Ella Rocking Horse

I thought this was too cute. Ella got a new rocking horse from Nonni and Pop for Christmas that makes the trotting sound, shakes it's tail, and makes horse noises. She wasn't sure about it at first but then she mounted the horse and started rocking it like a champ. Must be her Cal Poly Mustang roots..and look at that pony tail and jeans. Go Ella!

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Merry Christmas

Hi all! Well we wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and what's Christmas without a crying baby Santa picture. Ella wasn't having anything to do with his beard and strange appearance but we've got the memory for years to come and hopefully each year she'll warm up to the guy. We are very busy this month as I'm sure most families are. Jake is wrapping up the year with his sales targets in full gear. Caitlin is also doing the same with Intel as we bring this 2009 business year to a close and try to ship out all the product on time. We are excited to have our first real Christmas with Ella (last year she was just a 3 month old peanut) and I think she'll have a great time opening presents and playing with new toys. We just spent the weekend in San Francisco for my 30th Birthday! Yes, can't believe it. Grandma and Ella hung out and Jake and I went to dinner and saw Wicked in the city and stayed in Union Square. It was really fun. Then we were off to brunch at Scott's Seafood with the MacDiarmids to keep the celebration going. We're also in the midst of finishing the office/playroom upstairs to make it a fun place for the kids to play and painting Ella's new bigger room at the same time. Then we'll move Ella's stuff over and decorate the nursery for the baby...Whew! All by end of February. Caitlin's last day of work is early February so it's coming up soon. The baby's name has also already been announced so for those of you that don't know this new little boy will be named....Dean Campbell Anderson. Dean is my Mother's maiden name & Campbell is the name of the Scottish clan that MacDiarmid is a part of so he has a little bit of both sides of his Mom's heritage. Dean is healthy and kicking away like crazy and Mom is growing bigger as we enter the third trimester. We'll keep you posted as Christmas continues and we head into the New Year! Merry Christmas to all of you!!