christmas in NY

a few days before christmas, evan, penny, and i hopped a plane to NY and spent our first day there hanging with friends in brooklyn before heading out to long island to be with family for the rest of our stay. we met with old friends, ate some amazing vegan lunch, had the sweetest baby playdate ever, and topped it all off with some vegan doughnuts. it was a great day that reminded me why i lived in NYC for 10 years. we must make a point to do it more often!

oh Brooklyn... you'll forever have a piece of my heart!

an early christmas...

since we were spending christmas in NY, we decided to have a little family christmas of our own at home with penny before we left. we kept it simple with just a few new toys, christmas music, and snuggles with puppies on the floor. it was a very sweet evening and she was stoked about her new books, blocks, and stacking cups. i hope we can always just appreciate the little moments as a family and never let christmas get too out of hand. it was perfect!

critters at sunset...

penny and her little schleich animals... it's a recent love affair that's pretty sweet to watch.

silly goose...

this is what happens now when you ask penny if she left the stove on...

which is sure to get anything she might be eating, or have in her hands, all over her face and head. good times!

see for yourself...

whatchu doing out there kitty?

this kept her entertained for a whole 10 minutes. not too shabby if ya ask me!