Christmas LA

Christmas Eve

Hub got personalized golf balls which say "Chickenbutt"

Tutu with pickles

 

Hailey made Shane a Santaburger at school.  It's now an ornament on our tree

  

So excited, Xmas morning!

 Getting ready for the madness to begin

Stocking loot

 Shane being Vanna White, again

 Clothes are all i wanted

 Sporting his new robe

 Best Sister Trophy from Shane

 You're Killin' Me Smalls- for some reason Jesse always says that to me

 Off to San Diego

Hailey saying goodbye to kitty in her new shirt which says- 

On the front- Some girls chase boys

On the back- I pass them!

Christmas Festivities

Jesse won 1st prize for the ugly sweater contest

Hailey's soccer team Christmas Caroling.  The girl loved it (and Shane) and didn't want to stop

Annual Xmas cooking decorating, there were some really creative ones and some not-so-good looking ones

Shane's soccer team walking through Candy Cane Lane 

Sofia and Hailey.   Hailey thinks Shane's teammates are so funny, she loves being around them.

Hailey got her Xmas present early,  2- 1/2 day sessions at the art school she loves.  Here's what she drew

Comedy Sportz

We went to an improve show on Melrose, a fun night in Hollywood.  Kids getting their crepe on

Street Art

 The show was really funny for all ages.  2 teams of 3, all professional improvisational actors competing.  

 Shane really enjoyed the part when they acted to Mortal Kombat and Anime.  He was geeking out

 Hailey was so into it.  She was yelling out ideas when they asked for them.  One of the things they asked for, "Name something in your family room"  She yelled out playing soccer, they didn't like that suggestion but did take her Scooby Doo suggestion   

Geo-Bee

Guess who showed up for school had no idea what the Geo-bee was and was forced to participate- Shane!  It's a geography bee.  Guess who got third place for the entire school including all 6th 7th and 8th graders! Shane-o  Guess who didn't study or prepare at all.

That's my boy!  

Child Labor

I have said it before, but this girl is up for anything. We got a new toilet yesterday and she wanted to know all about how it worked. She even helped me remove the old one and install the new one. I love her curiosity and interest. 

Crushers

The PV Crushers crushed their Thanksgiving tournament.  The games were so exciting and the girls had so much fun.  Hailey said she wishes she could do a tournament everyday.  I told her, it's called becoming a professional soccer player

 Hailey was so happy, she was beaming from ear to ear.  After the game she ran across the field and gave Jesse a big hug out of nowhere.  She was just so excited and proud, she played her heart out and she knew it 

Thanksgiving revised

Casa D'Alessandro

Lady Bird Botanical Gardens

The Maze Room - We FBI agents, were locked in a room for an hour with the objective of finding the identity of the Russian Spy and to escape

 We solved all the riddles/problems with 4 minutes left and escaped.  A 50% success rate

Crazy Dash Scavenger Hunt in downtown Austin

-Hug a light post and text the photo

 Two cool dudes

Luke was such a trooper, he walked 2 miles of the scavenger hunt and hardly complained

Thanksgiving Selfie

 Pete, the ping pong champ

Cali and Hai

 Thanksgiving Texas Style

 Hailey made our napkin holders 

Look who we saw on the plane......

and whom walked right by us!  Papa and Papu were upgraded to 1st Class and gave us their tickets for our anniversary.  That 3 hour flight went by way too fast.  

Another fun week in Austin, so nice being a guest