Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
I'm a Big Kid Now!
On a recent trip to IKEA I decided to splurge on the $19.99 high chair. Niko tested it out and approved!
Unbeknownst to Bosco, Niko has not actually been eating any food in his high chair. He was in it solely for modeling purposes.
Highchair After Dark
Unbeknownst to Bosco, Niko has not actually been eating any food in his high chair. He was in it solely for modeling purposes.
Highchair After Dark
Niko's New Cousin!
I know, I know, I took forever to get some pictures of Kira up here. But remember, I had to take some time cropping and editing. I didn't want to reenact still shots of Knocked Up.
Maile explaining to Nikos that her mommy was having a contraction.
Maile telling Nikos to let her do the talking.
Vernie cutting the cord.
First picture with Kira.
There's that dark hair!
Maile explaining to Nikos that her mommy was having a contraction.
Maile telling Nikos to let her do the talking.
Vernie cutting the cord.
First picture with Kira.
There's that dark hair!
In case you are wondering, there is a limited amount of times that you can use your empty Venti cup as a flem spit cup before they kick you out of Starbucks. Apparently, the magic number is eight. EIGHT. Maybe they let you go a little longer in Berkeley...
So now we are at Jimmy Beans. Yes, we are pimping the wireless locations in the neighborhood. In between my last post and now I had a little bit of a screaming match with the incompetent tech support at Linksys. I mean, I am all for the ESL worker but when you just keep repeating yourself like a freaking robot it can a little bit drive a person crazy. Especially a person with a fever, spitting up flem, living in house that has no inside doors or countertops. But really - train some of your f***ing workers on the Mac system.
Okay, enough venting. On to Thanksgiving!
We were so fortunate this year to spend the holiday with a bunch of our family in Tahoe. Per Kienzle tradition, we reserved a bunch of timeshares and traded dinners at each place throughout the week building up to Thanksgiving. Taki and I hosted Sarah's Grandma's lasagna (a huge hit from last year) and we again received lots of praise.
Please enjoy some pictures below from Turkey Day.
Welcome to the Kienzle Family Thanksgiving 2007!
Most people take a nap AFTER dinner. Niko wanted to mix things up a bit.
Niko was seriously obsessed with my Dad carving the turkey. He couldn't get enough of it!
Taki, on the other hand, did not find my Dad's carving ability so exciting.
Hee hee, a picture says a thousand words.
Apparently, sweet potatoes were not a Thanksgiving treat. Maybe he should have had some of the ones Aunt Barbara made!
The Big Table (reservations only).
Table for two please.
Kids' Table.
Group Picture.
The new couple...Linda and Atone. Stay tuned to see if they take a Christmas picture together as well...
So now we are at Jimmy Beans. Yes, we are pimping the wireless locations in the neighborhood. In between my last post and now I had a little bit of a screaming match with the incompetent tech support at Linksys. I mean, I am all for the ESL worker but when you just keep repeating yourself like a freaking robot it can a little bit drive a person crazy. Especially a person with a fever, spitting up flem, living in house that has no inside doors or countertops. But really - train some of your f***ing workers on the Mac system.
Okay, enough venting. On to Thanksgiving!
We were so fortunate this year to spend the holiday with a bunch of our family in Tahoe. Per Kienzle tradition, we reserved a bunch of timeshares and traded dinners at each place throughout the week building up to Thanksgiving. Taki and I hosted Sarah's Grandma's lasagna (a huge hit from last year) and we again received lots of praise.
Please enjoy some pictures below from Turkey Day.
Welcome to the Kienzle Family Thanksgiving 2007!
Most people take a nap AFTER dinner. Niko wanted to mix things up a bit.
Niko was seriously obsessed with my Dad carving the turkey. He couldn't get enough of it!
Taki, on the other hand, did not find my Dad's carving ability so exciting.
Hee hee, a picture says a thousand words.
Apparently, sweet potatoes were not a Thanksgiving treat. Maybe he should have had some of the ones Aunt Barbara made!
The Big Table (reservations only).
Table for two please.
Kids' Table.
Group Picture.
The new couple...Linda and Atone. Stay tuned to see if they take a Christmas picture together as well...
