On our third day in San Francisco the boys and I headed the great playground on top of the Conference Center. Nate and I had visited this playground four years ago so we definitely wanted to visit it again.
John was very brave and went down this enormous slide.
The boys enjoyed pretending they were in the Ninja Turtle lair.
Yerba Buena Gardens
Afterwards we went out to lunch with Glenn and a bunch of his old friends. Then we headed to the cable car museum.
Then we hit up a playground right across from our apartment.
Troy offered to babysit the boys for us while Glenn and I went out to dinner by ourselves. He brought over icecream and a movie. The boys declared that it was their 'favorite thing about San Francisco'.
Glenn and I had a great dinner!
John was very brave and went down this enormous slide.
The boys enjoyed pretending they were in the Ninja Turtle lair.
Yerba Buena Gardens
Afterwards we went out to lunch with Glenn and a bunch of his old friends. Then we headed to the cable car museum.
Then we hit up a playground right across from our apartment.
Troy offered to babysit the boys for us while Glenn and I went out to dinner by ourselves. He brought over icecream and a movie. The boys declared that it was their 'favorite thing about San Francisco'.
Glenn and I had a great dinner!
Our second day in San Francisco started with a cable car ride. We rode with Glenn to the conference center. The boys love the cable cars!
We stopped in Union Square. (The Ninja turtles were posing as well.)
After leaving Glenn at the conference center we took the street car to The Exploratorium. It had just reopened (at a new location) 3 days before we visited. It is a HUGE (it takes up an entire pier) science center. Troy met us there...he's a sucker for any museum. Nate wanted to try out this toilet water fountain.
A BIG chair...and funny faces.
The boys enjoyed making planes and seeing how well they floated.
Lights.
The Exploratorium has a nice outside area with a good view of the Bay Bridge....and a model of it as well. Michaelangelo and Raphael were walking across the bridge.
They also had an outside play structure that was like a beehive. It was entirely made of wood with different passageways. The boys really loved the museum!
We stopped in Union Square. (The Ninja turtles were posing as well.)
After leaving Glenn at the conference center we took the street car to The Exploratorium. It had just reopened (at a new location) 3 days before we visited. It is a HUGE (it takes up an entire pier) science center. Troy met us there...he's a sucker for any museum. Nate wanted to try out this toilet water fountain.
A BIG chair...and funny faces.
The boys enjoyed making planes and seeing how well they floated.
Lights.
The Exploratorium has a nice outside area with a good view of the Bay Bridge....and a model of it as well. Michaelangelo and Raphael were walking across the bridge.
They also had an outside play structure that was like a beehive. It was entirely made of wood with different passageways. The boys really loved the museum!
We had a great time on our trip to San Francisco! Now that I'm finally caught up with my laundry I'll post some pictures :)
The boys were excellent on the plane. I even got a little bit of my book read. They had a great time while we were on vacation and walked a TON. They walked between 2.5 and 5 miles a day. The first day we were there Glenn had a 'free' day so we started out walking thru fisherman's wharf.
The boys were excited to see the Sea Lions.
We went to the Ferry Building and then stopped at this fountain across the street.
The boys favorite thing to do in San Francisco was to ride the cable car. This is their first ride. When I rode with them alone I rode inside.
John's first ride on a cable car. He ended up falling asleep halfway thru, tired from the walking.
The boys love the beach and all the sand. They thought the water was really cold.
We started walking towards the Golden Gate Bridge but didn't make it all the way there. The boys didn't want to be in the stroller too long and it's several miles. You can see it in the background here.
Troy came up from LA and spent several days with us in San Francisco. As you can see, the boys loved playing with him.
We had a pretty busy first day, and then it was time for Glenn to go to conference the following day.
The boys were excellent on the plane. I even got a little bit of my book read. They had a great time while we were on vacation and walked a TON. They walked between 2.5 and 5 miles a day. The first day we were there Glenn had a 'free' day so we started out walking thru fisherman's wharf.
The boys were excited to see the Sea Lions.
We went to the Ferry Building and then stopped at this fountain across the street.
The boys favorite thing to do in San Francisco was to ride the cable car. This is their first ride. When I rode with them alone I rode inside.
John's first ride on a cable car. He ended up falling asleep halfway thru, tired from the walking.
The boys love the beach and all the sand. They thought the water was really cold.
We started walking towards the Golden Gate Bridge but didn't make it all the way there. The boys didn't want to be in the stroller too long and it's several miles. You can see it in the background here.
