a huge milestone ... mak lost his first tooth! he was chomping on a cookie at family fridays and out it came ... and gone it was ... the tooth was never found so we wrote the tooth fairy a big note. two crisp dollar bills were delivered that very night.
we luv nona and papa's new condo on the big island! papa j and mimi plus jj joined us and we soaked up the sun, hit the luau and swam in the pool. nona and papa arrived later and kept us well fed.
it has been snowing in portland for days! school was cancelled all week long and the boys have been loving the mix of snow, cartoons and hot cocoa. the big storm is on the way and we are hoping we can make it down to nona and papa's on the 24th for our christmas eve celebration with the entire west coast family.
ryder loves santa and is determined to convince him that he is nice (and not the dreaded naughty). and sammy is just not sure of the man in the red suit.