Monterey Bay Aquarium

Another Family Adventure! We took the kids to the Monterey Bay Aquarium back in September. The kids were fascinated by it all. Our favorite things: the jellyfish, the sleeping otters, and the kids zone. The giant tuna were pretty awesome too.

We made a whole day of it and stopped at the outlets in Gilroy on our way home and ate at In in Out. We have so much fun together :)

Moonlight Run

September 12th

Jennilyn (my good, good friend and running partner, who was pregnant when she ran this!) ran a 10K in Palo Alto's annual moonlight run around the baylands. The race started around 8:00pm so it was really dark when we started running and it was a full moon. It was so fun. There was a big group of girls from our ward and a few from other wards we knew who ran it or the 5K too. We definitely want to make it a September tradition.

Joy School

Jack's Joy School Group

Jack is surrounded by girls! He is the only boy in our joy school group and in his primary class. He is getting lots of dress-up and make-believe play in. Kent and I try to keep him "all boy" by playing tackle football at home and setting up play dates with Nate and Ben.

Joy School is going great. Jack loves it and is really taking some strides with letters and numbers. He loves to do "homework" while Jordan naps.

Jack's 4th Birthday!

We had a bike party for Jack's 4th Birthday. He loved it! We had an obstacle course, bike decorating and a parade. The funniest moment of the day came when I sent the kids around this loop in the park on their bikes. Jack and his friend, Ben, were coming down the home stretch when Jack noticed that Ben was slightly in front of him. Jack yelled out, "Benny, it's my birthday!" and proceeded to speed up and cut Ben off, causing poor Ben to crash. Ben was so tough and didn't even cry despite a bloody knee. Jack got in trouble and cried like a baby. Other than that, it was a great party! Jack got a razor scooter from us that he loves. He is already a pro on it and zooming down the ramps to the parking garages.

We had a boy in our ward take these pictures. I love them! I thought he did a great job. I was so pleased at how well the kids did. They were taken at Gamble Gardens, here in Palo Alto. I feel like these shots capture the sweet stage of life that we are in right now with two kids, and show Jack and Jordan's unique personalities.

Family Pictures - August 2008