2009: We're back.

Sorry.

That is all you'll get out of me. Now moving on, where did we last leave our fearless hero?...somewhere just before Thanksgiving I believe.

Well, for the faithful and desperate a little sleuthing on this site would have brought you to cousin Joey's blog where his dutiful parents still find time to regularly update us with their child's developments. Er, I mean, Joe, finds the time to keep us up to speed with his 2-year old happenings. Here are the boys enjoying some time together in the crisp autumnal air of Maryland where we enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving holiday waaaaay back in November 2008. Here are our token memories:



Nanny-Gorgeous came and visited for 10 days and went through over 50 tea bags of my prime Yorkshire Gold before we high-tailed it up North for some family and food(ie) time.

Then there was Hanukkah and 8 blessed days of bribery and way too many presents at Nanny & Pop-pop's on Christmas:


On a failed attempt to the newly re-opened California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, after ditching the 2 hour wait we got in some prime park time:



This photo of Micah reminds me to share his affinity for all things prehistoric and reptilian. Micah is a quick study and is eager to point out to you the myriad details that differentiate a brachiosaurus, apatosaurus and diplodocus, that corythesuarus has a crest and is a "duck-bill" like maiasaura as well as his horned and armored favs: triceratops (in-hand) and stegasaurus. Micah is also a "meat-eater", he would like you to know, like his all time favorite: T-rex. I'll admit I never cease to be amazed (and slightly weirded out) at hearing such multi-syllabic words coming out of my 2 and a half year old.

BTW: Zack and Micah eventually prevailed and waited the 1 hour and 45 minutes to go to the museum mid-week to take in the highly touted T-rex skeleton, "blue fish" and the albino alligator.

Otherwise all is well in the Grosskins household. One sweet little anecdote that I'd like to share and record for posterity is that Micah is quick to thank Mommy and Daddy at the table, unsolicited, for "cooking dinner" or "making broccoli" mid-meal which just warms our heart every time.