Half Birthday

Today I turned nine and a half! We made red velvet cupcakes with home made chocolate frosting to celebrate. I spent most of the day reading and drawing, which are my favorite things to do!

Friday Night Science

Last night we stayed out late at the California Academy of Science family night. This picture was taken in front of a green screen, and my sweater turned into a jungle!

Ringing the Bell

Here's another picture from last weekend in Sonoma. I like to ring the old mission bell at Cline winery as loud as I can.

Scooter School

I taught Mimi how to ride a scooter in Sonoma. During the first lesson, she earned an A+! Great job, Mimi!

Third Eye

There were some leftover pens from Shinteki's event. I used them to do all sorts of stuff, including drawing eyes on my hands and forehead. (Don't worry, it washed off.)

Museum Visit

Mimi and Papi came to San Francisco and we all went to the DeYoung Museum. We saw photographs of the city before the 1906 earthquake, and the Golden Gate with no bridge! I also liked the sculpture garden outside.

I'm not in Boston

Mom and Dad went to Boston for the MIT Mystery Hunt and it snowed. I went to Sonoma and stayed with Mimi and Papi. My favorite thing about staying with Mimi and Papi is that they don't make me take pictures!

5k Day

We ran the Hot Chocolate 5k today. Afterwards, they gave us a fondue dish with chocolate in it. This is a picture with Mellow, one of the race mascots. The other one is named Marsh.

Stinson Beach

For New Years, I stayed at Uncle Christian's house, along with Matthew and Theo. Matthew is silly, just like his Dad!

I also got to hold this adorable puppy. So cute!

Lego Birds

Nonie gave me these great Lego models of real birds. They were a challenge to build, but I'm proud of the finished products!

Nerdy Christmas

I love my new glasses, and we all love books!

Gift Wrapping Mayhem

Christmas is coming! We got our tree and wrapped a bunch of gifts today. I like to play in the ribbons!

Jefferson Garden Work Day

I helped paint the outdoor classroom seats in the kindergarten yard. My favorite colors are blue and green!

Cats on the Run!

Today was the big 5K run for my Girls on the Run team. Our theme costume was cats. It was so much fun! Mom was my running buddy, and she did a good job keeping up with me, but now she's really tired. I'm going to let her sleep in late tomorrow!

Thanksgiving in Julian

We had Thanksgiving dinner at cousin Tom's new house (and bird farm) in Julian. The best part was getting to feed the chickens! Seeing lots of Nickel family members and eating extra desserts were good, too.