First of all, thank you Gina for emailing me this picture. This is the only picture I have been able to save on our computer since January. We have had computer issues and are finally getting a new computer. More blog updates are sure to come. I have enjoyed keeping up with everyone else's blog.
This picture was taken at swim lessons. The boys took swim lessons the last part of our summer vacation. They both did great and loved their teachers. Sam will actually put his head under the water (finally) and even likes it now. They always finished their lessons with a soak in the hot tub and a jump on the trampoline. It made for a fun routine for the last 4 weeks.
Our June and July was crazy but fun. We have traveled to NM, Lake Tahoe, Bear Lake, and St. George. I was able to work 2 days a week while the boys played with their cousins Savannah and Sierra.
This fall Sam started Kindergarten. He loves his teacher and having something on his social agenda every afternoon. Mo is adjusting to having mom as a playmate more and Sam less. He will start preschool this week and go on tues/thurs afternoon. James and I invested in carseats for both cars. He works from home on tues/thurs and I will work those afternoons, so we start the routine of school carpool drop offs and pick ups.
been entertained by Mo's preschool spring performance
For Mo's 4th Birthday we went to Fat Cats for bowling, arcade, pizza, and ice cream sundaes. It was so much fun. Grandpa chief beat everyone in bowling.....80 years old and still has it.
Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point
10 Year Anniversary in SFO
Fall leaves: helping Dad???
We have had a great fall! The boys have loved going out and "helping" James rake up leaves. It has been a beautiful fall. About a month ago we noticed this strange bird roaming around our neighborhood.
She has a mutual fear of the boys. They are fascinated with her, but keep their distance. She roams the neighborhood, but keeps mostly to our yard and our neighbor's yard. She has stopped traffic crossing the street. As it has gotten colder and no one has come to claim her we started to get worried about her. The kids even started praying for her in their prayers. I called Tracy Aviary, Wild life Services, etc... She is not a protected species, our little Peahen. They told me to call Animal Control if she is a bother....I know what that will mean. So we have claimed her and feed her. The kids call her Snowflake and look forward to finding her each morning sunning herself on our garbage cans, kitchen bay window ledge, or backyard fence. (I am always relieved to find her alive every morning and not lying dead on our driveway. How do I explain that to the kids?)
I will take any advice you can give me, but until then....ain't she a beauty???
James and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary this year. We were too busy in the summer to get away, but we finally did it this september. We went to San Francisco with the Stewarts and Sheehans. It was a blast. The weather was great. We biked across Golden Gate Bridge into Saucalito, hiked in the Muir wood, shopped around Union Square, went to a Jazz club, and of course went to a Giants game. Thanks to James' sisters and mom for watching the boys while we were gone.
First of all, thank you Gina for emailing me this picture. This is the only picture I have been able to save on our computer since January. We have had computer issues and are finally getting a new computer. More blog updates are sure to come. I have enjoyed keeping up with everyone else's blog.
