Merry Christmas from Kauai!

So we've been here in Hawaii for a couple of days now, and I'm finally getting a chance to use the computer. We flew out to meet the Lefevres on Tuesday (along with Beeper's mom). We're staying in a condo on the beach- right next door to Marie and Olivier's place! We've been hanging out a lot, hitting the beach, and exploring the rain forests and canyons of this amazing island.

Here we are looking at the Kalalau Valley (man these words are hard to say - I guess they only have twelve letters or so, so you need a lot of syllables) - 4000 feet up. Daddy says he and Uncle Stephane are going to hang glide off of something like this cliff - but I was content just standing on the edge.

Today Mommy, Daddy and I went on a jungle hike and found this waterfall. The hike itself was pretty tough (I guess - I didn't have any trouble riding in the backpack) since the path was steep and slippery. Mommy and Daddy were covered in red mud at the end of the hike. For once, I was the clean one!

This is the Waimea canyon. I slept for most of the trip around the canyon - but I heard that Mark Twain called this place Hawaii's Grand Canyon.

We all went to the beach on Wednesday. I played in the surf and watched as Marie and Olivier zoomed around on their boogie boards.

Happy Chanukah!

Last night was the second night of Chanukah, so Daddy showed me how we light the candles. Pretty cool!

Sleep over party

This time of year, apparently, both Mommy and Daddy have a lot of work events to attend on the weekends. This week was Daddy's company's party. Kristopher and Ella offered to hang out with me while my folks went out. We watched looney toons and ate popcorn - it was way more fun than going to some stuffy Christmas party.


Christopher and I played cowboys. Check out the cool hat Ella let me borrow!

Annual Tellez Christmas Party

Last weekend was the second annual Christmas party at the Tellez home (at least the second that I've been to). Everyone was there - Sarah even came up from down south to visit.
Here's Sarah in her cool Christmas dress. Sarah, Uncle Chris, and Aunt Lori all stayed at our house this weekend (and Uncle Chris and Aunt Lori hung out with me while my parents went to Mommy's company Christmas party).

All the dads and kids posed for a picture. Sort of.

There were so many presents. What a great party!

Marie's Birthday Party!

Marie just turned 4, and we all went to her gym to celebrate. Four years old already. I can't even imagine what its like to be that old. By the time I'm four, they'll probably have flying cars and robot maids.


All of my friends were there - and we had so much fun. Marie sure does throw a great party!

B&V Family Holiday Party

So my Daddy's office had a family holiday party last week. It was fun - Mom picked me up from school and took me over to Dad's work. There were so many kids I had never met before. I saw that big guy with the beard and the red coat again, and he still creeps me out. Not sure why my folks want me to sit on his knee. At least I got a great new toy - a magna-doodle! Thanks Bowles & Verna!

Miss You Aunty Katy!

Aunty Katy left Sunday:( It was a short trip, but so much fun!

When I went to take a bath today, look what I found! Aunty Katy left some art work for me in the bath!

This one is a picture of me & Aunty Katy.

This one is a picture of the fish from the aquarium...it almost looks just like them!

Zoo Trip With Aunty Katy

We had a great trip to the zoo! Aunty Katy was like a personal tour guide, she knew about every animal we saw! Here's a great pic of me, Kristopher, Ella, Olivier, & Marie on a big hippo!



I really liked the bears! They are a lot bigger than my bears, but they sure are cute!

Hahaha...check out me, Mommy, & Daddy!

It was a lot of fun, but exhausting. I slept for a while afterwards!

The New Academy Of Sciences

After a great dinner out Friday night, we piled into the car Saturday morning and headed out to the new Academy of Sciences in San Francisco! The place was so cool! We started out in the Africa wing, which ended with the super cool penguins! They were so fun, jumping and swimming all over the place! Then we checked out the bugs, icky! We saw a white alligator and lots and lots of fish! That was the biggest aquarium I've ever seen! We saw the living roof, with actual real grass and plants on it! We ate some lunch and headed over to Marie & Olivier's house.

We watched the Gator game - Go Gators!! SEC champions!! Afterwards we headed down to Santa Cruz to ride the holiday lights train together. It was great, Abby & Logan came along too!

My New Kitchen

I got an early present! Mommy & Daddy got me a kitchen! Aunty Katy arrived just in time to play with it!

I'm so glad she's here!

Buh-Bye Grandma!

Had a great visit with Grandma! Man, has it been nice having her here...she picks me up early from school, we have snacks and play all afternoon. Then when Mommy and Daddy get home, she cooks dinner! Then it's time for more playing and fun!

Unfortunately, Grandma can't stay forever...she had to go home today. I miss her already, and can't wait to see her again!

My New Chair

So I got a new chair this week, it's kind of a weird chair though...it has a hole in it, so I guess my feet go down there? Mommy, Grandma, and Daddy call it a "potty" chair. Maybe I'll figure out some way to use it soon...

Turkey Day 2008

Whew, what a weekend! Even though it was long it seemed to fly by! We left home after lunch, and hit the road. (Along with about a million other people!) Mommy & Daddy said the roads were crowded, so the drive was long. I got bored, so I fell asleep some where along the way. I guess we got down to Southern California pretty late, but I slept through it.

