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

Pumpkin Time (32 months)

Jack had a great time choosing pumpkins at Clancy's Pumpkin Patch with his friend Alex.

1st Camping Trip (29 months)

We took Jack on his 1st camping trip at Butano State Park in Pescadero. He loved it all--playing with Zoe, running around the giant redwoods, cooking outside, sleeping (and playing) in a tent, the campfire, making (and eating) s'mores, and getting filthy! While in Pescadero, we also took a tour of cheese making at a goat farm, picked strawberries, and had lunch at the beach. What a beautiful area!

Jack & Zoe


Cheese Heads ready for dinner


Giant tree


Expedition bound-camelbak and headlamp all set


Hide and Seek!

Strawberry fiend

Family picking

G-ville (29 months)

Jack enjoyed our 2nd annual weekend trip to Guerneville up on the Russian River. There were 10 families with kids aged 0-4. Some of the highlights were swimming in the river, paddleboating, mini golf, tee ball, stomp rocket, air hockey, group bbq, and the rides and bouncy house at Howarth Park in Santa Rosa on the way home!

On the way, stopped at a farm in Petaluma to stretch our legs


Ready for the paddle boats!


Did Tiger ever play mini golf?


That rocket went high!


Cooling off during the afternoon concert


Enjoying bbq on the swing


Train ride (the kids liked it despite the look in this captured moment!)


Hydrating with camel backs after so much playing!

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!

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.

The OC! (25 Months)

We took a trip down to the OC last week to visit some of Jack's lifelong pals. Highlights were a trip to Legoland and the beach with a train and up down steps from the sand!

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

Party Time! (11 months)

Jack & his friends from playgroup had a joint 1st birthday party today. Hard to believe they all met when they were only 2 months old! See all the party pics here.
One of the more creative & talented moms made the cake.

Jack envies Eliza's partying skills

Why would anyone wear one of these?

Some enjoyed the cake more than others! Jack's mustache
shows his preference for the chocolate cupcakes over the cake.

Hard at Play (11 months)

Jack & Eliza test driving Kettler trikes

Jack & his 1st Mission street Churro

Good times on the swing

1st solo slide ride!