G'Day!

We left Tahoe in a snowstorm, headed for warmer temps and a change of scenery. Here are some photos from our adventure thus far...

Here is Kenzo and daddy at LAX, ready for our 10:30pm flight to...

AUSTRALIA! 
As soon as we arrived, we took a dip in the pool at Eytan & Van's house.
15+ hours of travel was brutal, but Kenzo handled it like a pro traveller.

Easter brunch at Van's sister's, Daniela, home. Crazy amounts of amazing food!

"I love Australia!!"

Eytan and Eva (7 months old) having a little breakfast...

Dim sum feeding frenzy! 

Walking along Darling Harbour. Gorgeous day out!

Taronga Zoo. 

Juliet and Kenzo - the cutest koala bears in the whole zoo!

Sandwiches at the seal show. Eva was more into watching the "Kenzo show!"

Amazing views of Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House & harbour from the zoo.

Kangaroos!

Lions.... and a sleepy tourist.

Emma & Juliet, Eva's cousins, kept Kenzo entertained all day!

Beautiful food area at a downtown department store. Takemi, this one's for you!

We are having a great time and Kenzo has adjusted well to the different time zone.
He and Eva are having so much fun together.
Stay tuned....more to come!

Skiing!

18 months, 3 weeks....time to ski! 

Beautiful day at Squaw, family in town, why not?


A few snacks before heading out on the big mountain...

In the magic carpet tunnel!


Super proud mommy moment :)

 Kenzo loved the ride up the hill!

First of four runs - phew! What a lot of work, but the little guy had a blast.

 The fans at the bottom of the run.

 Daddy-cam.

The Tsuruta family welcoming the next generation's skier!

March Madness

Kenzo is really into basketball these days....could it be the onset of March Madness?

Three glorious days of powder skiing with an awesome gang of girlfriends - couldn't ask for anything better!

 Kenzo taking a spin around on the saucer!

And he's also into helping daddy with chores around the house!

Dinner at the Bell home...St. Patrick's Day!

Kenzo wanting so badly to be part of the cool kids' table.

In your face!!

 I mean, really loves basketball!

Big ball, big court, big boy.

Walking

Kenzo and dad went to enjoy the sights and sounds at Squaw Valley last weekend while mom worked.


Our little guy is an official walker now!

Kenzo at the top of the funitel! 

We'll have to find some mini skis sooner than later...the season may be over when we return from our trip to Australia next month.

I think watching all the basketball videos from Kaz and Nikko has rubbed off on someone!

And a clip from playing at the Rideout recreation center with dad! Long but cute...

18 Months Old

Happy 18 month birthday!

Today is the first clear day all week and it's nice to be outside, but we would love even more snow.  


Mom got out in yesterday's big storm and dad is enjoying today's bluebird conditions...will we ever ski together?!

The snow boots are a bit big for walking, but they provide a better support system than leaning on Oscar.

 Little snow angel.












"Oooooohhhhh!" 

No, not a squirrel or bird, but a basketball hoop that got him excited.

Kenzo likes the snow, but isn't sure about it sticking to his fingers.... oh no, do we have a neat freak on our hands?

President's Day

Happy President's Day. In other words, Happy Birthday to the President of Awesome: Keelan Hyams! We met up with the birthday boy at the Tahoe Donner tubing area for some sliding around on the, um, snow. Note the boys (Keelan 5, Mason 3, Kenzo 17 mos) are all standing on grass.

We received a nice Valentine's package last week from Oregon, complete with yummy Marionberry jam!

Last week at the doctor's office. At least the drinking fountain fun offset the bad news of the ear infection. All better now, though - GAME ON!

"No, no" the Kissing Bandit!

Well it was bound to happen. The first clearly pronounced words emerged the other day.

"No"

And so it starts.














 







Kenzo's new nickname is the Kissing Bandit! 

He loves giving out kisses and even says "muwah!" with his puckered lips. It's the sweetest!

We met Eric at Squaw for lunch last week! 

Don't know what it is, but Kenzo eats like a champ at Soupa...grilled cheese and soup of the day is always a hit!

Finally, some snow on the ground this morning, and hopefully more to come! Um yeah, it's February 13th!

Last weekend we had visitors! Michelle, Ava & Maggie came up from sunny Santa Cruz to enjoy sunny Tahoe.

Dinner "reunion" with friends at the house...mini me's: Bell, Andres & Mournings!

Michelle and the girls getting ready for a ski lesson on Sunday morning. They had a great time and are ready to shred again soon!