Sunday, June 29, 2008
Medieval Times!
Kids are free at Medieval Times with a paid adult right now, so we decided it was time to take the kids. We didn't tell them where we were going til we got there and they were surprised when they realized I had some of their friends' families join us, too! We were rooting for the Red and Yellow Knight who won a couple rounds, but was eventually stabbed and sliced and was unable to go on! We had a great time cheering and booing and the kids loved it!
Knight Hunter
Hailey, Corynn, Sabryn, Hunter, and Cameron
Sabryn with her grandma and grandpa
Hunter loved his Tomato Bisque soup!
The crazy ones! (Briana, Michael, and Jason)
Me and Bre
The Johnson Family
Uhhh...Jason, I think you have something on
your face!
The fam!
Cousins: Hunter, Ethan, Sabryn, and Megan
Ethan was trying to get me!
Princesses Megan and Sabryn
The kids having fun at the theater
This summer I have taken the kids to see a few movies. Sometimes, it is just nice to get out of the hot house and be in a nice air conditioned place. Not that I believe going to the movies is cheaper than running the air, though! So far we have seen The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kung Fu Panda, The Incredible Hulk, and WALL-E. Michael and I saw Iron Man and I think the kids would really like it, so I will probably take them to that next. And, Hunter can't wait to see Journey to the Center of the Earth so will be seeing that sometime soon, too! Michael and I also saw The Happening, but I will NOT be taking them to that. We liked it, but it is definately not for kids. (Not that I thought it would be.) Unfortunately, that didn't seem to stop the parents from bringing them. I can only imagine the poor nightmares those kids will have.
Here are some pics of the kids playing with the standees.
The Melting Pot
I took Mary to the Melting Pot for her birthday. We stuffed ourselves silly and had the best Yin and Yang drinks!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Hunter's book: "Time Travel Tree House"
Hunter put a lot of work into his book for
Young Author's Day at school. He is really
proud of it (so am I)! When he gets it back
from the school, we are going to make a copy
for his cousin, Alex.
Here is a teaser!
The Cover
His sweet Dedication : )
First page of the book
Illustration for the first page
Mystery Birthday Weekend Getaway to San Francisco, Napa Valley, and Sonoma County!
So, as much as I would like to deny it, I turned 30! About a month before my birthday, I found a calendar on my car, taunting of the impending day! Over time, I also received some other notes telling me what to pack and when to be ready.
The night before the mystery trip, I came home to find "30" balloons and with them was a blindfold and a note explaining that at a certain time I needed to put it on so Michael could lead me out to the car. When that time came, I blindfolded myself and Michael, not so gently, led me out to the car. (He guided me into the bushes and his truck.) When I got in the front seat, I could feel streamers all around me!
We started on our trek, the two of us, I still blindfolded, when he took my hand (his other hand on the steering wheel) and then I was grabbed from someone else behind me! It turns out our great friends, Briana and Jason, were going with us and Briana was behind all the surprises! Here are some pics from the great trip!
My countdown!
My balloons and blindfold!
Briana got us into a suite at the Hyatt Regency
of San Francisco! We were on the 17th floor! Michael
was freaking out when Jason was hanging out the window!
Michael hates heights! His palms sweat just thinking of it!
TV IN the mirror! How cool is that?!
Look how brave he is!
View from our room!
View from the Carnelian Room Restaurant...52 stories up!
That would be the Transamerica Pyramid sticking up
View of Alcatraz from the restaurant
View of the Golden Gate Bridge
Having a great time! We got a crab roll for an appetizer
and we both got tableside ceasar salads and steak.
He got the filet and I ordered the New York. Then for
dessert we had a wonderful chocolate souffle, a
raspberry souffle, and crepes! (OK...so we shared the
dessert with Bre and Jason!) Dinner cost about half of
the cost of the mortgage for our condo! Not typical for
us, but it was such an awesome experience!
Briana and Jason
View at night...
The Famous Lombard Street
San Francisco's Crookedest Street
At the Golden Gate Bridge
For my sis...
At Domain Carneros Winery in Napa,
our favorite place! Also, where Bre and Jay
were engaged!
Before...
After...
Silly me!
At Artesa Winery in Napa
On the Wine Train
At V. Sattui Winery in Napa
Ledson Winery & Vineyards in Sonoma
Michael and Jason doing their part to help "stress"
the grapes!
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