Lucas' 1st Birthday Party

We went to Ben, Ouli and Lucas' house, for Lucas' first birthday party. They had a pony!

Actually, make that two ponies...

The Christmas Spirit

I'm not usually a big fan of hats, but I do like to wear my Santa hat.

I'm also beginning to dance. I'm impossible to catch on video (I'm going to get that camera one of these days), so I'll describe it. It's a cross between clogging and ballet. I laugh and stomp my feet, while raising my arms, one at a time to make "S" shapes.

Ta da!

Christmas in the Park

We took babushka to see the lights in the park.

Always time for a healthy snack, ya know what I mean?

The Nutcracker meets the Shining. "Heeeeere's Johnny..."

Like a kid in a candystore, or pastry shop...

Japanese Friendship Garden

Sightseeing with babushka, we visited the Japanese Friendship Garden

Some of those coy are bigger than I am...

San Francisco & Sausalito

We took babushka to see the Golden Gate Bridge

There was a cute little park in Sasalito, with a fountain and lots of space to run in the grass.

We had a blast!

Grandma's in Town

Grandma is visiting from Moscow for 3 months!

She takes me to the park, nearly every day (sometimes twice)!

She's developing my appreciation for music. Here are pics from my first concert. Any requests?

Thank you! You're very kind!

Halloween Fun

This year, I was a buzzy little bee for halloween.

I met a bulldog, dressed as a pig...

And daddy showed me how to score lots of candy!

A Very Busy Playdate

I met a lot of new friends today. There was even another Matthias with blond hair, blue eyes and fair skin and a father of German heritage (but I was Matthias first, by three months).

And there was a pretty young lady.

Hubba hubba!

We went to a park with a lake. Momma didn't let me swim. I don't know why...

I might have been a little tired by the end of the day.

Helping Mama in the Kitchen

Playing Around

Today, I helped mommy pick my outfit. What do you think?

The city held a ribbon cutting for the new park and they had a balloon animal artist. Like my airplane?

My family.