I've finished our family photo album for last year.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
April 2013
Today Phil is in Iowa for his Grandma Metzger's funeral. The rest of us were unable to make the trip back, but we are most thankful for our last visit with her just a few weeks ago.
Phil asked Madeline if we could get a picture with her. She was excited and told each kid just where they should stand.
The weekend after our trip to Iowa we headed to Half Moon Bay. Unfortunately, the weather was not ideal so we headed North to San Francisco. I had purchased tickets for the Wax Museum on Groupon, so we used the opportunity to fulfill Cora's California bucket list.
The next Friday, the kids and I made a trip to the Oakland Zoo.
Last week the kids and I made a visit to Quarryhill Botanical Gardens.
It was a beautiful day and the azaleas were perfect.
The boys enjoyed the opportunity to wander about the grounds.
Cora's been working on a new talent.
Last weekend we made a trip to Bodega Bay.
Despite the wind, the view is always worth the trip.
Here we were able to view baby seals from the road near Jenner.
We've had a visitor with us this last month.
Flat Nora enjoyed the views as well.
Yesterday, the kids and I made a trip to San Francisco to enjoy Golden Gate Park.
What a beautiful place!
One could easily spend a few days enjoying everything the park has to offer.
Here's a branch of a plant in the succulent garden. We decided to call it the airplane plant.
The nice thing about going into the city is you never need to worry about eating. When you find yourself without a lunch, you only need look a bit before you find food stands or food trucks.
This is where we sat and enjoyed our hot dog and Indian wrap lunch.
Here Gavin has a tissue on his nose. For some reason our whole family has had bloody noses recently.
After our lunch break, we toured the Japanese Tea Garden.
Asian gardens have always been a favorite of mine.
As we walked to the car, the kids spotted an ice cream truck.
Even though it was organic, we all enjoyed a cone. :)
Thanks for checking in on us,
Jessica
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
March
A few weeks ago the kids and I made a trip back to Point Reyes to view the Elephant Seals.
The pups (the darker ones) had grown very big, and the males were establishing territory for mating season. Only the males get the trunks like an elephant.
We stopped at Drake's Bay Oyster Farm to get oysters to take home. The boys had fun climbing the piles of shells.
I've had a craft idea in mind for the oysters shells we already have here. If I need more, I know where to go.
Here are the kids' finished mugs.
Athan's is the brown mug (just like hot chocolate), Cora's the purple and green striped, Gavin's with the smiley faces, and Obi's with the blue/green/yellow stripes.
We had fun defying gravity at the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz.
Enjoyed fresh crab on the beach, and saw our first sea otter.
This last Sunday we visited Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Here the kids stand on a stump.
Pictures of these trees, don't do them much justice. This is our second time to see these big trees. We also saw them on our trip to our home in September at Sequoia National Monument.
It is just neat to sit and enjoy the grand beauty of these giants.
I asked Cora to give the tree a hug to show how big it is.
Gavin and Athan were able to sit on a shelf of sorts on this tree.
We demanded them to make us cookies, but they refused.
The sequoia cone war began.
Now we are packed and ready for our visit back to Iowa. The kids (and maybe I am too) are very excited! The older 3 have flown in a very small plane, but this will be the first commercial flight for all of them. Hopefully we can see as many of you as possible during our stay.
Jessica
Monday, March 4, 2013
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