The Last Day of 2020 - Thank God!

Well, the longest year has come to a close. One last day....

Dad tests out his new PJ bottoms.

Cool winter mask.

The most appropriate activity for the end of 2020. Make lemonade out of lemons.

Korean Food

Maya got a cool Christmas cooking kit from Grammy to help Maya learn how to prepare Korean food. She made three different dishes. We were excited to try Bulgogi Kimbap!

Chef Maya making it happen.

The artist at work.

Yum!!!

Happy Covid Christmas

This year Christmas was just the four of us and we had fun!

Santa ate cookies and left some cute gnomes. Baby Yoda got in on the fun and we all were enjoying our warm fire.

Presents!!!

Stockings!

Monkey bread (a new tradition adopted from the Kender/Page crew.

Yum!

Dexter got a lot of gear for relaxing.

Prepping for ghormeh sabzi for our Persian dinner feast.

Tahdig.

Koobideh.

Sabzi Khordan

Yum!

Dinner is served.

Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve. We are missing extended family and being with humans. But, we have each other and that ain't too shabby. 

A family that walks together...

...stays together.

We couldn't go to Ruth's Chris this year as dictated by our new Christmas Eve tradition, but we got this amazing take out feast. Delicious.

Yum yum.

Christmas Eve gifts. Happiness.

Insane new PJs.

Tis the Season

Trying to be festive in the year of Covid.

A quick trip up to Big Rock, an Lucas facility for appointment Xmas shopping.

This is about as close to a date as we get these days.

Ornaments out.

When you don't have a fireplace, try sitting on the heater as a family!

Chess time.

Momma loves her hikes with Jen Z. Another socially distanced photo.

Desert Hike

We took a lovely up Tahquitz Canyon with everyone. 

Up the trail we go.

Dexter takes the high road.

Rock climbers.

Serious hikers.

On a rock.

Reaching the waterfall at the end.

Sisters.

Good hike.

Snack break.

Back down we go.

Here comes the sun.

Nate observes the rock dwellers.

Rock Dwellers.

Happy hike.

Life is good.

Pool and Zoo

Fun times with cousins. 

Another beautiful day in Palm Springs.

Lots of pool time.

Now for a trip to the zoo!

Cousins on the move.

Zoo pals together.

Beautiful Africa exhibit.

Hello giraffe.

Todd and a wolf!

Looking at the animals.

Big horn sheep.

Storytime party zone.