Troy came up from LA and spent several days with us in San Francisco. As you can see, the boys loved playing with him.
We had a pretty busy first day, and then it was time for Glenn to go to conference the following day.
Okay I'm going to catch up on all the pictures I haven't posted yet before we leave for our trip.
John got tickets to a hockey game and invited Nate and I to it. Nate absolutely loved it.
The weekend before Glenn's birthday we went to Long Island and celebrated with Glenn's family. Glenn blowing out the candles.
Olivia eating a huge dessert. Cutie!
On Glenn's birthday the boys helped me make him a birthday cake.
We got him a couple of small gifts. The boys were excited to give them to him.
John with the birthday boy.
Blowing out the breakfast birthday candle.
Glenn had a fun birthday, we went shopping at the outlets and then out to dinner. The boys had a lot of fun playing on the 'rides'....they don't like the rides to move though!
The boys had a fun time decorating their easter eggs this year. Both boys were really into it and we only had a few brown eggs....usually the majority of the eggs end up being brown.
John thought it was funny pretending to be giving Glenn a piggy back ride.
We celebrated Charlotte's birthday at the end of March. The kids had a fun time playing outside, playing the wii and eating pizza. They were all excited to watch her open her presents.
George, Lucy and John were intently watching Charlotte open presents.
This is what happened when I asked them all to smile for a picture.
Charlotte is 10!!
I took John and Leo to Tiny Tots one day. They had a great time playing together!
We stopped for donuts afterward which they thought was the best thing ever. Cousins are fun!
And a picture of John playing with Grandma and Grandpa's Star Wars Characters.
Phew! I think we're all caught up!!!
John got tickets to a hockey game and invited Nate and I to it. Nate absolutely loved it.
The weekend before Glenn's birthday we went to Long Island and celebrated with Glenn's family. Glenn blowing out the candles.
Olivia eating a huge dessert. Cutie!
On Glenn's birthday the boys helped me make him a birthday cake.
We got him a couple of small gifts. The boys were excited to give them to him.
John with the birthday boy.
Blowing out the breakfast birthday candle.
Glenn had a fun birthday, we went shopping at the outlets and then out to dinner. The boys had a lot of fun playing on the 'rides'....they don't like the rides to move though!
The boys had a fun time decorating their easter eggs this year. Both boys were really into it and we only had a few brown eggs....usually the majority of the eggs end up being brown.
John thought it was funny pretending to be giving Glenn a piggy back ride.
We celebrated Charlotte's birthday at the end of March. The kids had a fun time playing outside, playing the wii and eating pizza. They were all excited to watch her open her presents.
George, Lucy and John were intently watching Charlotte open presents.
This is what happened when I asked them all to smile for a picture.
Charlotte is 10!!
I took John and Leo to Tiny Tots one day. They had a great time playing together!
We stopped for donuts afterward which they thought was the best thing ever. Cousins are fun!
And a picture of John playing with Grandma and Grandpa's Star Wars Characters.
Phew! I think we're all caught up!!!
Nate's preschool class has a dog, Max, that each child gets to bring home for a few days and take on adventures. Each child (really their parents) then writes up what they did with Max and includes some pictures. The kids are very excited to see what adventures Max has had with their school-mates.
Nate got to bring Max home this past Monday thru Friday. I was sort of hoping we'd have him over the weekend so we could do some 'exciting' activities with him but no-such-luck. Nate was really excited to get him and when we got home we read what all the other kids had done with him (he had already heard the stories in class but wanted to hear again).
Nate, Max and Corduroy.
We actually had a few nice days at the beginning of the week (it's about 33 degrees right now) so we took full advantage and played outside with Max.
Molly had given plants out as party favors so we planted them.
The boys were really excited to plant their flowers and reminded me (constantly) that I said we could do it Monday after quiet time.
Here's Nate with his write-up and pictures. He had a fun week with Max.
Here is what Nate had me type up:
Nate’s Adventures with Max
We brought Max home on Monday, April 8th, 2013. I was very excited to bring Max home and show him to my mom, dad, brother John and my dog Corduroy, but I got to give him hugs first. Max’s ears look and feel just like Corduroy’s fur.
First we played Legos. Some of the Lego guys rode on Max’s back. We also played outside on the slide and helicopter and he even got to ride in one of my trucks. He rested with me during ‘quiet time’ and then we planted flowers that my cousin Molly gave us.
