Christmas Eve at Mom’s

At Mom’s, Ash is enjoying the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.

Enjoying Mom’s tree

Ash is enjoying raisins with his parents.

Enjoying raisins

My sister Patricia took this one of some of the family on Christmas Eve about to open presents.

Family with stockings

Hey it’s me with my stocking on Christmas Eve.

Me with stocking

Sister Lindsay with her stocking on Christmas Eve.

Sister L with stocking

Ash is enjoying his new caterpillar toy from one of his favorite books.

Caterpillar

Ash is enjoying his new personalized train cars from a very special auntie. 😉

Personalized Train

Yusuke and Ash are having some sweet togetherness time on Christmas Eve.

Introspective Daddy Time

Halloween party 2015

Dare made my party twice as Steveny by coming as Steven Universe himself, complete with ukulele and magic belly button. (Yes, they can play the songs, and did so.)

Dare as Steven Universe

It’s Jeaux . . . as Tiger Millionaire. He even has a giant cell phone prop that he made himself.

Jeaux as Tiger Millionaire

It’s Steven and a Steven. Tiger Millionaire. Whatever. ALL THAT MATTERS IS HOW STEVENY MY HOUSE IS.

Jeaux as Tiger, Joy as Steven

Mommy came as a SCUBA diver.

SCUBA Mom

“Hmm . . . from here, he kinda looks like Steven.”

Kinda looks like Steven

Eric sat in my tiny chair somehow.

Eric sat in the chair somehow

Donut girl selfie. What’cha think, do I make a decent Sadie?

Sadie costume

When you have a chance to take a selfie with a pirate, YOU DO IT!

Pirate Selfie

 

Second day in New York for the Lambdas

I had a really good coffee at Argo while waiting for one of my writer friends to show up for hangout time.

Good coffee at Argo

There she is! Natalka and me in the park. We had a lot of fun talking publishing and writing stuff.

Me & Natalka, PW Mentee

I met my aunt and my dad for dinner at Mercato before we went to a showing of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.

Dad & Aunt Elisa, Italian food

An iced latte before seeing a Broadway show.

Iced latte before Broadway

Hanging out with Dad after seeing A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder on Broadway.

Me & Dad after a show