This is everyone's fish face...

This is their "Mean Face"

I love this pic. catching Amelia sneak some frosting

One great thing about being a mother is seeing your kids trying to make you laugh.  Emi is still learning on how to master the art of being a comedian, but is actually really silly.  Miya is almost a master at making me laugh.  Here are a few pics that illustrate this:

Emi doing a pose being silly-willy.

Miya singing in the bath while watching herself in the facet.

This one is my favorite because it's classic Miya.  What really tops off this photo is that she's sitting on her little couch only in her undies.  

Thanksgiving week we went to Las Vegas to spend the holiday with our families. We had tons of fun singing tons of songs around the piano with mom playing and Brendon holding the pitch (everything from Aladdin to Beatles to Les Mis). We ate a bunch and even ended up going riding. It was a lot of fun and we are grateful for our wonderful families. We didn't take our camera so I stole these few shots from Kara's blog. Can't wait for Christmas.

I just wanted everyone know that Mason passed his Masters exams yesterday!!!  I'm so proud of Mase for all his hard work that he puts into his school work, his family, his seminary class, and his many other endeavors.  He really is an amazing man, who has it all: Good looks, sense of humor, incredibly smart, and the list goes on. (I got so lucky)  I'm so grateful that he knows how to balance his life so we can have a happy family.

Love ya Mase!  Congratulations!

On Friday we went to China Beach again...

Posing again with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

Girls building a sand castle.

 We started our morning off with a 2 hour hike through the Berkeley Hills with our ward.

We climbed 302 steps throughout the whole hike (Miya actually walked up most of them)

A couple weeks ago our friends Mike and Bille took some family pictures of us. 

Thank you so much!  

I like this picture...(my jaw and neck look a little scary though)

Emi was being clingy, mostly because it was freezing cold! 

Did I mention it was windy too?

I love this family shot! (great depth of field)

Ariel and Minnie Mouse had a fun night trick-or-treating!  Here are some pics:

"Ready to go and get some treats"

Who needs Minnie ears when you've got pig tails?

"Why Prince Eric, You wanna run away with me?"

Look at all the treats we got!!!

I thought this was so silly....

Last night, Emi was playing around with her little kitty stuffed animal and her tights.  Next thing I knew, she had put her cat in her tights and put in on her head and said, 

"Mom, look!  Cat in hat."

She is always trying to make me laugh.

For FHE tonight we carved our $1 pumpkins that we got at the Village pumpkin sale.  We teamed up...the girls drew the faces and Mase and I did the carving.   

Mase and the girls carving pumpkins

What were you doing for Halloween 4 years ago?

I came across this picture from my friend's facebook account and it brought back great memories of when Kyla (my sister-in-law) lived in Hawaii and when we'd get together with our buddies....GOOD TIMES!

You know, living here in Berkeley we have become more "green," more aware of the environment and the energy crisis. This is why Miya's recent introduction of an innovative form of transportation so excited us. I am not sure if it is pure arm and leg-powered or if it is hybrid and switches to flatulence but either way Miya was really scooting across the kitchen floor in her new Model-T tupperware car. It can be a little drafty in the back but we recommend everyone switch to Miya's idea.

Last night we got to go the Rock Band Live Concert with Dashboard Confessionals, and of course, Panic at the Disco.  Brendon did an amazing job once again!  Here are a couple pics that I took.

Our friends: Rob, Sharon, Mike, and Bille

One of my favorite part of the concert when Brendon went from playing the piano to...

Rockin it out on the drums!  Such a talented guy!