Santa Pics 2012

A bit of a Chinese experience... Freezing cold mall (which had a Gap, so not too shabby), a mute Santa that didn't even say hello, a forgotten camera (Travis drive 45 minutes there and back to get it) and grumpy, disappointed kids... BUT, I got my Santa pic.

Olivia is 3 Months Old!

No more cradle cap! She's becoming so much more aware and stronger.

GF Gingerbread House & Reading

This was SUPER yummy.

We used GF s'mores, M&Ms, colored sugar,

 and vanilla icing. DE-lish. And fun

to make (and eat--ha!)

I found this picture of Gabby reading to her lil' sis.

Livvy looks like she's following along!

Tebo Family 2012

A botched attempt at getting a family picture for our Christmas card. We tried! I'm looking forward to havign my super talented BFF take pictures of all of us this summer :).

Gabby's Dragon Award

Gabby, Ella, and Jack

Gabby and Ella

*mommy brag moment* Miss Gabriella earned a "Dragon Award" for helping out a student in reading. The student has some speech and learning problems, but she was super patient and used different techniques so that he'd understand. We're really proud of her :). A future teacher? After a rocky start with managing emotions, we needed to hear some good news...

Isabelle's First Day of School

Isabelle taking her jacket off

Waiting for the bus

Joining the group

Indoor shoes on and ready to play/learn

Ms. Amrutha (teacher)

Backpack-- she loves wearing this!

So excited!

Wanting the bus already!

Silly face!

All ready to go

Love her!

We decided to put Isabelle in a pre-nursery class, so that she gets some proper activity time in the morning. With a little baby, it's hard to plan play dates and because it is freezing here-- we weren't fans of having Olivia being dragged along in the cold. Plus, she naps a lot. She's going to Gabby's old pre-school, which is now called CIBA (Children's International Bilingual Academy). It sounds much more fancier then it is.

Isabelle did great! I tagged along on the bus and stayed for about 15 minutes to assure she was okay. They have this cute little bus and the sweetest Chinese lady gets out and picks them up right at the front door and also drops them off. There are car seats already installed so it's safe. SUPER convenient! The teacher said she cried a little when I left but got up to dance with the kids when they practiced for the holiday party.

Trip to Washington State

Grandpa, Grammy, Papa, and Franny

Granny Franny

Grammy and Papa

Baby girl!

Wesley gave Livvy lots of cuddles!

Aunt Tahnee

My yummy Dairy Queen Birthday Cake

Cousins Emerson and Langston

The Grandpas!

Flailing her legs all about

Lots of love from these two

The other Tebo Fam

Papa Alex. and Tutu

Tummy Time

Olivia, Me, Renee, and baby Annabelle

First Thanksgiving!

Goodbye Morning

Miss this crew!

It was sad saying goodbye to these guys...

Olivia and I took a quick two-week trip to see family and friends... Over the break, we celebrated my 36th birthday (yikes!) and Thanksgiving. My first Thanksgiving in the States in seven years! Toby and Debbie invited us to stay with them, which was awesome. I got to hang out with my adorable nephews and enjoy their gorgeous house with a great water view. Not to mention, eat yummy food that Debbie made. Not too shabby! Olivia and I spent mornings running errands (AKA shopping) and afternoons with friends or family. Around 3:30 Travis would call from China and we would Skype. As with many trips, it went by super fast.