So much Christmas!

After Christmas morning at home, Christmas dinner at Uncle Christian & Aunt Stephanie's and day-after Christmas dinner at Doc & Nonie's, what else could I do? See all the Christmas decorations at Uncle Chuck & Aunt Ann's, of course! They have so many decorated trees, holiday trains, little angels, puffins, and the cutest North Pole Village. Wow!

Family time!

It's my favorite time of year -- no more school, and plenty of family in town. We've decorated the tree, Gramalicia is here already, Stephanie stopped by today, and Nonie and Doc are coming soon. Hooray!

Double Birthday Party Day

Today I went to Josie's fantasy party at Magic Mountain playground. I was a flower fairy, Josie was a dragon! Then I went to Max's bowling party at night, and bowled my first real strike. No lane bumpers, no ball ramp, just cupcake power. What a day!

Christmas in San Francisco

We went to the 85th annual holiday tree lighting at McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park. The Monterey Cypress tree that they light up is over 130 years old! There's also a carnival and "snow" made of soap bubbles.

Busy Week!

During Thanksgiving break, I did so many fun things! I helped some friends play ClueKeeper at the Zoo, had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner at Stephanie & Christian's, saw the Penguins movie and read a ton of books! I also went ice skating with Ale, which was so fun, I want to do it again and again. I love ice skating!

Messy Play Date

Lexi came over today, and we did a little science, mixing up some bubbly potions to see what happens. Then we started spraying pink hair dye - watch out! Now we're cleaning the bathtub...

Playing ClueKeeper

I like to test out the kid-friendly hunts on ClueKeeper. This one is at the SF Zoo!

Weekend Plans

Mimi and Papai are in town, and I'm so excited! We get to spend the weekend together in Sonoma while Daddy & Mommy run an event at Disneyland. I bet we'll have more fun than they do!

School Party

Our class had a "Healthy Halloween" party, and I brought carrot nibblers! Then we all marched in the costume parade.

Zoo Zombies

The haunted Nature Trail at the SF Zoo had a zombie exhibit that was so scary! I screamed, and Josie hid in her turtle shell. But nobody ate our brains. Whew!

Family Fiesta

After an awesome parent-free week with Gramalicia, Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Christian, we're all back together. Better yet, the Giants have made it to the World Series! We celebrated with some tasty Mexican food.

Shopping Buddy

Hooray! Gramalicia is in town, and I can take her to all my favorite stores. She's much better at shopping than Mommy!

1906 Shift

This fence goes across the San Andreas fault. Before the 1906 quake, it was one straight line. Daddy and I would have been standing right next to each other back then!

3rd Grade Camping Trip

A bunch of families from Jefferson went to Olema Campground this weekend. We built a bridge across the creek, stayed up late, rode bikes and played with fire. Pretty cool!

Happy Birthday Monkey!

It's really fun to celebrate with an old friend. I like that we celebrate the same way we do with people! Because we still have a cake and friends. I help Monkey blow out his candle.

San Diego Sunshine

I had a quick visit with Emma, Nonie & Doc while my parents were busy running an event in LA. We went to the beach and ate home grown watermelon. I even brought home a pumpkin from Doc's pumpkin patch!

Sew, Sew, Sew

I like to sew. It's my biggest project so far, with 3 different types of stitches. I sure hope it turns out as well as the picture on the box!

Here's the finished product. It's really cute and the blanket folds to be the rug!

Going Whole Hog

Emma J. and I went to a fun BBQ party where our friend Nick roasted a whole pig, Cuban style. It was pretty awesome looking, and it tasted delicious!

Keeping it Cool in Cars Land

We don't have time to smile for pictures, we just ride roller coasters!

Augtoberfest present

We had an AUGtoberfest for my birthday party. We had lemonade tasting for the children and beer tasting for the adults, and we all wore drinking hats! This is a Lego Friends Jungle item that I got from my friend Josie. You can slide the door to reveal a hidden waterfall room!

Parking Lot Selfie

For the Outside Lands Festival in Golden Gate Park, we turned the school playground into a parking lot! We raised almost $6000 for the school this weekend. Wow!

Gold Stampeders

While it was fun and really beautiful, I'm pretty sure Nonie, Doc and Gramalicia are glad they skipped hiking the Chilkoot Pass Trail in Skagway...

