Our big boy!

This afternoon when we got home from day-care, we asked Max if he wanted to go out and ride his bike. He said he wanted to ride his red bike. His tricycle is red. We have not used it in a while since we have been trying out the blue glider and Max never seemed to get the concept of actually pedaling without us pushing him along on the tricycle. But, today, he got on and took off as if he had never done anything else. Amazing how quickly they learn!

Isn't that wonderful..

We went to the beach today, as we often do on the weekends. We choose Twin Lakes beach as usual. We threw the frisbee, played in the sand and had lunch at the Crow's Nest (we should be part owners of that place by now).. On the way home in the car, Max asked Brent; "what you doing Dada"? Brent answered that he was driving the car. Brent in turn asked Max what he was doing. Max answered; "picking nose"..

Weekend in Dallas

The first weekend in October, I made a trip to Dallas to visit with Carin & Jim and attend their couples baby-shower, co-hosted by me, Helene, Jenny S., Lena and Jenny O. I finally got to see Carin & Jim's beautiful house! It is on McCommas Avenue in the "M street" area, one of the favorite neighborhoods in Dallas. After seeing the house and the adorable nursery for Mia, Carin and I took a stroll down to a cafe/bakery on Greenville for a mocha, went shopping at Northpark and met up with Jim at home for dinner from Eatzie's, drank wine and sat up talking until midnight. On Saturday morning, we drove up to McKinney to see the family, Brian, Holly, Dom, Gail and the girls. I met Lexi for the first time and we attended Ava's soccer game. It was great to see everyone. The baby shower began at 7pm Saturday evening at the Honebone's new home. The party was a great success with awesome food and fun guests. Everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves and Carin & Jim received some very nice gifts.

Weekend with the Chambers

Carin and Jim were back visiting with us this weekend. We went to see the CCR's at Mountain Winery on Friday evening and had a great time. On Saturday, Carin and I got some shopping taken care of and enjoyed lunch at Pizza Anteca. The guys went surfing early on Sunday morning. Carin, Max and I followed a couple of hours later and hung out at the beach for a while. Max had a blast as usual. Mia is now due exactly 10 weeks from today. Can't wait to meet her at Christmas!

Gliding..

I picked up the "mini glider" bike today that Brent ordered for Max a couple of weeks ago. It is a bike without pedals, encouraging a child to balance when sitting in the seat and kicking their feet. Here are some highlights from Max's test ride.

Haircut

Max received a much-needed haircut on Saturday - by Brent. The trick is to keep Max occupied. This is what worked. Dinner while watching TV! You do what you have to...

Three day weekend

Sadly, our three-day weekend is coming to an end. It has been great though! On Friday, the installation of our central heat/air was completed. Thank you to Dennis and his guys for making it happen in less than 24 hours. Now we share the Uffelman's excitement in having central air in a house built in the 1920's! It is nothing short of fabulous. Angelica made sure the house was spotless so Friday became a splendid start to a great weekend.

The Kennedys came over for lunch the next day. It was great to see them. It had been several months since we got together. It is not as if they live far away. They live in Willow Glen! We will try to do a better job in keeping up with them going forward.

Max and Luke had a blast at the beach on Sunday. We bought a wet-suit for Max at O'Neill's so he can play in the water longer without getting too cold. He looks adorable in his suit.

This morning, we went down to the park in Los Gatos to ride the train and the carousel. Max loved it as always and did not want to leave. I finally got some coffee in downtown Los Gatos after that. What is the reason again why we don't live there? Brent headed over the hill this afternoon to meet with Scott for some surfing. Max slept and I watched a movie. What a splendid life we live!