When Augie saw Tigger at "Pooh's House" he ran right up to him and gave him a high five and a hug. Such excitement.

A couple of days later we drove to Santa Barbara. We had lunch with friends and then took a walk around Paseo Neuvo shopping center. Later in the afternoon we met up with some more friends at the Butterfly Refuge. All those black looking hanging things in the photo are actually butterflies. Amazing. The kids loved running around and being together. The bottom photo is Augie and his friend Charlie.

Back to my trip to Pasadena. Augie got a haircut and was very good and sat very still. Afterward he got to ride on the bee. This appears to be quite a big deal.

We also went to visit Walt and the Mouse. Augie refers to this place as Pooh's house. Apparently, Pooh allows Mickey to live here as well. We rode lots of rides such as Dumbo and It's a Small World. This is the first time in a very long time that I have been aboard a Small World boat, as we got stuck in there many years ago. We were stuck between two countries and the dolls were merrily singing in the their own languages and it was sort of head banging. This year the ride was still in it's Christmas mode and most of the dolls were singing in English and it was pretty nice. Lots of color, etc.

Earlier this month I traveled to Pasadena to visit Martha and family. I was greeted by Pooh placed on my pillow and this neat little sign. The bottom photo is Zach and Augie, watching, I'm sure, Thomas the Train. More of this busy trip in times to come.

A couple of Christmas photos.....

Kaylene got some help from her mom, "getting the goodies" out of her sock. I love the "Dorothy" shoes and so does she.

Paul was very excited about his Christmas gift. Zach always does a great job!