Santa with the girls

Santa

This year the girls were very cooperative sitting on Santa's lap. In this photo Santa is asking Thalia what she wants for Christmas. Her response: "a present."

Some candy after the party

I dressed the girls up today so that I could have their photo taken with Santa. On our way home from seeing Santa we stopped by our friends house for a holiday open house. Both girls got a small bag of chocolates for party favors and I let them sit on a pretty pile of golden leaves so that I might have another photo opp. I like this photo a lot. What a day - earlier this morning we had another holiday party at Roxana's and then a playdate at home with Jasper from preschool. I hope to post more photos soon.

More at the fountain

Grace Cathedral

Our Day in Nob Hill

Today was such a wonderful way to officially start off the holiday season. We drove in to San Francisco to meet Zachary at the Fairmont Hotel, to see the giant gingerbread house and Christmas tree in the lobby. Fortunately it wasn't very crowded yet. The kids wrote letters to Santa and put them in a special mailbox in the lobby. Photos soon.

It was such a beautiful day that we decided to take a walk. Our first stop was the playground across from the Grace Cathedral, then across the street to the Grace Cathedral where they ran around the maze, and finally to the Nob Hill Cafe where we stopped for a refreshment.

Here are a few photos from the day. Sophia and Zach have known each other since they were six months old. They act like old friends and it is always so nice to see him. Thalia loved to play with him today, too.

A sidenote about Thalia: sweet Thalia told me again today that she will throw me in to the fire and cook me for lunch. She says this with conviction.

First Photo from the Fairmont

Much more to come! We spent this morning in Nob Hill with Zachary - at the Fairmont to see the giant gingerbread house and a few other things.

We are off to see a play with Ronan this afternoon.