Super Saturdays and Other Randomness

Jon has officially finished his assignment on Madagascar 2 which means no more working on Saturdays! It has been SO nice to actually have a weekend again. The Saturday before last, after cleaning the house, we headed off to the beach. We decided to try a different beach and I think we have a new favorite. It was smaller and less crowded than the one we usually go to and had lots of places to explore. We love the beach, everything about it. We feel so lucky to live so close. After the beach we headed home but decided to go a different way. We wound our way through a redwood forest that we hadn't known existed. It was beautiful. It was fun to talk and enjoy the scenery while the kids slept soundly in the back of the car. It was such a good day.

Matthew all ready for the beach

Jon and Emma's sand creation

Emma loves water but is scared of the waves in the ocean. She is getting more and more brave though.

Last Saturday, was busy but fun. We started the morning by going to our county's emergency preparedness fair. We got lots of good information, some fun freebies and handouts, and I even won a $20 Target gift card in a raffle. I NEVER win anything so this was SO exciting. After the fair, we headed to Toys R Us for a Thomas the Train playdate. Emma has a major obsession with Thomas right now so we thought this would be fun. Naptime came fast though so we headed home.

Playing with Thomas

Right before we got to our exit we decided to go into San Francisco. I had seen that one of the children's museums was free that day and thought it was the Exploratorium so we went there only to find out that I was wrong. We decided to walk around the grounds and take some pictures because it is so beautiful. There are huge pillars...lots of really cool architecture. While we were there I called my dad who was kind enough to look up the directions to the children's museum in Sausalito, which really was free, and we went on our way. The Children's Museum was a lot of fun and I wish I could show pictures but we left the camera in the car and didn't realize it until we were already in. Big bummer! It was a really cool place and we all had a lot of fun. It really was another perfect Saturday.

Emma at the Exploratorium. This gives you an idea of how big the columns are.

I know this isn't the greatest picture, but I LOVE this city

We found our street

Crossing the Golden Gate

And here are a couple random things from the last couple weeks...

I found this ride on toy the other day. Someone had put it out with their garbage but it was too nice to let it go to waste so I rescued it. We brought it home, cleaned it up, and it looks brand new. The kids love it.

I love this picture! Everyone tells me Matthew looks like a little old man. I'm definitely seeing it here.