January in Calfornia

I hope you are enjoying the snow in Utah, while we enjoyed our hike up Big Basin canyon. I also took a bike ride on Martin Luther King Day. I love California!

Murder Myster y Party

On New Years we had a murder mystery party at my brother Jon's house. I play the role of an eccentric writer and David was a chef. After the mystery unfolded we soon discovered it was the lawyer (aka Jonathan) we was the murderer.

Christmas Concert

Here are some pictures of our Chirstmas concert at school. The 1st graders sang Jingle Bells in Spanish and English.

Fire

On the Friday night before Christmas we were excited to travel to Utah in the morning and looked forward to a good night sleep, however, our dreams were rudely awaken at 5:45 am by an incisive beeping. David got out of bed to check on the noise. It was our neighbor's smoke alarm and David could see smoke coming from his apartment. He quickly called 911 and the fire department arrived shortly after. Luckily there was not a fire, but we spent the rest of the morning airing out our apartment . The most ironic thing about this incidence is this is the second time we have called the fire department due to smoke coming from a neighbor's house

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year we had a special visitor, Scott. We all helped make dinner and then enjoyed watching movies and playing games. On Saturday, we ventured up to San Fransisco and got stuck on the trolley. The chain that pulls the trolley came undone and they had to call a truck to come and push us on the track. We enjoyed visiting Union Square. It was decorated for Christmas with a big tree and an outdoor skating rink. I think California is the only place I know that people skate outside during the winter in short sleeves. We also saw China town and the wharf. I can't wait to come home for Christmas, although, I think I will miss the 65 degree weather.

October Book Club

We enjoyed discussing the book Wicked at a coffee shop. We decided it was easier just to meet at a coffee shop then to host at someone's house, so this will probably be our new meeting place. After book club we walked to the used book store and picked out November's book together.

Halloween Parade