Jory on a mission!

Jory decided he was going to go on a mission today to attack the Death Star, so he dressed up in his "x-wing fighter" outfit. Here he is in hiding:

Here he is posing as a chef:

And here he is launching into space!

Up in Guerneville

We took a brief trip up to Russian River Valley between Xmas and New Years, and rented a place from a couple that clearly likes music - so much so that they bought their daughter a drum set for Christmas that Jory is greatly enjoying!

Hugh Hefner, eat your heart out!

Jory got a bathrobe for Christmas! (Much like his other presents, they had a Star Wars theme...)

Family photos part II

Now for some of the crazier photos from our photo shoot: Jory making a face...

Everyone laughing!

Jory doing martial arts:

Peek-a-boo!

Jory on his bike:

Jory and Daddy in the kitchen:

Jory with his favorite toy:

What's that kid's name again?

Family photos 2015 part I: read at your own risk...

... since it's likely that our Christmas card will come from this collection.

We took lots of us as a family, in the kitchen...

outside... (check out Jory's enormous hand on Tiff's shoulder)

Jory started getting a little creative with his faces...

... but we still ended up with some great shots!

And here's Jory reprising his role as "photobomber" like in Florence!

He got Mommy again!

And Daddy got attacked!

Here's all of us in front of the house...

... and at the front door.

All of us on the couch:

and just relaxing after the photos!

Jory marches to the beat of his own drum

At Jory's school, all of the kids were asked to say something they are thankful for this year. Check out the responses below - one of these things is not like the others...

Heroes and Villains

Jory and Daddy went to the Heroes and Villains comic con in San Jose today! Lots of fans in costume, including Jory!

Gingerbread turkey

Somehow, Jory has gotten excited about gingerbread. Trader Joe's has a Gingerbread Turkey kit for the holidays, and Jory insisted that we buy it.

Ever make a gingerbread anything? Not really an activity for children, as I found out.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Florence part III

Jory was very excited about the little amuse bouche holders at Ora d'Aria (especially pretending he ate Mommy's and Daddy's too):

Here's Jory at Santa Croce:

Here's Jory next to a MUCH bigger Smart Car:

There was a carousel that Jory could ride for one euro in the piazza near our apartment:

And here's Mommy and Jory!

Jory in Florence (part I)

Jory, Mommy, and Daddy had a wonderful trip to Florence, with stunning churches, beautiful sunsets over the Arno, sumptuous meals, and David in all his glory. 

This is actually the second time Jory has been photoed with this spacesuit in the Frankfurt airport:

And here he is in front of the Pitti Palace where we ran around before dinner and found this lion/bathtub fountain (this is about as close as he came to a bath while in Italy :)

Jory also learned all about photobombing, and he is now in about 10,000 photos from the duomo, fueled by Florence's best gelato!

There was this boar statue by our apartment; here's several renditions of Jory!

Arrivederci!

Firenze part II

These are stranger than the last lot.

Jory in a giant spoon! (There was a three story wall near our apartment covered in giant spoons...)

Jory had a birthday dinner at Enoteca Pincchiori, the Michelin three-star restaurant, and they got him a helium balloon! They didn't tie it tight enough, so it flew up to the ceiling and the tuxedoed maitre d' had to climb a ladder to get it!

This is in the crypt of one of the churches...

And here's Jory on the walls of Santa Maria Novella:

The cloisters had a funny face on the wall that Jory imitated: