Start of the Holidays
One of my favorite traditions is to go to Embarcadero Center to watch the lighting of the buildings and the fireworks. It always occurs on the Friday before Thanksgiving. This year, all the girls weren’t able to make it but KK and I went anyway. At work, I hustled to get off at 4:15 (15 mins early). Then I was able to pick up the kid from daycare, get home by 5:00, catch Muni to Embarcadero, and finish eating dinner by 6:00. After dinner, we caught the “Disney on Ice” show at the rink just before they did the countdown and lit the buildings.
http://youtu.be/Id5vIcKslPg
KK and I had a really good viewing spot and there were no tears from either one of us. (Fireworks may me cry sometimes. I know, weird.)
http://youtu.be/YSLPNtsRzgI
Right after the fireworks, we walked down to the Hyatt to see them light up the atrium. 
It was weird to be with just the kid this year and to be completely sober but it was just as special in its own way. KK appreciated it much more than the last two years that we went. It also snowed inside the atrium, which confused her a little bit.
After it was all done, we hung out for a little while longer so that Jes could meet us there after arriving back in SF from Geneva. It was so nice to have the family back together again and a great way to kick off the holiday season. Is Thanksgiving really this coming Thursday?! Where is the time going?!
We got there about 20 minutes early so there was time for a drink and some meatballs. Yum.
Then at dinner, we didn’t have to order anything extra – we just got the prime rib with the creamed corn and mashed potato. Perfect.
For dessert, the waitress brought out two helpings of their English trifle with a candle lit in each one. That was sweet of her.
We also got a bonus dinner together on Monday night after we came home from LA. As we were walking to Marlowe, KK fell asleep in the stroller so we tucked her under the bar and had a quiet dinner together. I had a tasty drink called La Cuchilla, which had grapefruit juice, soda, and tequila. I’m sure there was other stuff in it too.
We also shared the mushroom soup and giant prawns with a spicy cocktail sauce before the burger came out. What a fun evening. KK also slept through the night without a peep out of her for a total of 12 hours!!! She must have had some major catching up to do on her sleep from the weekend.
This weekend we celebrated Alice’s 1st birthday at Liberty Park. 
The room was really nice and it was located right next to the playground.
It was so nice to catch up with the family and lots of Brother’s friends.
Alice actually slept through most of her party but she woke up in time for he cake.
Happy Birthday, Alice!! It was fun celebrating with you all weekend!! KK loved having cake or ice cream every day of the 4-day weekend!
This evening, we celebrated Mommy’s birthday, which was last week. Before dinner, we stopped at Huntington Beach Pier. 
It actually felt like fall this evening – especially after a morning of rain and the puffy clouds were still lingering above in the clear blue sky.
The waves were pretty high so it was fun to watch the surfers play too.
This is the Albacore Mediterranean: albacore tuna, fried garlic, jalapeno, and ponzu.
For dessert, they brought out ice cream with a giant sparkler on it.
This year, I decided to make KK’s costume. She was going to be Piglet and I thought it was easy enough to figure it out.
At Target, I found a shirt, tights, and hair clips that were the perfect shade of pink. Then I went to the fabric store and bought a big piece of bright pink felt.
I traced one of KK’s dresses for the pattern and then cut out two pieces.
The fabric got flipped over to make a little dress! When I tried it on KK, it came out too long. Luckly it worked out because then I could tuck the fabric inside and pin it to make it a little poofier.
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