Kender Page in Da House

You know what's a lot of fun?? Having the Kender Page come to visit our new house for the first time.

Enjoying the couch.

Then we brought everyone up toe Ski Santa Fe. Jess stayed home and wanted to make us dinner. She's weird but helpful. Maya wasn't feeling well so she stayed home too.

Maddie and Max are just learning and took a morning lesson.

Heading up the lift with with Sam who has not skied in a long time. 

Probably a bit more of a ride than Sam had in mind, we went up to the top of the mountain.

Sam is making it happen.

The whole ski crew.

At the top with everyone. It was quite the achievement.

We are getting there.

Mama and daughter.

The kids on the swing.

Saying goodbye. Sad.

Fun With Friends

We enjoyed a fun weekend with our SoCal pals.

Having a slightly chilly conversation with our good friend Beth who mysteriously moved into the house just over the fence from Sam and Jess. Delightful!

A rare treat to have these two in the same space.

Lego fun.

These two.

Sushi with the whole gang.

A little grown up dinner to  celebrate Jess's birthday! What a trip!

We Love LA

 We were back for another quick trip to LA because Todd wanted to go the Visual Effects Bake Off which is an in-person event where the finalists for the Visual Effects Oscar nomination make their case and then their branch of the Academy votes to see who will be the final nominees. For the rest of us it was just an excuse to see friends!

Evening arrival in Burbank.

orguontorguorguontorguorguontorguontorguotorg rguotorguorguontoDinner with Annabelle, Allen, Zoey and Ellis to start out the weekend.

Look how big Ellis is!!

Then it was back to their house and a cute pic of the four littles. One little is a lot littler than the others.

We are staying at the Kender Page and this is how things looked the next morning.

Jess and Kearsley enjoying the walking.

Todd looking debonaire and ready for his Academy event.

The Academy Bake-Off at the Academy Museum.

Barbie and Pizza

Well, our trip is coming to an end, but we packed in one more fun day!

We completed our Barbieheimer experience with Barbie!

Kearsley is ridiculously pleased with herself for pre-ordering popcorn to skip the long annoying line.

Too happy!

Kids with cats back at the Kender-Page.

And, of course, Sam's delicious homemade pizza as the finale.

Very relaxed soccer.

Dim Sum and The Broad

Another day in Los Angeles and we made it fun with a few excursions.

Note these two lovely ladies with their matching outfits.

Our fam wanted Dim Sum in the morning so headed out toe NBC Seafood Restaurant in Alhambra. 

900 seats in this small establishment. The food was delish.

Next we met up with the gang in downtown LA at The Broad (a contemporary art museum). A Keith Haring exhibit was featured.

Classic imagery.

Expansive works.

Totems.

Hmmmm.

Now up to see the rest of the collection.

Impressive.

Dexter.

Maya.

Children in a corner.

More children in a corner.

Outside The Broad.

Walt Disney Concert Hall across the street.

Walking around Downtown.

Fountains.

Then the grown ups went out for dinner with a first stop in The Dresden, a classic LA bar. 

Love these guys.