Fishies!

Scott's had some time off before starting a new job, so we are taking the opportunity to do some fun activities. We took a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with Jack this week to see all the "fishies". We also had a chance to see Jack's friend Claire who recently moved to Monterey.

In Texas

My brother and sister-in-law, David & Cari and their kids, Claire, Eric and a baby on the way moved to Texas a few years ago and Jack and I finally visited them last week. They live in Dalhart, a town which is very opposite from Redwood City, in almost every way:) The cousins had a great time playing and it was fun for me to catch up with Cari in person. Here's some photos.

Chicken on the Run

We were wondering if Jack would fully "get" the concept of trick-or-treating this year but he proved to have no problem with running wildly from house to house collecting candy. He and 14 other friends rampaged the neighborhood. It was a lot of fun and chaos. Here's a photo of him in his chicken outfit, just imagine him clucking and flapping his wings and you'll have a visual of the evening.

The Baby Inside

Jack joined us today when we had our ultrasound of the baby. Most of the time he was trying to tamper with random items in the room, luckily Scott kept him pretty busy. To answer everyone's questions, we are still not finding out if it's a boy or girl. At one point the ultrasound tech asked us to look away so we wouldn't be able to see and Jack said, "Look at that!" So, maybe he can tell you whether he's having a baby brother or sister. He also repeatedly said, "there's the mouth". It took an extra long time for the ultrasound because the baby kept moving around and they had a hard time getting pictures of the spine.
We'll all just have to wait till March to find out the news...

Grandpa John

This past weekend Jack's Grandpa John came up to visit from Oceanside (near San Diego) for Scott's birthday. We celebrated all weekend long. Saturday we went to the Farmer's Market in SF and headed to Half Moon Bay for the evening. Sunday we hung out together and Scott's dad took care of Jack so we could go out, always much needed:) Jack loved having grandpa here and is already asking for him to come back.

Beach Day

Jack has had a cold/cough this week and although it isn't enough to keep him from bouncing off the walls we're trying to keep from spreading it to his friends. So today I decided to take advantage of the proximity of the beach and head over there for a picnic. We had fun playing with his diggers in the sand, laughing at seagulls and getting our feet wet.

Family Vacation in the Northwest

We just got back from a great time away in Seattle for vacation with just our family and then the San Juan Islands to see our friends Chris & Jen and their new baby Thomas. We spent our first two nights touring around Seattle. Jack enjoyed the fountain near the space needle, Olympic Park, the Pacific Science Museum, running around Pike's Market and eating at the Spaghetti Factory (oh how our restaurant choices have changed with a toddler in boot).


At Pike's Market he loved seeing all the fish and in his exuberance slipped in fish juices so we took got to hang out with a fishy smelling boy for one day. Another place in Seattle we enjoyed were the locks. We were there in perfect timing for Jack to see a drawbridge open for boats to come through the locks and then have the bridge close again just in time for a train to cross over - near heaven for Jack.
Our friends Chris and Jen treated us to a great weekend in the San Juans. We left from their place in Bellingham and Chris drove us out in their boat, which Jack loved. We spent the weekend visiting Henry Island, Roche Harbor, hiking and eating really good - Chris and Jen are amazing hosts. A plus for Jack was the small excavator parked right outside the house we stayed at. Washington was beautiful and catching up with old friends was the best!