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Jack's 3rd Birthday Celebration!

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:59:00 +0000

We celebrated Jack's 3rd Birthday at the Giants ballpark with family & a couple of his closest friends. Everyone enjoyed the behind the scenes tour, pizza, and cupcakes!

The Giants finest players in the dugout....Alex, Miles, Jack, Sasha, Zoe

In the press box!

Another wet day in SF

The Happy Birthday Boy!

Jack blows out his candle like a pro!

More smiles & more chub!

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:22:00 +0000

Ben has been smiling for a few weeks now (I think the 1st one was at 5 weeks while in the hospital!) and is certainly looking like a chubby baby these days! 2 months old & 12.5 lbs now!

Fun at the Zoo & Welcome 2010!

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:06:00 +0000

A trip to the zoo was a great way to spend New Year's Day! Jack had fun waving to a fire engine, watching the train (too loud to ride says Jack), playing with Alex, riding the carousel (he still only likes to sit on the sleigh), and cruising with Ben in our new ORANGE double stroller! Oh, and we saw a few animals--check out the giant anteater.

Merry Christmas!

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Fun times with matching pjs, presents, and making gingerbread cookies!

Happy Hanukkah (a few days late!)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:26:00 +0000

Ben is 1 month!

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:36:00 +0000

Ben now weighs 10 lbs. 3 oz. and is 21" long. Not quite as filled out as Jack was at the same age, but he will be soon at this rate!

Ben, 3weeks

Jack, 1 week

Ben, 1 month

Jack, 1 month

BK and Jack-in-the-Box

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:44:00 +0000

A friend of ours has pointed out that our kids are named after fast food spots...happy to report they have never set foot in either place! Here are some pics from the last couple weeks:

Fun time with Uncle Matt!

Striped duo

Sleeping with Aunt Emily after Thanksgiving meal

Quiet time

Big Brother Excitement!

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:22:00 +0000

Jack is pretty excited to be a big brother! Ben sure is lucky!!

Welcome Little Ben!

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:47:00 +0000

Benjamin Kermit was born on November 9, 2009 at 7:01pm. He weighed 7 lbs 5 oz and was 19.5" long. We brought him home a few days ago & Jack is ecstatic to have a baby brother!

The last hooray (33 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:08:00 +0000

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!

Hooray for the Hot Dog! (Jack, 33 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:12:00 +0000

Jack had a fabulous halloween starting with a party at his place and finishing with trick-or-treating up the street. Jack had quite a few clever costume ideas, but the hot dog was his final choice. A funny choice since he has thrown-up from eating hot dogs 2x.....he said, "I not eat a hot dog, just be one."

Oakland outing (32 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:54:00 +0000

We kicked off Halloween season showing off our family In-n-Out costumes at the Oakland Zoo (rides only!) and Dunsmuir October Festival.

Still love this car...

Scrambler

Pony ride

Bobbing for donuts (what happened to apples??!!)

Jack loves accordian music!

We disappointed many strangers who did not know we were in costume

Stuck in the house (32 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:24:00 +0000

Jack was home sick with a fever last week, so we did some fun projects. He is finally feeling better today, so this week should be back to usual school, swimming, music, and playgrounds!

Perfect spider pumpkin

Planets mobile

Homemade soft pretzels

yum!

Out and about (32 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:47:00 +0000

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)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:04:00 +0000

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

More Garlic! (32 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:32:00 +0000

Another trip to Gilroy Gardens!

Jack & Garlic

Driving

Cooling down on the hot day (100 degrees!)

Train ride with Alex & Izzy

Trying to eat it all before it melts!

Go Stanford! (31 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:25:00 +0000

Jack went to his 1st Stanford game this season. He was lucky to check out the tailgate scene & then see a touchdown against SJ State in the first few minutes of the game!

At the game

game

Checking out the cheerleader (Lindsay).

Playing bean bag horseshoes

Swords with Uncle Matt

Jack & Tree

School?!! (31 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:11:00 +0000

Jack started school 2 weeks ago and is having some mixed feelings about it. He says, "one part of me is sad, and one part of me is happy." We certainly aren't passed the hysterical crying at drop-off yet, but hope that this week will be the end of the tears. Here he is on his 1st day (luckily, looks like the happy part of him):

I don't want to go to Portland (31 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:41:00 +0000

As you can see, Jack had a terrible time! On the plane home, he said, "I don't want to go home....I want to stay at Clara's and Portland." Jack & Clara have spent a lot of time playing together since the day they were born. Unfortunately, they moved to Portland last summer and this visit was the 1st time the 2 had seen each other since then. It was like no time had passed & I am convinced they rembered each other! BTW, Jack ALWAYS says he doesn't want to go somewhere & after about 10 minutes, doesn't want to leave!

Quick pose with M&D during fountain play at Portland waterfront market

He always loves those bucket drums!

Doug, Jack, Clara, Molly outside their beautiful new home

Jack & Audrey snuggle

Portland Zoo--train was a hit!

Strutting like cool kids and Amy 7 months pregnant

Best of friends!

Fun times with G&G (30 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:50:00 +0000

Jack had a fun time with Grandma & Grandpa a couple weeks ago. They hit the Oakland Zoo (for the rides, not animals), Filoli Gardens, and In-n-Out (a few times!).

All aboard!

Cars or Planes?

Flowers up close at Filoli Gardens

T-ball!

Homerun!

In-n-Out--Jack's fav!

A different kind of Giants (30 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:55:00 +0000

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!

Weekend Away (30 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:19:00 +0000

We spent a weekend on a farm in Sebastopol with Nana & Papa this past weekend. On the way up, we stopped at Mrs. Grossman's sticker factory in Petaluma AND Train Town in Sonoma. While Jack enjoyed the train ride, his favorite ride was the scrambler! On the farm, we ate fresh eggs for breakfast and picked veggies to cook for dinner. Although, Jack thought it would have been better to just give our fresh picked potatoes to the guys at In-n-Out to make us some fries! In Sebastopol, Jack chose to spend the day at a toy store, a park/playground, and a bee farm to learn how they make honey. We ended the weekend with a day in Bodega Bay for fun at the beach and a delicious lunch at Spud Point Crab Company (where Jerry & Jack opted for the tri tip).

This fast ride made Doug a bit ill, but Jack just loved it!

Feeding the chickens that laid our eggs for breakfast

Jack got to pick carrots, beets, potatoes, apricots, rhubarb, herbs etc.

Bodega Bay with Nana & Papa

Lunch!

1st Camping Trip (29 months)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:48:00 +0000

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)

noreply@blogger.com (dougie fresh) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:44:00 +0000

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!