San Francisco

Landon's snake he picked out at the Rainforest Cafe
Lunch at the Rainforest Cafe

The Academy of Sciences

The girls were fascinated with the fish at the aquarium.

San Francisco Zoo

The girls love thier side by side stroller so they both can see what where we are going.

Landon's first taste of cotton candy!

Seven years ago Kyle proposed to me in this spot- now we visit as a family of 5 soon to be six!

We had a great little vacation to San Francisco. My mom and Larry met us at the zoo on Wednesday and then we went to the Academy of Sciences and the Rainforest Cafe on Thursday. Landon had a great time, the girls were in awe of everything and seemed to really enjoy the whole trip. Unfortunately Kyle was sick, but was a trooper and ejoyed time with our family!

Swimming!

Daddy and Valerie
Mommy and Olivia

We got Landon a pool for the backyard this summer and decided to take the girls for their first swim! They did not like it at all- they both screamed as soon and their toes touched the water. Olivia got a little bit used to it and even laughed when Landon took hold of her feet and made them kick. Valerie on the other hand wanted nothing to do with the water. We are hoping once the sun has a chance to warm the water up a bit they may like it a little more. Landon had a blast though and wanted to stay in there all day!

This and that

The girls are now 10 months old and finally can sit up all by themselves!
They love being outside!

Olivia has just started sleeping on her tummy and hugging her teddy bear that she got while in the hospital in Oakland.

Valerie loves her big brother and her big brother loves her! It is so fun to watch them starting to interact and play together more now!

Three Generations of Fishermen

My dad and my brother came up for a visit and it was so nice to see them and get to hang out for a day! Landon loves his uncle Brian and had so much fun showing them around his house and playing. My brother just had surgery on his shoulder so he had some time off work to come see us! We had a very enjoyable day together!

Messy girls!

Valerie
Olivia

We fed the girls raviolis for dinner the other night and they loved it!!! They chowed down on them and made quite a mess in the process! It was a fun dinner, even though it was quite the task getting them and their highchairs cleaned up!

MOPS playdate at our house!

We invited our MOPS group out for a playdate a couple weeks ago and had a blast! Landon loves having friends come out to his house to play. Him and his friend Anara especially had so much fun together. They played doctor with teddy bears in Landon's tents and collected clams from the creek. It was a great morning and one we were sad to see end!

Cousins

Grandpa Larry pushing Landon and Natalie
Naomi, Olivia and Valerie

Train ride in Jamestown

Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Larry

Swingset in our backyard

Landon's favorite tree to climb

Catching a ladybug

Cousins!

Painting rocks

Daddy caught a lizard for Landon

Playing in our creek! It didn't take long for them to want to get all the way in the creek and before long they were both playing in the creek in their underwear!

My sister, her husband and two girls, along with my parents came to visit us this past weekend! It was so much fun having everyone together and watching the cousins play together. Her daughter Natalie is five months younger than Landon and Naomi is two weeks older than my girls. It was so much fun watching Landon and Natalie explore and play together. They had a blast and got along so well! We even got to take them up to Jamestown and ride the steam train, which is one of Landon's favorite things to do and he loved sharing it with Natalie! It was a great weekend full of special memories!