over the river and through the woods...

to grandmother's house we go! The boys and I spent a few days visiting Gram and Grandpa H in Washington State. It was kid heaven.


Playing on the dock, watching the boats go by...and very excited when it was time for their own boat ride...
Blackberry picking. Aidan ate most of his blackberries. Conner had a plan for his...(note the deer in the upper right corner)

Gram's birthday cake, decorated by Conner...

The finish of a lovely birthday dinner celebration...

Exploring the local nature center...

Lots and lots of treasure collecting...(managed to talk them out of bringing anything that still had eyes on it home in the suitcase)

Another boat ride and a lesson on fire building with Grandpa Howard. This was followed by marshmallow roasting. Conner "accidentally" burned most of his. Aidan learned the fine art of removing the crispy, yummy outer layer to reveal the smooth insides...

Thanks Gram and Grandpa H. for a wonderful visit...

Coronado Island Part 3: Goodbye

A few parting shots from Coronado Island. Including the view from our room...

The Boys and The Girls

As you know, we have a huge Princess fan in our family. So while at Disneyland, we dined with some princesses and stopped by Pixie Hollow to meet some fairies. The Fairies were fantastic. We were some of the first people to see them that day and I think the boys being boys (and not girls) were a novelty for them. They spent tons of time with them. Especially coaxing Aidan out from behind a leaf. He was feeling quite shy...

Dinner at Ariel's Grotto. With our hostess...

And the others...

With their favorite princess of all...

The Birthday Boy

Euan recently turned the big 41!

We had a mellow celebration with friends...

And cheesecake...

Balloon entertainment provided by the kids...

Euan, tell us how you really feel about turning 41...

Side Trip Legoland

While in San Diego, we made a trip to Legoland. The kids have been here once before and they love it. It is definitely a kids place. Not much for grown-ups but it was fun.

Looney Tunes

Friday night, the boys, their cousin Ben and I attended Bugs Bunny on Broadway at the SF Symphony courtesy of Papa. The boys really enjoyed it and were on their very best behavior. Beforehand though, not so much. I tried to get pictures of them in their "dress-up" clothes. Getting a good picture of two crazy boys is hard enough. Getting a good pictures of three crazies is nearly impossible...

Coronado Island Part 2: How we spent our time

Coronado Island was lovely. Our time spent there was mostly about sun and food. Bicycles were the preferred mode of transportation. We explored the area around our hotel in one of these...
We saw beautiful houses ranging from beach cottages to Spanish style to sleek modern. All worth in the millions (I had a brief fantasy of owning one and looked this one up online).

A lot of time spent on the beach...

Drinks and a Happy Hour dinner in the Hotel's Bar...

Lots and Lots of pool time...(this boy would live in the water if he could)

Lounging by the pool...

Wandering down Orange Ave for dinner and lots of Ice Cream...

Conner has just been told he isn't getting desert because of his behaviour...

But Alas, we couldn't hold out. We were on vacation after all.



Aidan modeling in front of the hotel...