the santoro life

Well, Thanksgiving came and went and this week it's December! We stayed here this year and had a nice long 4-day weekend. Finn and Soph were off school all week and went to a fun camp at the La Jolla YMCA the first part of the week. We spent Thanksgiving with the Lawrence's, hit the beach on Friday, spent all our time and $$ at the lice salon on Saturday (yes, thanks Finnster) and went to see Trolls yesterday. Finally got some cold, rainy weather and it was nice to be lazy and chill for a few days. Bunny hanging on the rocks at Windansea on Thanksgiving morning. Swingset fun Jen and Josh cooked a giant bird and we ate and drank pretty much all day on Thursday. The kids had a blast together as usual and Finn and Emmy had a sleepover. I love Finn's face - not a fan of turkey.  Buds since birth - wishbone time! Finn was the lucky winner. Or not so lucky considering we learned he had lice the next morning. Yep, nightmare come true but part of elementary ...

It seems like we are certainly in an easier phase with the kids being a little older, but every minute of every day is also scheduled! I'm looking forward to a 4-day Thanksgiving weekend with almost no plans.  Soph got a new swimsuit which made us all remember the original WonderWoman - Nay Nay from 30 years ago! Last weekend I flew to Branson for Jane's baby shower. It was amazing to see her, Walter, my parents and that not-so-little bump! Her friends threw a great shower and they got hopefully almost everything they need for Molly and Sloane! I can not wait to meet these little nuggets and watch my sister be the amazing mom I know she'll be.  Baby shower time Getting ready to open the loot! On Friday Noah and I took E to his annual cardiology appointment. He got a chest x-ray, an EKG and everything looks the same as the previous appointments, so once a year visits continue which is awesome news! He seriously had a blast at this 3 hour appointmen...

I can't believe Halloween is over and it's already November. We had Denver friends in town this weekend - Kristin, Craig, Charlie and Henry came to visit. They stayed at the Catamaran so we spent Saturday there with them and then the boys slept over at our house. Charlie and Finn immediately became friends when we got to Denver and it was so fun for them to reconnect. Sunday morning we made waffles and went to the beach before the Howards headed back to Denver. Then of course Monday was Halloween. The kids had Halloween parades and parties at school, then we trick or treated in La Jolla. Finn's teacher invited her entire class to trick or treat at her house. He thought it was so cool to see her at home. Wonder Woman and Batman! Emmett came home and said, "mom, all the girls really liked my costume." This kid is such a charmer.  Soph and Henry at the bay. They are three days apart and always have so much fun together.  They convinced their dads to take...