Sunday

Sunday, Patrick and Garrett went to the 49er game on the Party bus. The 49ers won and Patrick said it was a great example of really bad football. I told them to take picture, but they forgot. Typical! Here is a picture of Patrick's incredulous face later that evening. Garrett went our to get a pizza and this is what it looked like when he brought it in. We are still not sure what happened.

Gumbo

My dad's tradition is to make a Gumbo to eat on Christmas eve. He and I make it together since Patrick and Garrett are terrible cooks, Cheryll watches Owie and mom is busy baking, wrapping and attempting to clean up after us. This is my roux, the creole chicken and some veggies that go in the pot. About 12 hours later, here is the final product. Mmmmmm. I know it looks like to large vast of brown goo, but you can't knock it til you try it. (Everyone who has ever tasted it, Loves IT!!)

Cookies from Wisconsin

Patrick's mom, aunt and sister made cookies one weekend and sent us a bunch to enjoy over vacation. We took them to Sacramento to share with the family. My favorites were the coconut and chocolate chip!

Cookies

This weekend, I started my holiday baking and Patrick had a cold so he was no help. (Although he did build cozy fires at night.) I am giving out cookies to my co-workers so I slaved over the stove for three days and here are some of the fruits of my labor. We also went to a Christmas party at a friend's house in Sausalito. They have a house in the hills that overlooks the city and the bay, lucky dogs! Last, I tried to work on my gift shopping, but after four hours of fighting the crowds, I only had one boring thing for Patrick. Patrick pretended like he wanted a list of gift ideas from me, but we all know he never sticks to the list so I refused. (He likes to come up with his own original ideas. I only have a week left, so send us some good shopping vibes.

Owie Bear's 1st Christmas

How cute is my nephew?! This is a preview from JCPenney portraits, where he gets his picture taken every month. This picture is being posted in order to celebrate his first few times sleeping through the night. Garrett and Cheryll are thrilled and not as exhausted. Hooray!

Bye Bye Baby

Our little two-year-old is being adopted by an awesome couple! He is leaving us this weekend and moving into his permanent home. There are a lot more court dates and hearings before anything is complete, but he has a chance a for great life! We are so excited for him and a little sad that he is leaving us. In honor of his departure, here he is running away from me for the last time.