Christmas Picture Sneak-Peek!
While in Tahoe for Thanksgiving I was determined to take our first Family Christmas picture. So, I dragged Taki, Nikos, and both grandmas all around my parents timeshare taking pictures with different backgrounds. Here are a few of the runner-up locations - stay tuned for the final in your mailbox in the next few weeks! (And for those of you that think he is still traumatized from The Pumpkin Incident - don't worry, I didn't stuff Niko into a Christmas wreath or anything like that!
Experimenting with the camera's special effects - Take one.
Take two...
With the Christmas wreath.
In Santa's Chair.
Experimenting with the camera's special effects - Take one.
Take two...
With the Christmas wreath.
In Santa's Chair.
Finally - a New Post!
Who knew that once you started a blog, if you slacked a little bit with your updates you would actually get semi-hate email demanding new updates!! Well, I am going to try and appease the masses and get a few posts in today.
Sadly, the reason I am home from work today (and able to update the blog) is that Nikos and I are both sick. I have a cold which is really more annoying (and causing a few looks of disgust from my fellow Starbucks patrons - more on that later) but Nikos has a stomach bug. Poor guy has thrown up a few days in a row, and I mean PROJECTILE vomiting. I guess he takes after his cousins in more than just the Shorty-BigHead way. Poor Tyke, each time he has been holding and Niko has drenched not only himself (sleeper, onesie underneath, everything!) but it also inspires a change of clothing for Taki also. In a panic I made Taki call Jack and Katie (Brooke was down with the same thing last week) and I felt a lot better after talking to them and getting the scoop. The only plus side about his condition is that he takes longer naps during the day (that's right, his usual 30-45 minutes have quadrupled!) Right now he is snoozin in his stroller in the middle of Sbux, which leads me to the explanation as to why we are here (okay okay Mom and Mel, I know you are saying "yeah, like you need a reason!" Anyway, our house is still under construction and for some reason our internet connection is being stubborn. Apparently the people at Linksys don't really "do" technical service for Macs (WTF?) so we need to get it straightened out. So, this morning when Niko, Bosco and I were awakened to the sound of LOUD hammering they are putting the siding on our house" we decided to walk up to Starbucks/Safeway for an internet/chai/dayquil/pedialite run. Yes, I am a multi-tasker. Alright, I am sure this is boring for everyone, and Bosco is outside alone, so I will get to posting some pictures and then head home.
And just noticed that I am posting under Taki's name, will have to log out of that. Obviously you guys could tell it was me from my sparkling wit...right? :)
Sadly, the reason I am home from work today (and able to update the blog) is that Nikos and I are both sick. I have a cold which is really more annoying (and causing a few looks of disgust from my fellow Starbucks patrons - more on that later) but Nikos has a stomach bug. Poor guy has thrown up a few days in a row, and I mean PROJECTILE vomiting. I guess he takes after his cousins in more than just the Shorty-BigHead way. Poor Tyke, each time he has been holding and Niko has drenched not only himself (sleeper, onesie underneath, everything!) but it also inspires a change of clothing for Taki also. In a panic I made Taki call Jack and Katie (Brooke was down with the same thing last week) and I felt a lot better after talking to them and getting the scoop. The only plus side about his condition is that he takes longer naps during the day (that's right, his usual 30-45 minutes have quadrupled!) Right now he is snoozin in his stroller in the middle of Sbux, which leads me to the explanation as to why we are here (okay okay Mom and Mel, I know you are saying "yeah, like you need a reason!" Anyway, our house is still under construction and for some reason our internet connection is being stubborn. Apparently the people at Linksys don't really "do" technical service for Macs (WTF?) so we need to get it straightened out. So, this morning when Niko, Bosco and I were awakened to the sound of LOUD hammering they are putting the siding on our house" we decided to walk up to Starbucks/Safeway for an internet/chai/dayquil/pedialite run. Yes, I am a multi-tasker. Alright, I am sure this is boring for everyone, and Bosco is outside alone, so I will get to posting some pictures and then head home.
And just noticed that I am posting under Taki's name, will have to log out of that. Obviously you guys could tell it was me from my sparkling wit...right? :)
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