one typical family

Monday, January 23, 2006

San Francisco - City by the Bay

My mom invited me to go with her and her ladies (red hat society group) to see Beach Blanket Babalyon in San Francisco. Cynthia and I both went and we started out from my house at 8am Sunday morning. We stopped for breakfast at the Cliff House -a true SF classic. I took some pictures there of the view from the restaurant....

The view from our table

the restaurant window we were looking out of

After brunch we took some group photos, I thought I would share a few...

here is my mom & her ladies

Here is Cynthia and I by the front stairs.

Then we were off to the show with a quick stop at Boudin's bakery for fresh sourdough. On the way home we stopped at Applebee's and had dinner. I am amazed constantly at the stir these ladies cause in their red hats and purple clothes. People stare, wonder and several asked if they could take their picture --which the ladies posed for with grace and smiles. When we finally got home at 7pm we were all tired from our fun day in the city! Thanks Mom!!

Pinewood Derby

Well it has been two weeks since we posted so I thought I should catch you up. The boys have been busy with school and scouts and computer club and friends. Our scout Pinewood Derby was Saturday the 21st and Steven and Jack both participated. Jack's car didn't do too well -it weighed only 4.4 oz and the other cars were all about 4.9-5.0 oz which is the limit. He didn't win either race he was in and he came in 11th overall. He was awarded a certificate for "Most Artistic" which thrilled him beyond belief. He spent a great deal of time drawing his car and re-drawing the car to get Spongebob right.

Then Steven raced. He won a couple of races and came in 8th overall. Here he is with his friends Josh and Connor right after their race.

Then here are the kids goofing off in between races. Here is Jack with his friends Megan and Justin.

Then here are Steven and Jack with their friend Luke.

That's it for the Pinewood Derby --til next year that it!

Saturday, January 07, 2006

Jack's teeth

This is my few days after picture -taken
to go on the blog.

This is my right after picture in the car.
Here I am before
at Dr. Weideman's
office.

I got my teeth wiggled out. On Wednesday January 4th, 2006. It was the teeth next to where my middle bottom teeth should be. Austin and Dr. Kara took my teeth out. I put them under my pillow. The Tooth Fairy came and left me $2.

Kings Win, Kings Win

We had a family Friday outing! We started with dinner at our favorite BBQ place -Back Forty (thanks Aunt Lee!) and then we were off to the Kings game. It was a great game -Kings actually won 118 to 114 --it was close most of the game. So it was exciting. It was Jack's first game -but he was pretty much done by the end of the 2nd quarter. Then the rallying started in the beginning of the 4th and he wanted to go -it was waaay too loud for him. So chances are he won't ask how come he doesn't get to go when his dad and brother go from now on -he will be happy to stay home and do something with Mommy. I was surprised at how much I prefer to watch the games on TV -you see only the action, not all the other distractions on the court.

Friday, December 30, 2005

Christmas Day

We had a late night, so Christmas Day the kids were not up until 7:30am. Luckily we had the coffee pot set ahead of time -so it was ready to go. Santa didn't wrap his gifts this year -so right away Jackson saw his new skateboard and Steven his MP3 player. The gifts under the tree were wrapped color coded (and looked good to me LOL) and they eagerly awaited me telling them who's color was which. Everyone got things they wanted and were grateful for the gifts. In addition we spent alot of time together -playing the new games, building with new Star Wars legos and just being a family.

Christmas Eve

For Christmas Eve we went to my parents house. My brother Brian's family was also there. We were joined by my aunt Maggie, Jonathan's grandma and Brian's friends David and Traci. We had a great dinner of my moms lasagna, fresh rolls and salads. Then came present time. There were lots of presents and the kids had a blast. They gathered around my father to work as "elves."