Santa

We took pictures with Santa on Saturday. Aurora loves to give Santa a hug and tell him what she wants for Christmas, but when it comes to sitting on his lap she just in not quite sure about that. She could not wait to get a candy cane though.

Aurora's research study

Two weeks ago Aurora was able to participate in a research study up at UCSD. It was a study on the bond between a mother and child. As part of the study they took my picture and the picture of another female that Aurora did not know and showed them to her on a TV screen. She had to wear a special cap to monitor her brain activity to see how it reacted to the pictures. Here is a picture of Aurora wearing the hat. She was so good about it. They had to put the gel that is used in ultrasounds into the little white circles in the cap to get a better picture. Her hair was so gross after, but she had fun and sat still the whole time.

What Comes after X?

Friday night Aurora was playing in the bathtub and singing her ABC's. She got to X and asked me what comes next, so I simply said "Y". She gave me one of her looks and said "because I forgot Mommy, what comes after X." She just cracks us up.

Getting ready for Thanksgiving

Yesterday while we were getting ready to leave for Thanksgiving dinner Aurora disappeared and was very quiet. I found her in the bathroom and she was putting on makeup because she "wanted to be pretty like mommy". Luckly she did not open any of my makeup so she did not get any on, but it sure was cute to watch.

The fires

During the fires we were in a good, safe place. The fires were nowhere near us. These pictures were taken on Monday 10/22 from the airplane as we approached San Diego. All of the grey is smoke from the fires.

More marathon

Here are some more pictures from the marathon, they are not in any certain order. This first picture is what we saw crossing the finish line.

This limo was full of Tiffany boxes.

This is the entertainment along the way.

Halloween

I am finally getting around to posting Halloween pictures. Aurora was the cutest little ladybug. She had so much fun trick or treating. She loved knocking on the door and then saying "Trick or Treat". We ended up with quite a bit of candy. Here are some pictures of her and her cousins.