Max LOVED taking a walk with my dog Corduroy. John even brought his own dog, that he called ‘My Max’. We walked to a bridge that broke in a storm last year but it’s fixed now.
Max loves to listen to books so I read him a few. He helped me make a card for my great-grandmother, Grandy. She is going to be 90 years old next week. We are going on an airplane to California next week.
We took Max to get ice cream. He loved the orange flavored ice cream.
Today Mommy decided that Max needed to take a bath. We wrapped him in a pillowcase and put him in the washing machine.
We loved having Max at our house and look forward to hearing about the adventures everyone else has with Max.
Nate also told me that everyone clapped after his teacher read his story (which I'm sure happenned) and that the class said "It was the best one yet", which I'm sure didn't happen :) He was very proud of his project.
Nate got to bring Max home this past Monday thru Friday. I was sort of hoping we'd have him over the weekend so we could do some 'exciting' activities with him but no-such-luck. Nate was really excited to get him and when we got home we read what all the other kids had done with him (he had already heard the stories in class but wanted to hear again).
Nate, Max and Corduroy.
We actually had a few nice days at the beginning of the week (it's about 33 degrees right now) so we took full advantage and played outside with Max.
Molly had given plants out as party favors so we planted them.
The boys were really excited to plant their flowers and reminded me (constantly) that I said we could do it Monday after quiet time.
Here's Nate with his write-up and pictures. He had a fun week with Max.
Here is what Nate had me type up:
Nate’s Adventures with Max
We brought Max home on Monday, April 8th, 2013. I was very excited to bring Max home and show him to my mom, dad, brother John and my dog Corduroy, but I got to give him hugs first. Max’s ears look and feel just like Corduroy’s fur.
First we played Legos. Some of the Lego guys rode on Max’s back. We also played outside on the slide and helicopter and he even got to ride in one of my trucks. He rested with me during ‘quiet time’ and then we planted flowers that my cousin Molly gave us.
Max LOVED taking a walk with my dog Corduroy. John even brought his own dog, that he called ‘My Max’. We walked to a bridge that broke in a storm last year but it’s fixed now.
Max loves to listen to books so I read him a few. He helped me make a card for my great-grandmother, Grandy. She is going to be 90 years old next week. We are going on an airplane to California next week.
We took Max to get ice cream. He loved the orange flavored ice cream.
Today Mommy decided that Max needed to take a bath. We wrapped him in a pillowcase and put him in the washing machine.
We loved having Max at our house and look forward to hearing about the adventures everyone else has with Max.
Nate also told me that everyone clapped after his teacher read his story (which I'm sure happenned) and that the class said "It was the best one yet", which I'm sure didn't happen :) He was very proud of his project.
We had a great Easter here at home. The boys woke up early, Nate immediately remembered that it was Easter. John had to be reminded that it was Easter and was totally thrilled. The boys got some puzzles and toys and a chocolate bunny.
The bunny hid the eggs outside so the boys bundled up and headed out. (Yes, their pj's are getting a little short on them...they've been washed WAY to many times and it might be time to retire them).
Nate did not want to waste basket space on the eggs he and John painted and only picked up the plastic eggs with the 'prizes' inside.
The boys LOVE openning up their eggs and get excited about the fact that there's a tiny dinosaur or 3 M&M's in each one. It really is the highlight of the morning for them.
After church we went over to Mom and Dad's for an Easter Egg hunt.
Lucy is the most fun to watch and the most excited about every egg she finds.
John and Leo playing trackball with Glenn.
This kid cracks me up constantly.
We had a fun, relaxing Easter!
The bunny hid the eggs outside so the boys bundled up and headed out. (Yes, their pj's are getting a little short on them...they've been washed WAY to many times and it might be time to retire them).
Nate did not want to waste basket space on the eggs he and John painted and only picked up the plastic eggs with the 'prizes' inside.
The boys LOVE openning up their eggs and get excited about the fact that there's a tiny dinosaur or 3 M&M's in each one. It really is the highlight of the morning for them.
After church we went over to Mom and Dad's for an Easter Egg hunt.
Lucy is the most fun to watch and the most excited about every egg she finds.
John and Leo playing trackball with Glenn.
This kid cracks me up constantly.
We had a fun, relaxing Easter!
Random shots from the last few weeks.
Nate thinks I keep the house too cold and likes to lay on the vent when the heat is on.
