Christmas 2010

After their ill-fated run in with Santa Claus, Brett and Maggie saw their Christmas season get a whole lot brighter with visits from some of their favorite people.

First, Grandma and Papa flew up from Phoenix to exchange a few early Christmas presents. Then, then they got a special visit from Grandma B, Uncle Dave-O, Auntie Leanne, Uncle J and Jennifer. It was a wonderful Christmas and we were very grateful for everyone who travelled to spend it with us.

We posted a few photos below. Apologies to our friends who may be trying to view the slide show below on an iPhone or iPad. Send all complaints to Steve "The Grinch" Jobs. Instead, you can follow the link here:

Christmas 2010 in SF

Merry Christmas!

Scary Christmas To All!

Last week we took Brett & Mags to see Santa Claus and let's just say they were none too thrilled with the experience. The photo below speaks for itself and it's also fun to see just how much they've grown since their very first visit with Santa in Phoenix last year.

A quick note on the Santa you see below. He's a bit of a celebrity. He was recently fired from his job at Macy's in Union Square for telling a (debatably) innapropriate joke. But like a Christmas miracle, a local bar stepped up and re-hired Santa for double his original salary. The story earned national attention and even landed Santa a guest spot on Jay Leno. For the record, we (like most San Franciscans) totally sided with Santa on this one and were happy to pay him a visit... even if the twins weren't.

The Walkers

No, I'm not referring to the zombies on AMC's recent 6-episode show. Although that was really great, and Brett bears many resemblances (staggering gait, indecipherable moans, disheveled hair, gnashing teeth).
I'm talking about Brett and Maggie, the babies who have finally decided to walk at 14 and a half months. In the last few days, Brett has started walking as a means to get from place to place (rather than just the "come to Mommy!" few steps). Maggie has never taken more than 4 or 5 steps at a time, although she's very steady on her feet. I jokingly said she would just start walking perfectly one day, and apparently I was right and that day was today. She was walking all over the house tonight.

Knee-walk the Ewok

One of the funniest things about twins is that they copy each other! (This video is from my phone and I can't figure out how to rotate it)