Snow Day!

Hey guys - did you know that snow is awesome?

Unfortunately I only got to use my snow shovel once this winter.

But I also got to sled!  Yay for snow.

Winter walk

Winter in the neighborhood is brown - grass and leafless trees

But Lucas still rolls out in style

Caleb is... working on it

(hmmm, maybe not horizontal stripes next time)

New Years 2012

BOOM!

New Years Eve at Freds with the Pates = happy boys

Did the Faminis Celebrate Christmas last year?

Yes we did

It started in Arkansas 

We made our way to meet Pop Pop in Berkeley

And pose with a pretty sweet house

Saw some Gorchoff cousins

Caleb modeled his Santa diapers

And a sweet hat too!

Speaking of sweet hats, Nana and Popop threw down some awesome ones when we celebrated with them

Matching jammies, with something extra for the baby

 

Perfect for swinging in!

A little more Pop Pop time in Santa Rosa on Christmas morning

Family pic = cheesy smiles

Popper hats cant hold in Lucas's apparently

White elephant gift exchange time!

The cousins had a sleep over on Xmas night.  The 3 older kids intended to sleep in 1 room, but ended up sleeping in 3 different rooms

Younger sibling cousin love 

Also lots of Auntie niece love in there too

Lucas modeled some of his dad's old duds

Caleb countered with a trendy vest and hat

More cousins!  We all had fun seeing Great Grandma Cardwell and family on Boxing day

The cousins had time to explore Cornerstone gardens a bit.  In a bonnet!

Also, work on their pebble throwing

Happy Faminis at the Sonoma Square

And more happiness at a Napa playground

3 Generations of Famini Dudes!

Yay for Christmas!

Branson - Take 1

Silver Dollar City - a gem of an amusement park. 

(Really it looked pretty awesome and had big rides we didn't dare get near with daredevil Lucas)

Sure it was a little wet, but that cant stop the Faminis right?

Not yet...

Still not yet....

OK, Caleb was crying in the dark cold pouring rain here

Even chill, bible reading train entertainment Santa dude probably went home at THAT point

Selected shots of a Sanchini invasion on Arkansas

Dan and Caleb enjoy a snack. Mmmmm.

Bug rider!

These kids look well practiced

Hmm, cavern pictures are not a big hit

Fish face!

Lucas goes wild, Sequoia concentrates and Sparrow models

Museum moves

Statue mimicking attempt.

PHOTO BOMB

Guess where the shave ice is?

Watching the action

Taking a break from the cousins

Aaaand back in action.  One of many Lucas/Sequoia races

There?

There?

An Arkansas stroll

These cousins really had a good time

Push!

Yay for cousin time!

(Yes, Caleb will join in more once he can handle the madness of these other 3)