Puppies

We toured Happy Trails Kennel in Wasilla and met Martin Buser and his champion Iditarod sled dogs. I got to hold a four-day-old puppy. I named him Milky. Doc gave Emma and me our own sled dog stuffies to take home, too!

Super Team Awesome, GO!

Our trip to Alaska is going great so far. We decided to name our group "Super Team Awesome, GO!" or STAG for short. We've seen Denali's peak, plus bears, moose, caribou and more.

Brick, Brick, Brick

Everything is bricks in Maine! Well, almost everything. We came to Portland prepared for lobster and blueberries. Score! I ate lobster and blueberry pie in the same night. 

And then I had blueberry pancakes for breakfast!

Mandarin Art Camp

At camp we draw pictures, practice writing Chinese characters and learn songs and dances. The only part that I really like is the dancing part because, well, it's just fun. And afterwards we get donuts and ice cream. Yeah!

Airport Tag

I just flew home from Chicago yesterday, and Daddy is flying to Maui today! I will be at all three Bay Area airports within 9 days.

By the way, I had an awesome time in Chicago with Mimi and Papi!

Carmel Valley Ranch

We had a great time running an event and hanging out down in Carmel with Rich & Kiki. I like to collect moss from the oak trees.

Say Cheese!

We love eating cheese on the Telluride gondola. Max also loves the water heater, but I don't know why. We both love watching Wallace and Gromit! "I'm just crackers about cheese!"

Kids and Dads

Celebrating Fathers' Day in Telluride, Colorado!

Grizzlies!

I spent this week at SF Zoo camp. It was fun, except when I got chased by that bear...

Troublemakers

We definitely did not throw a water balloon off the hotel balcony. Nope, not us.

Our Private Trampoline

...and nobody can come in except Emma, L'Russell and me.

Chinese School Open House

My class recited the poem Shui Diao Ge Tou in Mandarin at our open house. I memorized the entire poem!

Junior Olympics

I competed in all kinds of fun games and track events at the Jefferson Junior Olympics in Kezar Stadium, including this water game. I really liked the races, and we got third place in a relay. I ran the second leg in the 6 x 70 relay.

Camping!

My class went on an overnight camping trip in the Presidio, which was totally fun! Lexi and I prefer to eat our marshmallows UN-toasted, thank you very much.

Gamer Kids

Today, I helped run the DASH puzzle hunt in San Francisco. Jan and Yar brought their kids along with the team, so I tried to show them how awesome gamer kids can be, once nap time is done.

ClueKeeper Kid

I really like playing ClueKeeper, especially at Stanford! (You know I have an appropriate dress, right?) Today I helped the family business by testing out the latest Shinteki hunt on ClueKeeper. The hunt is fun, and the app is so easy to use, I can do it by myself (on Mom's phone)!

So Sharp!

At Jefferson, I got the Student of the Week award. Plus, it had a sticker with a sea creature and a pun, just for me!

Bridge Crossing!

Today I walked all the way across the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time. It was windy! I wish I could fly all the way to the top of the towers.

We Luv-It!

Emma and I are in Las Vegas for spring break! We are shocked at how good the sundaes are at Luv-It Frozen Custard. We got the Scotch Jimmie, with butterscotch, bananas and jimmies. Unbelievable!

"Slumber" Party

I had a great time staying over at Katie & Noah's house on Saturday night. We didn't sleep much, but we pretended to sleep when this picture was taken!

Fluffy walkies

I like to walk my dog Fluffy in Aunt Stephanie's back yard. And since Fluffy is electronic, there's no need to clean up after her!

Gramalicia family dinner

We all got together in Corte Madera for dinner when Gramalicia came to town. It's so great to have Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Christian close by!

Jefferson School Spirit Day

It was "Dress Alike" spirit day on Friday, and my class all decided to wear blue. We also wore some items inside out, just for extra fun!

A-maze-ing fun

I really enjoyed this new labyrinth at the Cozy Cottage.

Fish, Wine and the Olive Festival

This weekend, we met up with the Holman side of the family in Sonoma. I tasted olives and fed the fish at one of my favorite wineries, while Uncle Christian took lots of pictures!