Annual Pumpkin Carving Party

Pumpkin Patch

We took the kids to Dave's Pumpkin Patch this afternoon. The weather is deceptive, only Russ wore sunscreen and the rest of us have pink cheeks! A warm and beautiful October day! We are now home with the A/C on!

Let's Go Fly A Kite!

Sunday was the perfect day for flying a kite at the park! We had so much fun, but we did have a close call when a wind gust crashed our kite into a tree. Luckily, we were able to pull it down without any damage and kept on flying our kite plane!

Love My Cousin

What a great afternoon, Ryan's Birthday Party and Shelley and I were able to visit and catch up. Love ya, Shelley!

Playing Ball

Having more fun with Photoshop!

Playing with Photoshop

This is a picture of Jack from our trip to Bodega Bay last May. I am learning to use Adobe Photoshop and having fun using different filters, etc.

Mmmm Good!

Friday Night Fun!

We had a great Friday evening at the West Sac Moose enjoying tacos and family friendly Karaoke! Maya played with Tita and danced with Grammy and even sang with the girls, too!

Best Cousins/Best Friends

This is a very short video of my two favorite guys - Jack & Hal. Pictures were taken last Easter.

Happy Birthday, Russell!

My husband Russell is 40 today! We are on our way to Ernesto's for a celebration dinner. These pictures were taken at our family party honoring Russell from last week!

We Are Family

The Force Is With Jack!

Here is Jack trying out his new Star Wars sheets! These aren't just any scratchy, polyester character sheets - these are nice organic cotton sheets from Pottery Barn Kids. Too cool not to buy for my guy, Jack! He loves them! Maya agrees they are pretty comfy!

Adventures with Maya

Maya and I set out on a photo adventure this week to take pictures for the West Sacramento Photo of the Day Blog. We explored the CA Hwy Patrol Academy and Maya really enjoyed running around the large campus!

Family Swim

Sundays

Papa reads a book for Maya :)
The kids cuddle with Dada before bedtime. Maya has learned to say "cheese!" That smile cracks me up!

Are You Smarter Than My First Grader?!!

The day I've been secretly dreading - the first day of 1st Grade. Jack isn't my baby anymore. He is now sitting in his first grade classroom. All day school. Maya and I will miss our companion. I'm selfish and will miss my guy each day.

We visited his new classroom this morning, met his new teacher and got excited to see that Jack's best friends from Kindergarten are in his class this year! This sure helped ease his nervousness. I can hardly wait to pick him up from school this afternoon and hear all about his first day. I know he (and I) will be learning so much this year!

Boing!

Jack and Maya popping out!

Me and My Kids

Russell took this picture of us in the backyard this morning.

Fun in Carson City

We took a short trip up to Carson City this weekend to visit with the Johnson Family and to spend time with Julie and Cody - here on a visit from Rhode Island. The time passed way too quickly, but I think we managed to squeeze in some fun! Jack and Cody had a great time and Maya bonded with aunt Julie!