Back to Reality

I have a ton of holiday photos to share, but need to finish uploading & scrolling through them for my favorites... In the meantime, I thought I'd share this classic pic that Sam just emailed to me. We all had two weeks off - spent a week in LA with my parents and a week at home. It was great family time & much needed R&R! But sadly, today was an early morning for all of us and back to the real world.

Here are Kennedy & Cooper, all bundled up because it's COLD, on their way to school. Dreamy. :)

Sam's Cell Phone Photos

Sam is really cute & frequently sends me photos of the kids in the morning. Here are a few of the recent ones.

Snuggly Siblings



Todays Pics - All about Hats

Kennedy's First Highlights

Why have boring blonde highlights when you can have HOT PINK? Sam took Kennedy to get her hair cut - I had a big surprise when I picked her up! She might have the coolest daddy in the entire world... (and we now are going to have to add more hot pink to Kennedy's wardrobe as she wants to dress to match her hair. So awesome)

Candy Crazy

Halloween night was party time at the Henselmann house - friends came over for Trick or Treating and we all had a blast. Cooper refused to put on his chicken costume - two weeks ago I couldn't get it off him, but come the actual day of Halloween, he would have nothing to do with it. So typical! But Kennedy made up for it with her dreamy spider witch costume...


The candy crew - Samantha, Kennedy, Callan, Amiri, Alicea, Tegan & Ruby:



Sam's girlfriend:

Silly Kids

It's been a while since I've posted, so I thought I'd add a few pics of the kids... Cooper is developing quite a personality (and a love of shoes). Kennedy is reading like a champ & is loving first grade. Here's what they've been up to in photos...

Cooper's favorite outfit:

His modest look:

Baby in a Bucket:


The Diva:


The Ham:

Hawaii

We just got back from a trip to Maui for Leah & Patrick's wedding celebration... It was absolutely gorgeous - fun people, an amazing setting, warm weather, tons of sun time and lots of fun with Chris & Sarah, who flew over from the big island.

At the wedding...



On the beach...




At the pool...


Around town...

Chris & Sarah's Last Hurrah...

Chris & Sarah packed up their things and said "a hui ho" (see you soon). To celebrate their final days in the bay area, we had a few people over for a last BBQ, followed by brunch the next morning. WE WILL MISS YOU GUYS!