November, finally

There have been a few - not to say many - complaints about our sluggish blogging habits, so here it is, a summery of November for starters.

We went on a little weekend trip with Abe, Kirby, Sasha and Mia up to the Russian River area, beautiful time to be up there. We took a couple of hikes and a canoe trip:








Then there was the old German tradition of "St. Martin / Laternenzug", always a favorite amongst the kids:




There was a lot of hanging out and enjoying our first real family movie night (popcorn helped to keep Finn seated):




A little trip to Fairyland in Oakland with Lina and Nika:







Complete with a burger for everyone:






Of course Finn got inspired to dress up at home:




And finally our traditional Thanksgiving trip to Steven's parents in LA, where Finn took over the cul-du-sac with his scooter:



We spent some time in Santa Monica at the pier. Note Finn's safety measures, he likes to wear his helmet for most of the day



Naturally we hit all of Encino's playgrounds





Steven and I got to return to the beach for an afternoon, all by ourselves, what a treat



That was November in a nutshell.