RULES1. Post rules on your Blog
2. Answer the six "8" items
3. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving them a comment
8 FAVORITE SHOWS
We don't have cable so I don't really have any favorites now. When we did have tv I liked most of the HGTV shows, American Idol, and Biggest Loser.
8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY
1. Went to the beach with my family and loved it
2.Woke up way too early with the kids
3. Cleaned out the car...it was way overdue for a good cleaning
4. Babysat for a family in our ward who we do a babysitting swap with
5. Planned out 2 weeks worth of meals...now I just need to follow through
6. Read Thomas the Train to Emma at least 20 times
7. Checked blogs and email
8. Got an awesome deal on diapers...72 for $3.50. They were on sale, there was a rebate, and I had a coupon. Sweet!
8 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO
1. Matthew sleeping 12 hours straight...or even 7 or 8
2. Emma being potty-trained, though I don't look forward to the actual training
3. Jon's 4 day weekend this week
4. Jon's pay raise in a couple months
5. Christmas and having Jon home for 9 days
6. Our family vacation to San Diego in February/March
7. Having friends over tomorrow
8. Going on a walk after dinner tonight
8 FAVORITE RESTAURANTS- I don't know that I can come up with 8 off the top of my head. I really just like a good home cooked meal.
1.Cheesecake Factory
2. Red Robin
3. Celia's
4. Olive Garden
8 THINGS ON MY WISH LIST
1. A new camera (Emma dropped ours last week and it only kind of works)
2. A family picture where everyone looks good
3. A cute picture of just the kids
4. A house with a real yard and off street parking
5. A good night's sleep
6. Clothes that I feel good in
7. Endless energy
8. Lose weight
I tag anyone who wants to do this. Really, it's kinda fun.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Life Experiences
I've seen this on several blogs on thought it was fun.
For you to do: copy and paste this to your blog and bold the ones that you HAVE done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band-I played in the orchestra in junior high
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo-just to the kids
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon-a small one at girls camp
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise-just around the San Fran bay
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie-just small homemade ones
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
I think I need to get out more...
Esther's Visit- Lots and Lots of Pictures
My sister, Esther, came to visit last week. She brought her daughter Hannah who is 3 months old. It was fun to finally meet her. We had a great visit and the weather was absolutely perfect the whole time they were here. We took advantage of that and stayed busy seeing a ton of stuff. So, in no particular order, here are a TON of pictures.
Here he is putting a bracelet on her foot.
We went to Dreamworks and had lunch with Jon on Friday. This is a little display from Madagascar 2 of a penguin with a welder. I just thought the picture was cute.
Friday we also went to a play group at an indoor gym...kind of like a gymboree type thing. They have all sorts of miniature gymnastics equipment and a huge castle with ball pits and slides. It was SO cool. Unfortunately the camera batteries died at the beginning.
The next several pictures are from Saturday. We went to Point Reyes. It is a national seashore north of San Francisco. It was a little bit of a drive but it was beautiful. Again, the weather was perfect and we really enjoyed the day.
We hiked down to this light house. It was quite a hike but the views were gorgeous.
Getting ready to walk down. The sign said there are 308 steps down...the equivalent of a 30 story building. That's a lot of stairs! I wish you could see Matthew's face better in this picture.
Getting ready to go back up.
Hiking back up. Emma decided she wanted to walk up, but that didn't last too long. Jon was the lucky one who got to carry her. Thanks Jon!
This was actually right after we got to Point Reyes. We walked around the information center/museum and then had a little picnic. Matthew was really getting into my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
There was a group of really short tree stumps that Emma had a blast playing in.
This tree was a hit too. She thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Another fun, cool tree.
Matthew enjoyed his ride
Just in case you've wondered if it's possible to fit 2 babies in a carseat...they look a lot more uncomfortable in this picture than they did at the time. :)
Our attempt at getting a family snapshot.
Monday, Esther and I took the kids to Baker Beach in San Francisco. I had never been, but a friend told me about it. It was such a great beach and had some amazing views. Before we went I looked up directions on google map but typed Bakers Beach instead of Baker Beach. We about died when we saw the directions. It had me drive to the coast, kayak across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii, cross the island, kayak across the Pacific Ocean to Japan, travel across Japan (at this point the directions were in Japanese), and then kayak across the Pacific Ocean to Bakers Beach in Australia. Total distance: 14,389 miles. Total travel time: 55 days 9 hours. Do I need to bring my own kayak???
We found the beach and it's really not that far. I am excited to be able to go back again. Here are some pictures from our day at the beach.
Esther made a little seat in the sand for Hannah
Isn't this view so pretty?
Emma was braving the water and fell in, so we took her wet clothes off. I love that it is warm enough in November to run around in nothing but a diaper.
This was one happy kid. He loved all the sand. I love how the wind is blowing his fluffy hair straight up. It cracks me up.
Matthew and Hannah in the bath
These two were so cute together. Matthew would sit by her and talk and talk and she just stared at him like he was crazy.
Here he is putting a bracelet on her foot.
Emma LOVED Baby Hannah and was always asking where she was.
We went to Dreamworks and had lunch with Jon on Friday. This is a little display from Madagascar 2 of a penguin with a welder. I just thought the picture was cute.
Friday we also went to a play group at an indoor gym...kind of like a gymboree type thing. They have all sorts of miniature gymnastics equipment and a huge castle with ball pits and slides. It was SO cool. Unfortunately the camera batteries died at the beginning.
