Adam's 2nd Birthday

When we ask Adam how old he is he smiles and says "3 !" We're betting he's going to be class clown. Adam had a lot of fun at his birthday party. He was a little nervous about Gymbo at first but warmed up by the end.
He started running around right away and was into all of the games.
My mom, Diane, and I made a homemade basketball cake. Jana ate two pieces, so I think it was a success. We were glad so many of Adam's friends were able to come and play with us. Happy Birthday Adam!!!!!!!! We Love You!!!!!!!!!!

Christmas

Christmas this year was fun. Tara's parents were both here for Christmas Eve. We had a nice dinner and the kids got a lot of great stuff... Wiggle cars, a puppet show, and a tugging puppy.












We Spent Christmas day with Mike's family where the kids got more great stuff and we had another nice dinner! Adam got trucks, Diego Toys, and a motorized quad. Jana got a pogo stick, drawing software, and a crayola cutter.

Our Emergency Thanksgiving !

Our Thanksgiving plans changed at the last minute this year. We ended up having Mike's sister Lisa over and making Thanksgiving dinner at our house. Jana created a new Twister tradition and we had a little dance party too. Adam was happy all day and played Twister his own way. We picked up the turkey and other ingredients from Mike's parents Thursday morning. Our friend had dropped off a pie on Wednesday and it was a good thing we had it. Amazingly, dinner turned out to be really good and we had a lot of fun.

Halloween !

We had a great Halloween this year. We went to Trunk-R-Treat at Jana's school and then Trick or Treating in the neighborhood.
The weather was perfect and the kids has a great time. They went around with Jana's friend and showed Adam how it's done. He was adorable saying "trick or treat" and "thank you". Sometimes it sounded like "chick r cheese". Jana looked perfect in her Hermione costume and she loves all of her Griffindor clothes. Then we came home to sort out their candy and watch The Great Pumpkin!

Tara's B-Day

For my 30th birthday Mike planned a surprise trip to San Francisco! Jana went with Joe & Marilyn and Adam stayed with Diane. We stayed in a really nice room and found a lot of great resturants. It was nice to eat great food and talk instead of keeping track of the kids. We walked around the wharf where we saw sea lions and then biked from there, across the bridge and down into Sausalito. Sausalito was sunny and I was proud that we made it. We took a ferry back to the city and got some Ghirardelli Chocolate just to make sure we didn't burn too many calories!

We walked on the beach and through Golden Gate Park. It was a nice clear and sunny day and the cold water felt perfect on our feet.

We toured Alcatraz at night and had a great view of the city from the island. Just before we left we went through the Modern Museum of Art. One sculpture was frozen so we had to wear blankets and walk into a freezer to see it. It was a great trip!

Jana's News

On August 26th Jana deicided to practice riding her bike without training wheels. She hadn't practiced in a couple of weeks. Mike started her off in the grass and then they switched to the street. As soon as she started pedaling, she took off away from Mike and started riding like a pro.

Within minutes she started riding up and down the curbs. It was incredible to see the delight on her face. We're so pround of her!