Thursday morning we woke up and played a lot! I really like playing catch with doggies:) Sarah came over and visited and played until dinner time. It was fun to eat dinner together!

Friday we hung out, had breakfast, then went to meet Sarah, Aunty Lori, and Uncle Chris at a park in Riverside to have our pictures taken! A really really nice friend of Aunty Lori's, Amy, took our pictures. Those will be posted later:) After the pictures we went back to Sarah's house for some dinner.

Saturday after breakfast we headed out to a gigantic mall called South Coast Plaza. Sarah sat on Santa's lap and got her picture taken. We went to lunch at this great place called the Rainforest Cafe! There are animals everywhere! I learned what a gorilla says, Daddy and I kept pretending to be gorillas when we heard them making noise. Grandma and I played in the gift shop, looking at all the animals and fish in there! The balloon guy even made a balloon monkey for me!

After lunch we rode the carousel, so fun! The moms all shopped a little while us kids hung out with our dads. Then we headed back to have dinner with some fam'.

Sunday morning we had some breakfast, then hit the road. It was a loooong drive back, but luckily I had lots of entertainment between Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma. Maybe next year we fly!

Gelato and Pizza

We went out to dinner with Abby & Logan on Friday night. After dinner we stopped for some gelato! I didn't actually try it, but the waffle cone sure was tasty!

Saturday night Kristopher & Ella came over to hang out while our parents all went out for the evening. We had fun waiting for the pizza guy to arrive...(we're tracking him on the computer!)

Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner

This weekend was our annual Pre-Thanksgiving dinner! Everyone came over and brought lots of food, and we had so much fun! It all started with some cooking...I helped Mommy and Grandma make the stuffing. Actually, Mommy thought I was helping, but I was really just stealing pieces of bread out of Mommy's bowl! It was so nice of her to tear the bread up for me! We had a pretty big turkey! It wasn't quite as big as me, though! The turkey went in the oven, we had some lunch, Daddy & I took a nap. When I woke up, my friends were here! Marie & Olivier were first, then Logan arrive (Abby went to a party, but came a little later), then Aurora, and then Kristopher & Ella! It was a full house! And a full garage!

After a great dinner, we came back inside to play. We had a silly hat dance in the living room. I didn't realize how many hats I have! After lots of playing, we were all really tired. It was time for bed! Marie & Olivier and Kristopher & Ella decided to spend the night! So the fun carried on Sunday! We had a great breakfast and hung out until everyone had to go home. Such a great weekend!

Sunday night Uncle Tony came over for dinner. It was great to see him!

Grandma's Here!

I got a great surprise Thursday afternoon! I was hanging out with Miss Mayra in the baby room at school, helping her take care of them, and in walked Grandma with Mommy! I was so excited!
Here I am, showing her that my thumbs really are the best things ever...


This is us showing my farm animals how nice it is outside...


We even had a date Friday night! We went to turkey time at school while Mommy and Daddy went somewhere to eat. So glad she's here!

Happy Birthday Olivier!

Had another good, busy weekend! We went over to Abby & Logan's house for dinner Friday. Then Saturday morning we went to Gymboree class. I fell asleep in the car, and when I woke up, we were at Olivier's birthday party! That is the way to travel!

There was some balance beaming...

And some jumping...

Then we had pizza and cupcakes! Here's a picture of Olivier blowing out his candles...


Afterwards we went to see Daddy's friend Tony's new house. He had a LOT of people there! There were even some little friends for me to play with! Then we went back to Marie & Olivier's to play.

Had some fun Sunday, here is a picture of me putting a diaper on one of my bears...

Halloween Weekend

I've totally got this trick-or-treat thing down! Connor helped me perfect the skill Friday night. We went over to his house for dinner then out to trick-or-treat! Here I am, as a happy kangaroo!

Connor was a lion. Good thing he is so tall, so he could reach the doorbells! We had a great time. We went out with his mommy, Michelle, their new friend Adriana, my Mommy, and my Daddy. Baby Katy stayed at the house with her daddy, Shawn, and handed out candy. After we collected a lot of candy, we went back to the house and played. So much fun!

Saturday morning we went to gymnastics and had a blast! We learned about "on" and "off." I showed Mommy how I know to climb up ladders! We played with the parachute, bubbles, jumping, sliding. But then I was tired...back home for a nap.

Saturday afternoon we went to my friend Jason's birthday party. It was a big party! There were balloons everywhere! Music, crowns and magic wands, and music! I love to dance! We had some dinner, then we watched a magician! He was sooo funny! He even had a bunny rabbit! Then we had cake and it was time for bed...

Sunday Kristopher & Ella came over to hang out while their mommy & daddy went to a grown up party. We had a picnic lunch in the living room, then went on an adventure to the park! We caravaned down there, riding in the wagon and my car. We played with bubbles and Kristopher chased a doggie around! Then we hiked down to the lake and threw rocks in for a while. Then it was time for a nap...

When I woke up, Kristopher and Ella had gone to another party. But Marie and Olivier came over! We had a great time, playing around the house and snacking on cheese and crackers (my favorite!). Then Kristopher & Ella came back over! We had dinner at the picnic table in the living room, and then just took it easy for the evening. After everyone left I was ready for bed...it was a great end to a great weekend!