Post-Christmas fun

Hopefully you've liked the photo dumps as I catch up from our Christmas vacation. Here's one more.

The day after Christmas the kids hung out together. Henry tried snagging Jacob when he saw him lying on the couch. Ha.

 

Movie time. Can you tell? 

 

We went for a walk and at the lake were FOUR pelicans! They were sticking pretty close together part of the time we watched them.

 

Emma liked to be with Papa no matter what he was doing.

On Thursday, two days after Christmas, we went on a trip to San Francisco starting at the Musée Mécanique.

  

Emma had all sorts of fun - Papa was like a magic man and got Emma onto a MOVING animal on the carousel and she didn't look the least bit afraid. She has always been somewhat apprehensive/terrified of riding on carousels, although in the last year she has liked it but never wanted to be on a moving one. She sat up high on that horse and did amazing. I was so proud my eyes may have gotten a tiny bit teary.
Also, look at that gorgeous sister of mine. Seriously.
And the kids had fun running up and down a staircase that made music - each step was like a key. It was really cool.

    

Of course, we didn't leave San Francisco without going to one of my most favorite spots (if not my favorite) - GHIRARDELLI. Emma and I shared some cookies with cookie ice cream (she ate applesauce first since I had given some to her brother who was tired/fussy and she wanted some too). It was so delicious. Also, a big thanks to Papa for carrying her on his shoulders for the latter part of the journey since we had done quite a bit of walking and she was getting worn out.
  

Christmas Day 2018

The kids both loved Christmas Day, enjoying time with their cousins more than the presents. Even after his nap, Henry wasn't really interested in getting into his gifts. Emma enjoyed playing with hers new toys for a while but I'm pretty certain she enjoyed playing in her cousins' backyard more.

 

Fun with daddy.
 

Cuties.

 

I'm not sure why she made the face in the picture on the left but it kind of cracks me up. It's not an expression I've really seen on her before and it makes her look like a kid crazy excited about Christmas.

 

  

The girls certainly like sitting with Papa. The picture of Henry seemingly going "ooo" over a piece of tissue paper cracks me up. After Henry's nap and gift-opening (he was too cranky to stay awake for gift-opening when the rest of us were doing it so he napped and then we opened his when he woke up), we headed over to Becca's house. Henry and Emma super loved the swing set in Becca's backyard. Henry was interested in his new cousin Jacob and wanted to hold him.

      
These faces are priceless. Henry enjoyed being pushed by his sister best.

     

Here's Henry entranced by Sophie. He said "dog" (the "g" is almost silent when he says it, so it's more like "doh") at least a dozen times.