Sam and Charlotte can draw

Looks like my cousins got the art gene from the Schrier side of the family. I hope that some of those mad skills rub off my way too. Can't wait to hit crayons and construction paper.

Uncle Dave

So i go to have lunch with Uncle Dave today too. He is so funny and he told me that i could someday take over the gnomon workshop empire with Lucie and Sonia. Thanks Dave, you can pencil me in....

Kissing Butt

My cousins are crazzzy - poor rhino.

My dad is tall

As you can see from the photo - My dad stands in at almost 16ft tall. He fit in perfectly with the giraffes.

LA Zoo Rocks!

We spent this past Saturday morning at the zoo with Sam, Charlotte, Carrie and Noah. The gorillas were there too and so were the lions and monkeys. Sam and Charlotte thought it was so funny that the silver back gorilla looked just like their dad.

cooking

They decided that I needed to pull my weight.Aren't there child labor laws??
Nacho made sure that if I dropped anything, he would be there to get it. Thanks Nacho.

hangin with Auntie Dee

This morning I went to breakfast with Auntie Dee. She is my great great aunt. She is 95. She likes cookies. So do I.

LA Mia

So when in Los Angeles, we got to be hip. You know how it is. A shout out to Uncle Serge...kickin it old skool

more beach

Its so nice...how can I resist posting more pics!

beach

Now I know why people live in Los Angeles (Heather, take notes).
We went to the beach on Christmas day, it was amazing. Nacho likes sand.

one more christmas

Here is the whole family!

christmas

We had dinner the 24th, presents the 25th, and then dinner again! There was a great walk in between but that is the next post. I think I like this holiday!

more bath

Baths...we like them.
Dad likes to put a wash cloth on my head and call me Yassar.
Who is that?

back with Grandma

Man, grandma is glad to see me again. She won't leave me alone for second which I love! She snuggles me in soft blankets and sings me funny songs until I fall asleep. Thanks grandma.

A Kerry, a Carrie, and a Heather

I have lots of friends to visit while I am in LA, funny that the first one I would visit with was from Philly!

Met Kerry and Jim for breakfast at Snug Harbor, they are in town and staying with Kerry' sister. They rode bikes lots of miles to visit me and the beach.

For dinner I got to hang with more social work ladies and their dudes, Carrie (and her man Noah) and Heather (and her man Steve). Carrie made lasagna, mom brought the salad, and Heather hooked us up with an apple pie. Yum. Good times meeting Carrie and Noah and getting to see Steve and Heather again. Last time they say me when I was 3 days old!!

Tub Time

I like the bath. So does Charlotte.

thinker

Deep thoughts....

tree hunting

Uncle Mike took me to find a tree. We found a really good one. He thought he was so funny making me a tree topper. He was seriously crazy to think he was getting anything from me under that mistletoe.

early christmas brunch

okay, posted out of order. This is me at Keri and Mark's house (mom and dad to Jordyn and baby Mark...you have met them before). They fed me pork roll (ask someone from NJ) and bagels. Yum.

Flying the Friendly Skies

Yeah! I took my first plane ride and it was all the way to California! I flew United...they have a direct flight. I fly coach but REFUSE a layover. I don't care if you think I am a diva, that is just how it goes!

So I got through security (did not have any liquids in my luggage so no sweat) and onto the plane. When I entered the airplane I saw the pilot. He asked if I was a first time flier. He asked my mom if she had a camera. The answer to both questions was "yes". So he invited me into the cockpit to check out the way planes are flown. He took our picture while we sat in his seat. WOW! He and his co-captain were nice but said I could not touch any of the buttons. Okay...fine.

I ate, I played, I slept, I ate again, played for a shorter time, and slept again. All of a sudden we were at the baggage claim...not bad.

Home Visit

My moms friend Monique came to visit me. They laughed about Moniques daughters (Maya and Johanna) were both heavier at birth than I am now. Give Monique props for her natural deliveries of 10+ pound babies.

visit with Zaedie

My Zaedi (grandpa Michael) came to visit me in Philadelphia. Oh, he visited Sam and Charlotte too.

Mia Meets Santa

So last night, we went to Dad's MEI office holiday party and they put me on the lap of this old guy who was dressed in red and white and had a scratchy old man beard - The cool thing is that i found out that this old guy, whose name is Santa Claus, gives out presents and takes wishes. What a cool concept - Mom and Dad should take notes.

9 pounds and counting

Today i weighed in at 9 pounds and 22.5 inches. I also had my first round of shots - now mom can take me to the dog park ;-)