Saturday

So, the last two Saturdays I have left my house in the eight oclock hour and headed to a park and played with a bunch of adults, my most favorite game- Ultimate Frizbee.  I have never been happier!!  I love Ultimate, and now I am back into playing it weekly.  I use to play with some of my old roommates and single friends back in 2001, 2002 and part of 2003.  It was so great.  I have played periodically over the past 9 years, mostly at campouts and reunions for my side of the family, but now it is on, I am running, catching, throwing, and having so much fun!  I love it!!

Today was also filled with working at my old home (the apartment).  A friend watch Hank and Ellie for an hour, then we put them down for a nap at Grandmas and Grandpas while Mark and I continued working.  I ripped out the baseboard, that was fun!!  Mark layed some foam sheets on the ground in prep to lay the hardwood.  He also prepped the stairs and sanded and puddied some areas.  We are great at working, we are.

And when the kids woke up, (well Hank never went to sleep, he is slowly turning into a kid that doesn't need naps, about once a week, he doesn't need a nap, sometimes twice) I stopped working and headed to the park with Hank and Ellie, which was so fun.  We happened to arrive while the Fire fighters in San Leandro were having safety drilld and practicing putting out fires (the park we were at was separated from the Fire training grounds by a fence and some trees.  It was cool, we watched for a few minutes while Firemen, climbed ladders, and were busy trying to put out a fake fire, when we were ready to leave so were the firemen, the fire trucks drove away as we watched. 

So during our park trip we climbed the play structure and collected sticks, some that were full of leaves and some that were just sticks.  We- Hank, and Ellie and I love Nature.  We collect things most people scoop up and put in their yard waste. 

I made pizza for dinner, I just love homemade pizza!!  Then gave the kids baths, put them to bed (they were tucked in at 7:10), and cleaned up the kitchen.  Lastly I have been working on my Sharing Time lesson, it is going to be a great lesson!  It was such a fun day.  Now I am off to bed!  Thanks for reading!!  What did you do today?

Tricky tricky!

She was suppose to be eating.  Instead she's sleeping, tricky Ellie!

 

 Pretty cute, huh?

 

Just a red bag, right?

Wrong, it is Hank!  Tricky boy!!

I am 31 years old!

Here I am at my birthday party!  Oct. 9th is my day.

 

 

It was so fun!  It was a double birthday celebration, shared with Sarah L. 

Here is the other birthday girl!!  Oct. 8th is her day.

Here is a cute photo of daddy and daughter!  Ellie is sporting Sarahs birthday gift.

 

I forgot to take a photo of my cake.  Afton made me a pair of flip flops.  Thery were so tastey and extrememly stylish!  Thanks for another awesome cake, Aft!

An October trip to the Zoo

Our Zoo has a great Bug House! 

We love it!

Here they were checking out a rabbit statue.

Ellie did a great job walking up and down this rocky stream.

Here is a cute one of me and the kids.  Ellie wasn't ready with a smile, but she is looking at the camera!!  Thanks for taking so many pictures of me, Sarah and Mom!

 

OK, this isn't the best photo, but we wanted to let everyone see our awesome Aunt Sarah, she came to visit this past weekend.  We went to the Zoo with her.  It was super fun.  Oh, I tried a few times to take pictures of Sarah with the kids, but I failed.

ROAD TRIP FOR A WEDDING!

Hank, Ellie and I headed to Southern California for a wedding.  Cousin Heidi got hitched on 8-4-12 to Joe.  Congratulations to you two!

 

On our way, we stopped at the Anderson's Pea Soup Cafe and Shop, just to take these photos.  On the way home three days later we stopped to get some lunch, do a bathroom break and gas up.  It is going to be a tradition for us from now on.  We had a great time looking at all the nic nacks and treasures in the shop.  We got a gift, and a magnet for the refrigerator.

 Ellie Girl!

 Hankie Boy!

 

We ate lots of snacks on our way down to Sunny SO CAL. 

 Guess what Ellie just ate, yep, you guessed it, chocolate covered pretzels.  YUMMY!

 The Aunts and Uncles and Cousins were such a help to me, my kids were a little fussy and tired during the trip, but we had so much fun!  Couldn't have done it without you all!  Thanks a million!

 Ellie Girl, had such a great time at the Reception!

 Some of the girl cousins!  Wahoo for Cousins.  Sarah, Gretch, Chelsea, Kira and Katy.

 Ellie with Sarah, sister of the Bride and the Bride- Heidi.

Ellie got lots of love from all the Uncles and Aunties.  Here she is with Uncle Greg dancin' the night away!!

And here, she is getting some loving from Uncle Ray, he was whispering in her ear, she just loved it.

Hank sure does love Balloons!

 

Jayne and I, and Kate.  Kate is just a little younger than Ellie.  Jayne and I both have two kids, our firsts were born 5 days apart, Hank then Brooke.

 

 

 Here are the Bride and Groom right after their Sealing in the Newport Beach Temple.
Heidi and Joe!

 

 This cute couple, Alyce and Daniel, got married just two weeks earlier!  It was really nice to meet Alyce.  I wasn't able to make it for there wedding, which was a bummer. 
This was one serious talk with Uncle Marty! 

A trip to Stinson Beach!

In August we went to the Beach!   It was so fun.  It was such a great trip.  The drive was beautiful, the sand was soft and cozy.  The friends were fun and interesting.  We had a fabulous time.

 

Here Ellie is trying to get unburried.  Hank is glad it isn't him. 

 

 

My friend Kate took this picture.  So I am the mom who's bent over, the other mom is my good friend Naomi.  She has two boys, with another on the way.  Wahoo for babies!

These pictures are fun, because I am in them, never do I have my own photographer, I have to say, I like it.  I am the kind of person who likes attention.  Not normal for a mom, I know.

 

 



 

Weather get really warm so we can go to Stinson Beach again!

Remember when....

 

REMEMBER WHEN

Ellie was so tiny?  I need another one!!  We'll see.

In this picture she is about a month old.