Merry Christmas!
Not sure how I got this swirly bed-head, but who cares, let's open gifts!
So many say, "To Matthew." Wow, this is fun!
Ooh, twinkle lights are cool.
I think I'll just climb up here and dive in...
Oopsie!
Cool!
Neato - a Jack-in-the-Box, but with a monkey!
What do you do when you have been snowed in for days and are getting a twinge of cabin fever? You do whatever it takes to keep your one-year old entertained and yourself sane!
Start assembling toys that may or may not have been planned xmas gifts.
Or don't assemble them...the kid loves to play on the "parts."
"Mommy, why can't we go outside?"
"Because, Son, the snow is 3 ft deep and it's butt-ass cold."
A view from what should be our driveway.
I'll just dance on the slide.
"I want out of here!!!!!"
Vaccuuming can be entertaining...
So is playing in a box...
Destroying the box is even better!
Our first snow in Hood River!
Let's get out and play!
A trash can lid makes the perfect sled in a pinch.
Weee!!!
Huckleberry having a ball. Happy dog.
Daddy having fun too. Me...I can barely move with all this crap on!
Getting ready to go cross-country skiing around the neighborhood.
A view of our house. Look at me - I look incredibly comfortable, don't I? Not!
Crazy dog
Visiting our neighbor, Cosmo.
A sunny, snowy day. Winter Wonderland.
And then the snow kept coming (you can barely see the bench in the trees)...
Huck loved it...until all his tennis balls were lost in the snow.
More snow. At this point Mommy, Huck and I have been trapped in the house for two or three days (it's all a blur), while Daddy is trapped in Portland. Luckily, it was pretty.
A view of our neighbor's house. Pretty, but a heck of a lot of snow!
Where's the path to our house? The tractor just dug a path for us yesterday.
I don't think we'll be leaving the house today, either... :-(
Daddy surprised Mommy with a trip to San Francisco for her birthday. We all flew down the day after my birthday party. In SF, we got to see a ton of Mommy & Daddy's friends, as well as play tourist for three days. It was a lot of fun. Good job, Daddy!
Running around at Chrissy Field
At the Legion of Honor Museum.
Baker Beach
Me and Daddy, strutting our stuff...
On the last day, we went with our friends, Kelly and Evan, to the Children's Discovery Museum in Sausalito. Our friends, the Della Rattas, also met us there. It was a really fun day - and that happened to be my actual birthday!
Seeing how fish swim down stream.
Caught the little bugger! 
Resting on a lily pad.
Crawling through tunnels is fun!
Even Daddy wants to do it. Uh, Daddy, I think this is just for kids.
I am a kid, Son, just keep crawling...
Hi Mom!
Two boys in the sandbox...
Mommy, Me, Daddy, Stephen, Lucca, Sheila, and Nico