Park it!

To beat the summertime boredom blues I took the boys to the park. These two have been fighting their way through the entire summer, and it's driving me CRAZY!!! I put them on their bikes and we took off. It started off fine; sun in the sky, nice breeze, easy ride, until the two of them crashed into each other - which then of course set Aidan off. Punching his brother in the arm, "Why did you have to come so close!?!" Followed by Tyler screaming, "It was an accident, gosh!!!!" I mean, how you can fight while riding a bike is sheer talent I tell you.



We arrive at the park, famished no doubt. Luckily, mama had packed a lunch. We ate ham sammies, chips, and sipped on ice cold water. With full bellies, surely we could enjoy an afternoon at the park, right? WRONG! In no time, tan bark is flying, Tyler is stomping off, Aidan is teasing...to make a long story short we didn't stay long and headed for home.

Thankfully, the ride home was less combative and all was well for the next hour or so. I never thought I'd say this, but, when does school start again???

Aqua Adventure

We spent the day at Aqua Adventure with Justin and the Morton bros, and boy was it fun! This is a hidden gem, well maybe it's not hidden but it was new to me! The lazy river was a huge hit with everyone. Aidan got out of the water to eat lunch and a snack, a mere 30 minutes total of the entire 5 hour day. I think Tyler must have gone around and around and around a bazillion times - never failing to call and wave, "hi mama!!!"

Snack time!

We can't wait to do it again! In fact Aidan has requested next Wednesday please.

Play Date with the Morton Bros.

Today we had a play date with Tyler's best friend Noah and his brother Aidan. Yes, Noah's brother is also Aidan, so by the end of the day we had Aidan 1 and Aidan 2. I'm not sure which is which but it seemed to work for the boys.

We started off with mini-golf at Malibu Castle in Redwood City. The boys had fun putting (more like driving the ball) into the holes, OK, OK, sometimes we just picked the balls up and moved on. Some of those holes are very challenging!

from left to right: Aidan (1), Aidan (2), Tyler, Noah

Then we were lucky to visit a fire station in Woodside. Noah and Aidan's Aunt Kate works at the station and we were given a personal tour of the station as well as our own ride on the engine! But wait, that's not all - next door to the station were horses! So the 2 Aidans fed the horses apples while Noah and Tyler watched.

this Aidan loves having Tyler on his lap, the other one? umm, not so much!

Aidan hamming it up in the rescue engine

This was the highlight of the day I think: a car cut in many pieces that the firefighters had been training with. The boys were so intrigued with the glass and metal and destruction!
BOY HEAVEN!

It was such a fun day! We're already planning our next play date where we can get wet!

First stop: Newport Beach

first stop of our summer vacation was beautiful Newport Beach. the weather was gloomy and grey but that sure didn't keep my lil' fish away from the water.

our next stop in Newport Beach was the cutest little place called Balboa Island. we ate breakfast at wilma's patio and then strolled the downtown street of the balboa peninsula. the narrow streets are lined with one of a kind beach cottages and residents drive golf carts or beach cruisers to get around. i've found my newest dream retirement destination.

good food = happy boys

barrels and barrels of salt water taffy!

katrina, blinky, and auntie evah joined us for dinner later that day

while at dining at bluewater grill, in the harbor there were TONS of jelly fish! can you see them!?!

Tyler gets promoted!

Our little boy is going to be a Kindergartner in a mere 2 months! His preschool class performed a singing program for all of us to enjoy. We are so very proud of our Ty-Ty! Congratulations big boy!

Tyler and his best friend, Noah

preschooler no more!

a proud mama and daddy

lola, papa, and aidan were there to celebrate

as well as uncle brett and justin

"auntie enen" was super proud of her tyler

off to kindergarten you go!

Adventures in Petaluma

For the first field trip of the summer the boys and I were joined by three of my favs: gene, makena, and kylee. We took a field trip to Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory in Petaluma. We were given a tour that taught us all about the history and process of sticker making. The kids were given lots and lots of free stickers and even made some sticker art at the end.

ready for sticker art time!

tyler's masterpiece

makena's masterpiece

We found a nearby park to avoid rush hour traffic back home and finished the evening with dinner in downtown Petaluma and fresh ice cream from lala's creamery. fun, fun, fun!

love this pic of makena, taken by tyler

such a cute town petaluma is...the kids had a blast racing up and down this walking bridge

can't wait for that yummy ice cream!

Father's Day 2010

We celebrated Father's Day for the 2nd year with the Murios. We spent a nice afternoon at Alta Vista Park and finished the evening off with a most delicious dinner at Morton's Steakhouse. YUM!

dads of honor

han and his monkeys

Beautiful weather, beautiful friends, beautiful kids = best dad's day ever!