Pigtails

Since about 5 minutes after I found out I was pregnant, I've wanted to do pigtails in Lucia's hair. That day came this week. But it was short-lived: while Lucia very much likes to play with the clips and bring them to me for her to do her hair, she enjoys taking them out even more. Sad face. Oh well.

Weekly Things

Rituals, traditions, whatever you want to call them. We have make-your-own pizza night every week. We've started making our own dough, courtesy of this recipe. We buy the nicer olive oil, and skip the marinara sauce. We don't do tons of cheese, just enought to cover the dough. Must haves: Penzeys pizza spice, fresh ground black pepper, freshly grated parmesan and lemon zest. My favorite pizzas thought have Norwegian chevre with fresh tomatoes.

Pete likes fresh basil, which we crush to bring out the best flavor. Sometimes we get prosciutto, which is heavenly with the lemon. He rolls out the dough, then we bake them in the oven, then top them, then grill them with this handy griller which apparently is very hard to find anymore.

The best part about the night is we set aside time for each other. Yay pizza night.

Happy Anniversary to Us!!

We "celebrated" our third wedding anniversary on Friday. Why is it in quotes? Well, I've got bronchitis, again, so I was down for the count and stayed home from work. We hugged and said Happy Anniversary to each other.

We had made reservations two months ago to go to Gary Danko on Saturday night. We went here the night we got married, so it has special memories for us. Our friends Chris and Mandy, who we love dearly, are chefs, and had never been there, so we were all really excited.

The food and dinner experience was to die for. The service is amaing, Here's the menu. You choose 3, 4 or 5 courses. The two times we've gone prior we both got 5 courses and were sorry. Last night I ordered four, but we split one of them. It was heavenly, heavenly food. Being sick made some things taste weird, but everyone loved their meals, and Pete branched out and asked for the wine pairing, which involved him actually drinking red wine. RED WINE. It was a big night!! The winner was the pork belly, followed by the blue cheese Mandy ordered. Here are some pictures.

A Brief Window of Smiling

Little Miss has been teething this week, interested in pee pee and poop, and starting to throw temper tantrums. So um yeah, we've been kinda spent at night. However, she went to day care today and was in a surprisingly fun mood tonight (despite missing her afternoon nap). We'll put the rest of the pics on the password-protected site. Prepare yourself for maximum cuteness.

A Great (and Safe!) Trip!

We headed to Reno this weekend to attend the wedding of Jen and Jonas, our friends who we met through the Young Scandinavians Club but who also live around the corner from us. Last week while the SF Bay area had tons of rain, Tahoe and Reno were getting hit with tons of snow. Starting Wednesday night, we were more than a little concerned we'd have trouble getting up there safely. We booked a hotel room in Sacramento to break up the trip halfway, so we could do half Friday night while Lucia was sleeping -- that worked out GREAT.

As we started on Saturday morning and ascended into Nevada, we realized the roads were plowed quite well and we didn't have to worry that much. The scariest part of the trip was trekking up the mountain where they had the ceremony, and even that wasn't bad at all. GIANT PHEW!

We had a great time celebrating with them; Little Miss was pretty cute and fun, and the dinner was fantastic. Special thanks to Josh for watching Mrs. B! Thanks Josh!

Pictures from the weekend are being uploaded -- stay tuned!

We Miss You

Dear JJ Cole System Bag changing pad,

Where are you? We last saw you last weekend, and can't locate you anywhere. While it's possible Lucia has you stashed in her toy bin, we're becoming increasingly worried we won't see you again. You are so handy with your little handle. Please show up. We need you. We love you.

God I love this picture

I tried to take a picture of Little Miss and Pete having a cute moment. She's been really active and busy and more and more charming lately. See the rest of the pictures here.

A Fantastic Trip!

We had a wonderful time in Norway. It was cold, but so cozy and lovely. We loved getting spoiled by Nina and Leif, and meeting new and old friends along the way. Christmas, or God Jul, was intimate and special. Thank you Nina, Leif, Ole Morten, Helene and our friends for hosting us and showing us a very memorable visit. We love you!

Sooo Tired

Coming home is not always easy. We are too tired!

New Pics and a Little Video

New pics are HERE and here's Little Miss' latest. For what it's worth, forsiktig means careful in Norwegian. We use that word a lot.