The Sorbellos

I'm not sure I have the heart to redo this post. I woke this morning to a restarted computer and about two hours of witty, wonderful, descriptive blog commentary with accompanying pictures LOST. ;) Oh blogspot, why doesn't your autosave function work?

01: Silveyville
Silveyville is wonderful. As if free popcorn and cider weren't enough, you can also dash through the ~~snow~~ tree farm in a ~~one-horse~~ open sleigh, serenaded by Christmas carols and suckling your very own tootsie roll pop for just ONE dollar. And they have a height stick to help me keep track of my babes growth from year to year. Amazing!

Sienography

The joys of the tootsie pop can be preserved for a long time.

See?

03: Seniors, Scissors, and Silliness

06: Salvation Army
Bethany, at it again, organized a trip to the Post Office where we rang the bell obnoxiously, blocked doorways effectively, and smiled sweetly at all the passers-by. :)

Inviting Jessica was crucial. She plays carols on the harmonica!

08: FBE WCE (Women's Christmas Event)
Lots of food. Beautiful tables. Wonderful music. Good friends. Don't waste embellishment on the event title, spend it on the execution!

11: Justin's birthday, Taylor's Shoot
We are thankful for 1) our friend Justin turning 30 and 2) his wife Natalie inviting us to join them for breakfast at Putah Creek Cafe! (We are not thankful for Sofia dropping and breaking the glass (!?) crayon-holder under the table.) Later in the afternoon I took pictures of a fun, little almost-three-year-old at the Arboretum.

12: The Rogges
Took more pictures at the Arboretum with the Rogges (decked out in cute Christmas attire) and Hollemans (along to play). They are a fun crowd!

13: Started off with a Grammy day and progressed into a friend day at Orchard Park. What a life.

15: Worms
I LOVE that Bethany, Richie, and "the boys" live just down the street. Siena absolutely adores them all (except when Richie is tormenting her - which is often - but her squeals are so satisfying, who wouldn't?). When the rain comes, so do the worms. Let's go find some! (Ew.)

16: Caroling
We had a great time caroling around the neighborhood again this year. We stopped in at the West Lake Market and one of the employees said it made her year. Seriously? Awesome! As we walked towards the Fire House, the firefighters were all pulling away in their trucks. Bummer. We knocked on many houses, but as it was only about 4:30, many of them were empty. But we hit a few jackpots, like the elderly couple a few doors down from Grammy who were delighted, and then of course Grammy as well. The excursion ended at Chrissie's place with cookies and cider.

23: We spent the few days before Christmas in Atherton with the Nicholsons. Our time included park visits, walks around the lake, lots of yummy food, and opening of fun and wonderful gifts.