20171202.1240-IMG_1849-AMS_hair_colored
Allyndreth got an early Christmas gift - the chance to dye her hair to give it a red undertone.
20171202.1240-IMG_1849-AMS_hair_colored
Matt spent December 2 cycling around San Francisco as part of the Enlightened forces holding off the Resistance (https://www.ingress.com/)
20171202.1618-IMG_1841-MPS_Ingress_bike_team
Evya's classroom Skyped a mystery class somewhere in the U.S. The two classes had to ask each other questions to guess where they were. Everyone in the class had a job. Evya was a Googler, finding answers to questions they didn't know.
20171211_Evya_Googler_Mystery_Skype_twitter
Gingerbread houses quiver in fear when they enter our home.
20171205.2110-IMG_1847-AMS_eating_gingerbread_house
Evya gave a tour de force performance as Annie in "Annie" at Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette.
20171203-ERS_Annie_Tomorrow_Tech_rehearsal-IMG_3230
Her swim buddies, Neela and Maddie, were in the audience.
20171212-ERS_Annie_with_Neela_and_Maddie-IMG_7347
Evya is now in Girls Training Level 3 in the Piedmont East Bay Children's Choirs. This year, her color is red.
20171216.1759-IMG_7378_cropped-ERS_Piedmont_GT3_Winter_Recital
Matt's birthday dinner at Barranco Cocina Peruana in Lafayette.
20171222.1953-IMG_7407-MPS_birthday_dinner
Presents!
20171222.2025-IMG_7444-MPS_birthday_gifts
20171222.2029-IMG_7452-MPS_birthday_gifts
20171222.2037-IMG_7465-MPS_birthday_gifts
Evya's usie.
20171222.2039-IMG_7470-MPS_birthday_gifts
20171222.2044-IMG_7481-MPS_birthday_cake
20171222.2045-IMG_7493-MPS_birthday_cake
The girls baked the cake this year - a super moist chocolate cake with orange-flavored whipped cream layers and orange-chocolate ganache frosting. Yum!
20171222.2046-IMG_7505-MPS_birthday_cake
Idyllic birthday snuggle.
20171222.2118-IMG_7507-MPS_birthday_snuggle
Tyrian's 17th birthday with his annual chocolate birthday log.
20171224.1251-IMG_7553-TAS_Birthday_AMS_ERS
Grammie and Opa wanted in on that cake.
20171224.1317-IMG_7568-TAS_Birthday_Grammie_Opa
Gra'Karen and Grampa Pete came to celebrate their goofball, I mean, grandson.
20171224.1422-IMG_7578-TAS_Birthday_PSS_KPS
Presents!
20171224.1504-IMG_7627-TAS_Birthday_gifts
20171224.1515-IMG_7665-TAS_Birthday_gifts
Goofball snuggle.
20171224.1524-IMG_7717-TAS_Birthday_gifts
20171224.1527-IMG_7768-TAS_Birthday_gifts
20171224.1527-IMG_7764-TAS_Birthday_gifts
Commemorating 17 years of parenthood, thanks to our guinea pig child. Poor Tyrian...
20171224.1459-IMG_7600_cropped-TAS_Birthday_MPS_CE
Birthday usie.
20171224.1458-IMG_7599-by_AMS-TAS_Birthday_MPS_CE_AMS_ERS
Christmas morning! Actually, it was almost Noon. We had some sleepyheads this Christmas.
20171225.1125-IMG_7788-Christmas_morning
Presents!
20171225.1132-IMG_7797-Christmas_morning
Elder statesman, sipping his cider.
20171225.1219-IMG_7867-Christmas_morning
Lemony Snicket never fails to elicit a smile.
20171225.1221-IMG_1888-Christmas_morning
20171225.1235-IMG_7889-Christmas_morning
Pom-pom Kitty crafts!
20171225.1224-IMG_1901-Christmas_morning
BTS socks - one pair celebrating each of the K-pop wünderboys.
20171225.1235-IMG_7878-Christmas_morning
Tyrian the Discerning Fashionista gets some new, not-like-everyone-else T-shirts.
20171225.1204-IMG_7820-Christmas_morning
Penguin cookies!
20171225.1212-IMG_7849-Christmas_morning
"Could this be the long-awaited floating speaker??? Which has been on my wishlist for two years??"
20171225.1238-IMG_7900-Christmas_morning
"It is!"
20171225.1238-IMG_1919-Christmas_morning
"How do you get it to float?"
20171225.1246-IMG_7919-Christmas_morning
Ah, Christmas afternoon with Dad, assembling a toy.
20171225.1253-IMG_7924-Christmas_morning
It works!
20171225.1254-IMG_7940-Christmas_morning
Christmas night collapse.
20171225.1718-IMG_7963-Christmas_evening
Gaming with the Smyth side of the family at ChriSmyth. Fluxx was the game of the day.
20171230.1525-IMG_1993-Chrismyth
And a wicked game of Hearts. Tyrian was delighted that Auntie Heather and Uncle Mike were worthy opponents (while rookie Nate had veteran coach Gra'Karen at his side)
20171230.1603-IMG_2022-Chrismyth
More Fluxx.
20171230.1604-IMG_2031-Chrismyth
More and more and more Fluxx. Everyone had a chance to learn the game.
20171230.1625-IMG_2044-Chrismyth
Allyndreth wore her Christmas heels to add to her 5'10 stature, but Gra'Karen won't be easily overtaken.
20181230-AMS_GmaKaren_XSmyth_by_EEF-26169922_10212736420057743_1018614597266175750_n
Smyth, Benner and Findley clans, 2017.
20171230.1659-IMG_3701-Chrismyth
New Year's Eve party at Grammie's and Opa's house!
20171231-New_Years_with_Grammie_and_Opa-edited-IMG_2064
20171231-New_Years_with_Grammie_and_Opa-IMG_2076