The boys waiting to read books before bed.
We had a 'polka dot' bath one day that they loved.
They've been really enjoying stickers, coloring and painting lately. Their coloring skills have really improved.
John is doing a good job at staying in the lines as much as possible...and has branched out using more than one color per page.
John came home from school with bunny ears one day.
...and a bunny tail.
The boys with the 'disguses' they made from the kiwi crate.
Nate thinks I keep the house too cold and likes to lay on the vent when the heat is on.
The boys waiting to read books before bed.
We had a 'polka dot' bath one day that they loved.
They've been really enjoying stickers, coloring and painting lately. Their coloring skills have really improved.
John is doing a good job at staying in the lines as much as possible...and has branched out using more than one color per page.
John came home from school with bunny ears one day.
...and a bunny tail.
The boys with the 'disguses' they made from the kiwi crate.
...needs less sleep than his big brother...even at 2 and 5!
...is very conversational about what he does at school, who played with who, what snack they had, what books they read...
...loves to call Uncle Bruce 'poopy' (we're working on it)
...'reads' several books in his bed before he goes to sleep
...loves to tell jokes
...does not like to be cold
...loves the library
...loves helping me with errands
...hates to go to sleep at night
...finished his first 48 piece puzzle yesterday (with NO help). He was so proud of himself!
...is not crazy about the tv at home but will sit down for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
...loves all sports
...likes to pretend he's going on an airplane (the stairs) to Arizona to 'see Grandy'.
...loves when you snuggle with him in bed after you wake him up from a nap
...hides under beds constantly
...covers his ears for any 'loud' noise, the wind or the rain
...makes us SO happy!
I'm not sure why but this winter has seemed especially long to me. I am looking forward to spring and being able to stay outside for a lot longer!
Some things we've been up too....
We decided to have an art show one day.
The boys have really been improving on their coloring lately...attempting to stay in the lines at least and using more than one color!
Leo and John wearing their sweaters Grandy got them.
Reading a book together.
Nate being cute.
John doesn't seems to need a nap everyday so he's skipping them a few times a week...this day I guess he needed a nap because he feel asleep very uncomfortably on the couch for an hour!
We went to the WonderRoom with some of John's friends from school...
We met up with Nate's buddy Jake at an indoor play place a few weeks ago. John was all excited to go and as soon as we paid started to cry and cover his ears. Too loud for him!
This was the coolest 'Wack-a-Mole' game, it was all different villans from Batman. Nate liked it.
We've been staying busy but looking forwar to spring!!!!!
Some things we've been up too....
We decided to have an art show one day.
The boys have really been improving on their coloring lately...attempting to stay in the lines at least and using more than one color!
Leo and John wearing their sweaters Grandy got them.
Reading a book together.
Nate being cute.
John doesn't seems to need a nap everyday so he's skipping them a few times a week...this day I guess he needed a nap because he feel asleep very uncomfortably on the couch for an hour!
We went to the WonderRoom with some of John's friends from school...
We met up with Nate's buddy Jake at an indoor play place a few weeks ago. John was all excited to go and as soon as we paid started to cry and cover his ears. Too loud for him!
This was the coolest 'Wack-a-Mole' game, it was all different villans from Batman. Nate liked it.
We've been staying busy but looking forwar to spring!!!!!
I finally took my camera to John's baseball and soccer practices to get some pictures. He has a great time at both of them and loves to go.
John and his little friends stretching before baseball.
This is John's 3rd baseball session. He's getting the hang of sliding and is now sliding with his feet first, instead of his head first.
John batting....they started trying to hit when the coach was throwing it recently and the 2 year olds are actually not too bad at it!
John goes to soccer on Monday mornings. He loves Coach Sam. Here he and Leo are waiting for class to begin.
Crawling to running race.
John navigating thru the forest trying not to knock down the trees.
Goal!
Now knocking the trees down.
John loves his sports!
John and his little friends stretching before baseball.
This is John's 3rd baseball session. He's getting the hang of sliding and is now sliding with his feet first, instead of his head first.
John batting....they started trying to hit when the coach was throwing it recently and the 2 year olds are actually not too bad at it!
John goes to soccer on Monday mornings. He loves Coach Sam. Here he and Leo are waiting for class to begin.
Crawling to running race.
John navigating thru the forest trying not to knock down the trees.
Goal!
Now knocking the trees down.
John loves his sports!
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