enjoying nana + papa, xmas, painting, life!

Just one (or two?) of the many generous Xmas gifts!

christmas eve - angel island!

What a gorgeous Christmas Eve in the Bay Area - perfect for a family boat ride to Angel Island!

Rub a dub dub, three cousins in the tub!

A Mann family tradition: Papa reading the "Cajun Night Before Christmas" to the girls. Back from the days when we lived in New Orleans!

visiting mommy at work!

Ben and Océanne taking the ferry in for a very special lunchbreak!

A beautiful December day at the Ferry Building.

Mommy's ferry commute home...

le spectacle de noël!

The Lycée had its holiday show yesterday morning... it was so sweet! Océanne's preschool class performed "Savez-vous planter les choux" and "Le petit poussin picore." It didn't last very long, but they were great - a little singing, a little dancing, alot of cuteness! The gymnasium was decorated and packed with kids and parents, I wish I'd known she would be "stage left" so I could have gotten a little closer :)