Meeting friends and family

Well, December has nearly come and gone, and with it, more adventures of Arjen.  In early December, his Uncle Arden and Aunt Tracy from Wisconsin came out for a visit.  We were so delighted to have them here, and Arjen immediately bonded with his Aunt and Uncle.  Some of our adventures with them included trips into SF for some Christmas shopping, walkabouts on College Ave with lunch at Bakesale Betty's (a local favorite), and Sunday morning at our neighborhood Farmer's Market. 

getting to play with Aunt Tracy

headed towards Frog Park on our way to College Ave

Sporting his Wisconsin Badgers hat while chillin' in the stroller

Over the course of the weekend, Arjen started paying more attention to the toys we've been dangling in his face for weeks now!

Lunch at Bakesale Betty's

Nonstop love!

Arjen humoring his uncle Arden during a little early Christmas celebration. 

"Thanks for the XBOX luggage tag!"

Breakfast at the Farmer's Market.  Good thing the stroller was empty!

It was hard saying good-bye to Arden and Tracy.  We really enjoyed their visit!

A few weeks later, we finally got to meet Frits!  He is Jochem and Nandita's newest addition, and little brother to proud Nina.  Frits was due only 2 weeks after Arjen, but as you can see in the pictures, the extra two months Arjen had on him make a little difference in size!  Soon enough they'll be standing eye to eye, best of friends. 

Mom's and their babes

My child is a monster!

Really, that look means "yo dude. sup?"

Dads and their babes

And finally the Tsao's made it home from NY for the holidays.  We miss them and hope they move back soon!

"So nice to put a face to the voice! My mommy seems to talk to you a lot!"

Ranee and Jamie learn about baby gas

Sorry Jamie, but this look is priceless!

The dogs are starting to wonder if they have to schedule a visit so they can get some attention too

And then there are the grandparents.  Two weeks without grandson time was just too much!