we made it!!!

We arrived in San Diego yesterday (Monday). It was a pretty good trip all-in-all. The kids did great, we didn't have any breakdowns (of kids) until about 15 minutes out of San Diego when they both decided that they had had enough. We did have some car trouble near San Francisco when the car started to overheat, but Chad spent part of the next day "fixing" the car (depending on what your definition of fixing is), and we still arrived in San Diego on time. The car is still running okay but apparently the radioator thermostat needs replacing and the current one has holes drilled in it to keep the car from overheating. Anyways, I took the kids out to the zoo today to get out, and we're still unpacking and getting things organized. Can't wait to hear from everyone - please leave comments (it's like getting email!). Here are some pictures from our stay in San Francisco:

Jamie on a coin-operated ride at the mall where Chad was fixing the car in the parking lot.

The kids slept well in the car!

Can't go to San Fran without visiting the Ghiradelli Chocolate Factory and getting a hot fudge sundae!

Abby's first trip to San Francisco was a blustery one.

Sunrise out of our hotel the morning we left San Fran for San Dog.

easter

finally...Easter pics for you! To busy to write for now, check back next week.

jammies, rides with dada

The kids in their jammies. Abby is already too small for these now - so sad.



Chad trying to teach Abby how to ride on his shoulders. What a great dada!

another grass story...

No, not that type of grass silly! I thought since Kim posted about Eli's adventures in the grass (see Adventures of Eli Biddles in the sidebar), that I would post some funny pics of when Jamie first felt the grass. He was almost 6 months old, but it was in the summertime so he only had a onesie one. Needless to say, he didn't gag when he touched, but he certainly didn't like it either.

Reading to my sister...

I put Abby in the baby Bumbo chair and told Jamie to read to her, he pointed out different things in the book and showed her the pictures...it was really cute! These pictures were taken about a month ago. Abby does much better sitting up now and can even play in the exersaucer.




Here I told Jamie to smile :)