The last hooray (33 months)

We are welcoming baby Kermit into our family tomorrow! So, this week, Jack got to enjoy some of his favorite activities. Today was all Jack's picks: making & eating pumpkin muffins, swimming at the "cool pool" (Palo Alto JCC with slides etc.), grilled cheese lunch at Dinah's, crepes dinner with G&G, N&P, and Aunt Emily at Ti Couz (including his own dessert crepe with chocolate sauce and ice cream) and seeing "the whole city in lights".

At the Academy of Sciences


Exploratorium with Alex


Slumber party with Alex complete with bed jumps & whomps


At Dinah's after swimming--our last family of 3 outing!

Out and about (32 months)

Out to dinner with neighborhood friends


Checking out the new pizza place nearby


Prize winning pumpkin at Stanford Shopping Center


Playing in the rain

A different kind of Giants (30 months)

We took Jack to a SAN JOSE Giants (minor league) game a couple weeks ago. He loved the ball game, bouncy house/slide, pitching and hitting games, but what Jack is still talking about is their mascot, Gigante!

Posing with his hero


Gigante & Jack playing


Jack really wanted to play out on the field!

Things that move (28 months)

Jack & Miles enjoyed a fun transportation day in SF!

Up & down the glass elevator at the St. Francis


Cable car delight


In-n-Out at the Wharf


Streetcar along the bay

Day highlight--chasing pigeons after BART ride

Day completed with a mexican pastry treat!

Trains & Conifers (28 months)

Fun day at Roaring Camp Railroad near Santa Cruz. We rode a train through the redwoods with his friends Alex & Baby Izzy!

Giants! (27 months)

Jack went to his 1st Giants game of the season. His friend, Alex, (below) was kind enough to invite us to a luxury suite that we had all to ourselves! As you can see, the highlights were churros and "playing" baseball.

Back Seat Driver (27 months)

We recently made a trip to the Oakland Zoo. While Jack enjoyed the animals, the highlight was the rides! His fav was the car ride & he insisted on sitting in the back!

Planes, Trains, and Jack (24 months)

I think Jack's first love is still trains, but he had a great time visiting the Hiller Aviation museum where he could press all the buttons & climb in the planes. The steam train in Tilden Park is still a favorite too!

Jack on the power play! (23 months)

Jack insisted on trying out his ice skating skills today in Union Square. Not many kids under the age of 2 get a rink to themselves on a 70 degree day in January!

Trains and Up Downs (22 months)

Jack's current love is trains & even more specifically, "up downs" (crossing arms). So, we took Caltrain down to Palo Alto and Jack got to see about 30 up downs on the trip.

New ride (22 months)

A friend loaned us a cool new tricycle for Jack!

A block in the life (21 months)

What catches Jack's eye when walking around town? Here are his picks on 22nd near Mission:

Gelato!


Toy machine--specifically, the lock


Newspaper dispensers


Where is the rest of the body????

Batty Halloween (21 months)

I think it is safe to say that Jack is a big fan of Halloween. He loved wearing his Bat costume to 3 parties and has discovered a new love of candy (which, he didn't know existed & had never said the word before 10/31). After a party with all his neighborhood friends at our house, we took the kids to Fair Oaks St. for some trick-or-treating. Jack only made it to a few houses though because after each one, he would just start yelling "candy, eat it, open!".

Who will be buying these apples if they know about CANDY?


Zoe & Jack post party #2


Jack & friends off for trick-or-treating


Jack approves of the loot