, so I did!

Let it snow?

Last weekend we went to the lighting of the Christmas tree at Ghirardelli Square. Afterwards it snowed, but the snowflakes sure tasted a lot like soap. Yuck! Then I ate some chocolate. Yum!

Pie crust lesson

Gramalicia and I made a pie for Thanksgiving. Making the crust is hard work, but it's also a lot of messy fun!

Go Cardinal!

We cheered our best for Stanford during Big Game, but they didn't win. I still had fun at the restaurant anyway.

Fly, my pretties!

Jumping with my dolls Glinda and Dorothy, I can fly almost as well as a monkey.

Happy Birthday Noah!

My buddy Noah turned 3, and we went to a bounce house party! Now he's a big kid just like me.

Under the Sea

This Halloween I'm Ariel. She's a mermaid!

Dressing up

Last weekend I went to a costume party at Emma's house. We had so much fun together!

Hap-π Birthday to me!

Today I turn π years old. That's about 3.14 to most folks, but in this family, we bust out the calculator and figure it to the nearest minute!

Radiator Springs

Thanks for all the toy cars, Gramalicia! I made my own version of the Cars movie, where I serve tea and lunch to everyone in town.

I miss Gramalicia

Now that she's back in Florida, I miss all the fun we had together. And all the things she let me get away with!

Helping out

Gramalicia is here in San Francisco while Mommy and Daddy work in Hawaii. Monkey and I are taking on extra jobs, like cooking dinner.

Happy Birthday, Monkey!

Earlier this week I declared that it was Monkey's birthday. I made party hats and a special donut cake. Yum!

In the saddle

I showed my friend Josie around the Children's Zoo today. She's not quite ready for my "no hands" technique.

All packed & ready to go!

When I saw our new suitcase, I filled it with toys. "I'm ready for a trip to go see Nonie!" Daddy says it's for him to go to Hawaii instead-- I hope he likes my toys.

Long weekend

We went on a family bike ride this weekend, past the bison in the park and out to the beach.

Ready for School

It's my first day of school, and I'm very excited to be a big kid!

Great Birthday!

Now that I'm 3, I can take Doc in a pillow fight. It was a close match, but I'm pretty sure that I won.

Flower Girl

At Aunt Stephanie & Uncle Christian's wedding, I took my role very seriously. Daddy's cousin Denise was my flower buddy, and helped me do a really good job.

Concert

Sometimes I get all dressed up and play my "kanoo-kanoo."

Tortoise ride

After Animal Adventures class at the Zoo, I like to run around and climb on all the statues I can find.

Nature walk

One morning after breakfast, Gramalicia and I explored Sutro Heights park. I picked up every stick, and Gramalicia found some neat pine cones and flowers for me. I liked them so much, I brought them home.

Tire swing

Katie, Noah and I had fun at the playground yesterday. This tire swing is "just like a roller coaster."

Emma's my best buddy

I spent 3 days with cousin Emma in San Diego. She's so great! I tried to show her how much I love sand.

My latest invention

Presenting the Apple Mouth! I'm pretty sure nobody's ever thought of this before. I'm on the cutting edge of food-based comedy.

Go Dee!

My friend Dee walked over 39 miles to raise money at the Avon walk for breast cancer. I helped by picking out a balloon and cheering for her!

Independence day for me

I stayed up really late on the Fourth of July to watch fireworks and party with lots of friends, like Kyle!

Art lesson

My friends Griffin and Willow taught me a lot about drawing when I visited them on Sunday. We even created a cool 3-d drawing all together.

Father's Day

We spent Father's Day at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
FESTIVAAAL!

Vegas, baby!

We're having a fun vacation, you bet!

Sonoma

I like visiting Sonoma with Mimi and Papi!

In the kitchen

Emma and I are very serious about cooking in our pretend kitchen. We get all our ingredients together and make anything we can imagine.

Nonie's hotel

While Daddy and Mommy were busy running their event, I was busy playing with Nonie and Doc at my favorite hotel. We always get the same room, and I know just how to find it from the elevator.

What's the deal with corn?

I love to eat corn on the cob, but I'm not so sure about all the "hair" on the outside. Overall, I think it's worth the work!

I love games

My favorite board games are Bird's Nest (aka The Birdie Game) and Garden Party. I especially like when Daddy plays with me, because he makes silly noises when moving the pieces.

Oh no!

A boa con-WHAT-ster?

Making footprints

I had the beach in Half Moon Bay all to myself on Wednesday as I went looking for just the right kind of sand.

A bug's land

Emma and I like to spin in Francis' Ladybug Boogie ride. Better hold on, Doc!

Swimming with Nonie

What a great trip to Disneyland for Mommy's birthday! Emma and I went swimming at the hotel almost every day. Oh, and we saw Mickey Mouse, too.

Hippo ride

Noah and Katie met me at the zoo yesterday. Besides feeding ducks and hearing the lions roar, we found this hippo just lying around. Giddy up!

Easter eggs

Mommy and I wore our aprons to dye some eggs on Saturday. Then on Sunday we cracked them and made quiche!

Spring in Oregon

I sure enjoyed our trip to Oregon this last weekend. It is the eleventh state I've been to so far. Lots of the trees there are pink, and the grass is so green.

Gramalicia is here!

Hooray! I'm having so much fun that I don't even notice all the learning.

How to eat pizza

Pick off all the olives, mushrooms and green peppers and eat them first. Yum! Then take giant bites of crust, getting maximum sauce on your face. Finally, wipe your mouth on your cute sweater sleeve.

Tea party

Uncle Bob came for a visit this week, and we had a virtual tea party with Emma and Auntie Misha in San Diego.

Yeah, but you should have seen the slide!

Apparently, my face had a date with the ground. I took a tumble off some steps but hardly cried at all. Does it make me look tougher?

But why?

Sometimes I take a break from creating art (in my cool smock) to ponder things for a while. Today, my favorite colors are blue, pink and black. Why black, you ask? Black is a color of pen.

*editor's note- phrases in italics are direct from Casey