The next several pictures are from Saturday. We went to Point Reyes. It is a national seashore north of San Francisco. It was a little bit of a drive but it was beautiful. Again, the weather was perfect and we really enjoyed the day.How cute is this kid???
We hiked down to this light house. It was quite a hike but the views were gorgeous.
Getting ready to walk down. The sign said there are 308 steps down...the equivalent of a 30 story building. That's a lot of stairs! I wish you could see Matthew's face better in this picture.
Getting ready to go back up.
Hiking back up. Emma decided she wanted to walk up, but that didn't last too long. Jon was the lucky one who got to carry her. Thanks Jon!
Just a pretty view of the ocean
This was actually right after we got to Point Reyes. We walked around the information center/museum and then had a little picnic. Matthew was really getting into my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
There was a group of really short tree stumps that Emma had a blast playing in.
This tree was a hit too. She thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Another fun, cool tree.
Matthew enjoyed his ride
Just in case you've wondered if it's possible to fit 2 babies in a carseat...they look a lot more uncomfortable in this picture than they did at the time. :)
Our attempt at getting a family snapshot.
Monday, Esther and I took the kids to Baker Beach in San Francisco. I had never been, but a friend told me about it. It was such a great beach and had some amazing views. Before we went I looked up directions on google map but typed Bakers Beach instead of Baker Beach. We about died when we saw the directions. It had me drive to the coast, kayak across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii, cross the island, kayak across the Pacific Ocean to Japan, travel across Japan (at this point the directions were in Japanese), and then kayak across the Pacific Ocean to Bakers Beach in Australia. Total distance: 14,389 miles. Total travel time: 55 days 9 hours. Do I need to bring my own kayak???
We found the beach and it's really not that far. I am excited to be able to go back again. Here are some pictures from our day at the beach.
Esther made a little seat in the sand for Hannah
Isn't this view so pretty?
Emma was braving the water and fell in, so we took her wet clothes off. I love that it is warm enough in November to run around in nothing but a diaper.
This was one happy kid. He loved all the sand. I love how the wind is blowing his fluffy hair straight up. It cracks me up.
After looking at this for a couple hours, we decided we needed to go walk across it, since neither of us have done it. (I made it halfway when Emma was a baby). We headed over and enjoyed a nice little walk and some more perfect weather. We didn't have enough quarters for the parking meter to give us enough time to walk the whole bridge, so once again, I made it about halfway. 
In addition to all of this, we were able to get in some shopping, bow and bracelet making, and lots of visiting. Thanks Esther for coming to visit. We had a great time!
In addition to all of this, we were able to get in some shopping, bow and bracelet making, and lots of visiting. Thanks Esther for coming to visit. We had a great time!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Coyote Point Park and Museum
Today was free day at Coyote Point, a small museum by our house. In the 8 months that we've lived here we've never gone, so I thought it would be fun to go check it out. To be honest, my expectations were pretty low. But we had a blast. We ended up spending 3 1/2 hours at the museum and the park by it.
The park is huge and is a lot of fun. We went there first and Emma was in heaven. We had the park to ourselves...since it was 9 am...so Emma was running and squealing and laughing. It was great.
A little peek-a-boo on the jungle gym
After the park, we headed to the museum. We started with the little hands on activities.
I think her favorite part was that she got to climb on these bars to see the animals.
Jon said to title this picture "Close encounters of the otter kind".
I know it's a bad picture, but I just thought it was cool how close he got.
Emma admiring the dog (coyote)
All in all a great time. We will definitely be back next month!
The park is huge and is a lot of fun. We went there first and Emma was in heaven. We had the park to ourselves...since it was 9 am...so Emma was running and squealing and laughing. It was great.
Emma loved this dinosaur (dragon...whatever it is) and just wanted to touch his eyes.
A little peek-a-boo on the jungle gym
After the park, we headed to the museum. We started with the little hands on activities.This tube has air blowing up from underneath, so the kids can stick the foam pieces in and watch them fly. It was a hit with all of the kids there.
Then we went to see the animals...the handful they had. This was seriously the smallest museum I've ever seen. There were a couple snakes, frogs, slugs, an otter, badger, fox, and a coyote. They also a bird and butterfly area that was empty because it's winter. So, not much...but we managed to spend almost 2 hours there. Emma loved it so much we walked the entire museum two times.
They had a cave that was supposed to be like an animals underground home. There were these acorns in it but Emma kept calling them corn pops.
I think her favorite part was that she got to climb on these bars to see the animals.
Jon said to title this picture "Close encounters of the otter kind".
I know it's a bad picture, but I just thought it was cool how close he got.
Emma admiring the dog (coyote)
All in all a great time. We will definitely be back next month!
Sunday Pictures...Lots of Them
We had the camera out a lot on Sunday and the kids were just being cute, so we got a bunch of cute shots of them. I tried to narrow it down, but there are still a lot. We had a lot of fun just hanging out around the house, laughing at Emma being silly, and then enjoying the beautiful fall weather on a walk. Here are a few of our favorites.
Emma and her light saber
A little Emma Attitude
Now this is what I call a piggy back
She is her daddy's girl...she was SO excited about this slug. Gross!
This was Emma's energy level all day. She was going going going (and didn't want to wear any clothes).
Emma and her light saber
How cute is he???
A little Emma Attitude
Now this is what I call a piggy back
She is her daddy's girl...she was SO excited about this slug. Gross!
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