Merry Christmas!

Thank you, everybody, for all of the love and amazing gifts. Enjoy the rest of the holiday - we'll see you in the New Year. Love, Xander.

Loving Making Christmas Cookies with Dad

What to do on a rainy day?

Drumming!

Getting bigger every day!

The Age of Activity

I am all about "doing" these days. Whether it is building something, putting things in containers then taking them out (again and again and again), or playing with water (my FAVORITE) I am definitely a doer! Here are a couple of shots of me playing in the sink and at the nearby kids store. Mom took me out on the town on Thursday - an indulgent treat for us both.

Family Shots

Well, this time of year inspires efforts to get a great shot of the family together... well, our efforts have not been entirely successful, but we thought we'd share some of the runner-ups :) xx

More Fun in GG park

I also saw a real live horse for the first time... at least since I can remember. He was much too big for me to feel ok about it :)

Fun in San Francisco with Logan :)

A couple of weekends ago, we went to the Beach Chalet with the Smiths for breakfast. While the grown ups were talking, Logan pointed out some fire trucks and other interesting things outside. We had a blast at the window looking out and then later down in the grass in the crisp winter sunshine.

Playing with Januni's Hat

Meme and Me!

We had a super-duper special visit with Grandpa and Meme... here I am on a sunny Sunday morning with Meme. It was WONDERFUL to see her and Grandpa after too long!

Some Fun Favorites of Family Time ~

Getting Down With the Fish and Frogs (also at the Discovery Museum)

Loving the water!

To the Discovery Museum

I still love playing in the water and with the xylophone at the Discovery Museum... we had a blast that day - geared me up for the three hour nap that followed :)

Fun at the Playground with Meme and Grandpa

Ok... so we admit, we are a little behind on the blogging this month. We've had two very talented photographers come visit, however, so we have a lot to work with. Thank you Erica and Grandpa Ken!

From the Archives...

We have to thank Erica for this great shot, and the many that accompanied it. It is from my first birthday (June 6th). She is also to be credited for the ones below of me in the rain this past weekend. Thanks, Erica! Love, Xander

Some photos and video of my first moments in REAL rain...

It really came down for the first time during the last few days... very fun for me to discover as I love being outside and anything having to do with water...

The Mak Family Racing Team

For real... for Halloween :)

Just Being Cute

A Fun Day at Terra Firma Farm with the Tobins

Last Sunday we went to Terra Firma, an organic farm about an hour away from our home. We went with the Tobins (all four of them!). My favorite parts were picking strawberries and chewing on sticks.

Sam's!

While most of the Bay Area was buried in fog yesterday, we went to Sam's, a restaurant on the water for some last licks of this Indian Summer. We also celebrated with our friend Rick who has had some major professional triumphs in recent days. Congratulations Rick!