The Pings: Jon, Jenny, Elton, Rafa and Charlotte

He’s so little!

Merry Christmas from the Pings! Elton was happy with all of his new toys and treats.

Rafa munched on presents…

Hung out on our presents

Got presents stuck on him…

And quickly got tired…

Charlotte enjoyed a beef stick from Thor…

Crystal played with her new tripod from Elton

And we loved our new grill set from Julie, Grant and Thor! Thanks!

We got a donut for Elton when he was a puppy from Target, and he loves it. Gordon found it today, and he LOVES it. I think it smells like Elton, but he sleeps in his big brother’s donut for hours.

He likes to rest his head against the bolster, just like Elton!

Ruby and Gordon are adjusting well to their new home. They especially love to sleep on Jonathan’s lap. Here’s a picture of them sleeping on Jonathan’s lap while watching PTI.

Sleeping outside with Jonathan.

Elton sleeping on the couch

Gordon and Ruby resting on Jonathan’s desk. They love to watch Jonathan work.

We got two new puppies today!

This is Gordon, a 8 week old black and tan puppy from Maui, and he’s a cutie. Elton’s a little weary of his new brother, and he’s growled a bit, but I think that they will be best of friends in few months.

Gordon settled into his new home without any problems, and quickly got used to Jonathan’s lap

We also picked up Ruby later in the afternoon. A co-worker of mine knew someone who needed a home for a rescue cavalier, and we couldn’t say no to a cavalier in need. So, alas, we ended up with three cavaliers.

Ruby is a 2 year old female cavalier. She’s a little timid, but she’s warming up to us and loves Aunty Crystal’s lap.

Gordon loves Aunty’s lap too!

Today was the Hawaii Kai Boat Parade. My family came over and we ate a lot of food and enjoyed the parade.

While waiting for the boats, we made cinnamon and applesauce ornaments.

The boats were all bright and cheery. I especially liked the “Obama boat”

Thanks to Pat and Sarah, for not only shipping our wedding clothes back from the mainland, but for this amazing Oregon bumper sticker!

I’m running out of space on my back bumper!  I love it. 

Today we took our Christmas photo with Santa-Paws at the Hawaii Humane Society.

Elton liked sitting on Santa’s lap.

Happy Holidays!

We had a great time in Spain. I have a ton of Spain pictures, but I’ll put up the highlights here.

We ate great food. Pinchos in Barcelona:

Tapas in Madrid.

Wonderful set meals all over Spain.

And my favorite, churros con chocolate at Chocolateria San Gines in Madrid.

We especially loved the markets in Spain. Here are some pictures from the Boqueria, a market in Barcelona.

We saw some great sights. Here’s Jonathan at the Sagrada Familia

We rowed a small boat on a lake in Retiro Park in Madrid.

The Alcazar in Toledo.

And of course, Jonathan took a nap in Park Guell, a beautiful park designed by Gaudi in Barcelona.

Can’t wait to go back!