I Love Xmas Tree!

We went to the UCAR Xmas party for kids on December 5th.

Kiara is doing a French finger play that
Anne Marie taught her.

"I love Xmas ornaments!"

Sugar cookies decorated by KK (left) and Yuko (right)

ZZZzzz....

Freezing Week

寒い朝のお出かけ風景です。
一丁前にブーツを履いてダウンジャケットを着ています。
前髪が長くなったのでピンで留めてやるのですが
あっという間にもぎとられます。。。
ここ1週間氷点下の気温です。
昨日と今日は2日間マイナス10度を下回っていました。
これだけ寒いと雪を踏みしめる度にきゅっ、きゅっと音が鳴ります。
この音を聞くと北海道の冬を懐かしく思い出します。
コロラドは例年冬場も晴天の暖かい日が多いのですが
今年の冬は早い時期から雪が何度も降り寒波がよくやってきます。
エルニーニョ（もどき）の影響でしょうか。

Thanksgiving @ Austin

Kiara enjoying the Thanksgiving feast :)

We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Pappas family in Austin.
It was very relaxing there and all the food was great!
In the video, Kiara is eating a piece of pumpkin pie for breakfast
and then Alexia and Kiara are working together on the cardboard
box art while Malin plays the keyboard.

Future Mathematician?

Kiara saw Kevin writing an equation or something on a scratch paper
and wanted to do it by herself. We were amazed that she was
holding the pen correctly and with LEFT hand!

Munchkin Masquerade

We went to trick-or-treat at the Pearl St. pedestrian mall
with Ron and Jocelyn. Kiara got lots of candies but all went
to mommy and daddy's tummy ;-)

Kiara painted the pumpkin in the first picture.

ボルダーのダウンタウン、パールストリートで開催された
ハロウィーンのイベントに出かけてきました。
恐竜やお姫様やスパイダーマンに扮した子供達を見て
大興奮のきいちゃんでしたが最後は疲れ果ててこの通り（笑）。

October 30, 2009

Kiara Kitty is walking at the Halloween party hosted
by the daycare! (You can also find me in the mirror :-)

託児所のハロウィーンパーティーで撮ったビデオです。
きいちゃんは猫が大好きで、9ヶ月の頃
最初に口にした言葉が「ニャンニャン」でした。

きいちゃんは13ヶ月半で本格的に歩きはじめました。
くまさんも13ヶ月半で歩きはじめたそうです。

数週間経った今はもっと安定してきて
スタスタと私の後を家中ついて来てくれます（笑）。

October 29, 2009

This music book was one of the birthday gifts from Meemaw
and Babou. She recently learned how to start the music and
playing it (and dancing) over and over!

October 18 & 22, 2009

Kiara climbed onto the couch and started taking tissue paper
out of the box while I took my eyes off her for a minute...

Joe and Anne-Marie's Visit

Joe and Anne-Marie visited us in middle October and
we had a great time! We did two nice hikes and awesome
"real" BBQ on the last night.

A view of Indian Peaks from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain

Flatirons from the back

Kiara in a UCLA cheerleader outfit.
It was a birthday gift from KK daddy.



The last four pictures were taken by Joe.
He also took nice family photos, one of which
will be on this year's Xmas card ;-)

October 7, 2009

"I'm so bummed that Dodgers did not make it the World Series..."

Kiara loves to play by the kitchen while Kevin and I
are cooking or doing dishes. Yes, she scatters spoons,
spatulas, etc. all over the places!