Santa!

The Hernandez family got an early visit from Santa!
The man in the big red suit stopped by CBS 5 for a Christmas party with all the kids.

Lillian was not a fan of the Big Guy.
(I got dragged in the picture)

Isabelle LOVED him! She was so happy to meet him.

Even at 12-years-old, Jesse wasn't too big to sit on Santa's lap.

You are never too old to sit on Santa's lap.

Zoolights

A favorite holiday tradition around our house is Zoolights.
We go every year and every year it gets more fun for us.

This year we decided to cart the kiddos around in their wagon.
(Not the best idea, but it worked)
The girls loved it!

A quick shot of Ceasar and I.

Jesse shot this picture. Not too bad, its a great shot of one of the many trees decked out in bright, LED lights.

Our 3 wonderful kids.

The girlers.

The girlers up close.

Me and my buddy Jesse.

A great picture of Jesse. Even at 12, he still enjoys going to Zoolights with his family.


My favorite new thing this year. This peacock is awesome.


Another successful trip to Zoolights. The kids are already asking when they can go back.

Giving Thanks.

The Hernandez family has so many things to be thankful for this year.
The number one thing on all of our lists was family.
And we were all glad to share a meal with some special members of our family this Thanksgiving.

Here is a picture of the feast!
Believe it or not Kerri cooked the whole meal!
(Not shown are the pies, cookies and bread also cooked by Kerri!)

Sitting down to eat.

Ceasar loves his turkey!

Fun with black olives!

A nice picture of the girlers & The G's!


Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you all had a wonderful day.

No, Me!

No, Me! Was what I heard this morning at breakfast. Lillian was hungry and wanted cereal (she marched to the pantry and got the box out!), but she did not want me to feed her.

The proud big girl ate her whole bowl all by herself!

A Sign of the Season

Whatever has been floating in our air lately is not working for our Izzy.
Breathing treatments have been a regular thing around here.

Izzy is a trooper and doesn't mind them much.

Chalk Board

The big wall in our loft is empty no more!
Check out what we added for our kids to learn and play.

Izzy's school was getting rid of this giant chalk board and we scooped it up.
Everyone loves playing with it. We mounted it low to the ground so even Lily can get in on the action.

Field Trip!

Jesse, along with the other kids in PI (Project Ideal: Honors classes at his school) packed up and headed out on a fun and fast paced field trip.
The kids, along with their Principal, some teachers and parent volunteers headed west to California.

Here is our traveler and his dad the night of the big trip.

Jess and his buddies huddled up before heading out.
Comparing snacks, video games and iPods!

This ain't no school bus! The kids traveled to Cali in style!

See ya!


On their itinerary, A trip to the San Diego Zoo, some aquarium action, a trip out to sea to check out ocean life and also a tour of a USS battleship.