Party! (2 years!)

Jack turned 2 this weekend! To celebrate, we had a choo choo party for him at Lemos Farm in Half Moon Bay complete with train rides (luckily, he didn't notice that the track was missing), a jumpy house (which we had to drag him by the ankles out of at the end of the party), pony rides (Jack only wanted to "watch"), and a petting farm. And....there was another birthday while we were there....a baby goat was born!

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!

Holiday Highlights (23 months)

Jack had a lot of fun celebrating the holidays at Grandma & Grandpa's house. These were a few of Jack's favorite activities....opening presents, visiting the train museum, and making cookies.

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.

Artist in the making (22 months)

Jack has been working on his photography skills lately. In addition to quite a few shots of his shadow on the ground, here are some highlights.

First lesson--the lens needs to face the other way


One of MANY self portraits


Still life at the Academy of Sciences cafe


De Young landscape

Part of his statue portfolio

Image from the Alameda Flea Market

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????

Farm Hand (21 months)

Jack & his friend Lila enjoyed a day of helping out on the farm at Slide Ranch on the Marin coast. He got to pet animals, milk a goat, chase chickens, bake bread, pick vegetables......

CHEEEEESE! (21 months)

Jack enjoys saying "cheeeeese" for the camera now, but it tends to make his smile look a bit forced....

Ready to check out the Alameda Flea Market


Posing with the GG bridge

Posing with a stick

King of the Hill


With his favorite obsession--the "up down" (train crossing arms)

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

Halloween Readiness 101 (21 months)

Jack has been getting ready for Halloween this year. Stay tuned for the bat pics, but here are some highlights of the prep.

Practice your apple bobbing skills


All set!


Choose the coolest pumpkin in the patch


If you are going to be a bat, perfect your hanging style

80! (21 months)

Jack got to visit his Great Grandma Grace last week in Sacramento to celebrate her 80th birthday! Just one day later, his GG Jeanne celebrated her birthday in Pittsburgh with Jack's Nana.

Fun times running around GGG's backyard with fig, apple, and orange trees.


Opening presents together.


Emily came with us for the visit too!

The Barn

We stayed in a beautifully refurbished barn from the 1800's on the Cape in Barnstable & thought it was worth sharing: