Who's the Best? Grandma's the Best!

Last week Grandma Judy came into town. Grandma Judy is Boo's most favorite person in the universe, and whenever Grandma Judy's in town, Boo wants nothing to do with me or Terence. Nothing. Needless to say, I get A LOT of rest when Grandma Judy's in town, and am very thankful for that! Grandma Judy's visits are priceless.

Here are some pics:

Here we are at Allied Arts, which is this artist enclave in Menlo Park that has beautiful garden and fountains. It would be a great venue for a wedding.

Here are are strolling around the grounds at Stanford. Boo especially loves the Rodin Garden.

Here we are at the home of Sunset Magazine. It has an interesting garden and test kitchens that were fun to see.



Even Grandma Judy can make Boo smile after being henpecked. Ouch.


Here's a pic of the perp(etrator). Cantchu tell I'm loco?




They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I wonder who Boo could be trying to imitate? Hmm....!

Webb Ranch

Last weekend, we went to a pumpkin patch. Not to buy pumpkins (because I grew some), but for the pony rides and the petting zoo.

First we went on the pony ride-- Gavin picked out a pony that he absolutely had to ride while we were waiting our turn. Luckily, he got first pick.

Here he is, excitedly waiting for his pony.


On his pony...


After the ride (and sneaking the pony some raspberries)...


Then we went to the smallest, but best petting zoo ever! It had....

A llama...

A cow butt...

A goat (of course), and rabbits...

AND it had ducks, chicken, roosters, and pigs!!!

After that, we strolled around the patch. Here we are with a hijacked wagon for picture taking purposes.


Here he is standing in the small pumpkin patch.


And finally, here's a picture of our two Cinderella pumpkins. One is about 55 lbs, and the other is about 40. They only took two months to grow; amazing!


Finally, food for thought-- homemade big macs, complete with secret sauce and little minced onions and everything!

In & Around Town

Today we went to a Stanford vs. UCLA football game and tailgated. It's official, Boo loves football! Strangely, even though we haven't tailgated before, we had all the accouterments for tailgating, including a folding patio set, a mini charcoal grill, and a huge rolling cooler, courtesy of my ex-workplace! Boo and I left at halftime to get our flu shots. He took it better than I did. He watched the nurse the whole time, he said "owie" when she stuck the needle in, and then that was it. He was very happy to have a lollipop. I didn't think it hurt either... but then again, nothing compares to having labor pains, I guess. Here are some pics of the tailgate and game.




Here are just some miscellaneous pictures of Gavin in and around town.

Hanging out at home during a sick day.


In his new Burley bike trailer, which I love! Now we bike everywhere, including the park and the zoo. Zoe loves it too.

At a beach park.

Here are a couple of pics Boo helped me take of our corpulent kitty and a member of the plaid posse.

Preschool and SF Trip

I recently enrolled Gavin in a Mommy and me preschool (more like a twice weekly 2 hour class), where the first day is spent in a typical play-based preschool setting learning about a certain activity or thing (like trains, post office, forests, Halloween, etc), and the second day is a field trip (like to the post office, pumpkin farm, etc). Gavin LOVES it! Here are some pics.

At preschool, playing...

... peek-a-boo with Mommy in a play structure...


.... at the art table...

.... at snack time...

... at the dress-up area....

... on a field trip to a local veggie garden....



Last weekend, Terence had to go to a conference in downtown SF, so we went with him. The first day, we spent shopping with Terence. The second day, I took Boo on a sightseeing trip around the city all by myself. Here are pics...

Union square...



Chasing pigeons....


Afternoon tea at Neiman Marcus with the grandparents...


Here's what we did on our sightseeing trip across the city last Sunday. After breakfast, we took the cable car to Fisherman's wharf.


Then we walked 5 long blocks to Pier 39 to see the sea lions. It was very tiring having Boo back in the baby bjorn. Lazy baby!


After we took the cable car back, shopped around Union Square, and had lunch with the grandparents, we went to Japan Town.


What a long day! So glad to be back home.

Om Nom Nom!

Our Napa weekend... spent eating at kid-friendly places, such as...

Thomas Keller's ad hoc (x2). Brunch was especially delicious.



Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bakery. Good coffee, awesome doggy watching (and petting)!


Taylor's Automatic Refresher... only so-so.



No trip to Napa is complete without stopping by the outlets.


Playdate at our hotel with baby Eva-- Thanks for driving out to meet us, Lynne and Lance!


Carpaccio at Bistro Don Giovanni, which was not as good as I remember.


Here's a video of Boo demonstrating his directional skills.



Finally, here's a pic of Boo and Zoe, who didn't appear to miss us at all! Thanks for housesitting Stacy!