Fort Ross

Went to a old Russian outpost this weekend (Fort Ross). Kieran and Quinn had a great time running around "shooting bad guys" with the various cannons in the fort (they "shot" me about 50 times) and playing in the towers and buildings. They also went down and looked for shells etc. on the beach which they also liked.

Camping at Salt Point

Went camping this weekend to Salt Point on the Sonoma Coast. Had fun looking at tidepoools and hiking up to the pygmy forest. The boys found a bunch of abalone shells and little crabs.

Swimming

The boys have been taking swimming lessons and we have been going on the weekends when we can, they absolutely love it. Quinn stays in until he almost gets sick from exhaustion (and swallowing water). Kieran is almost to the point where he is "officially" swimming

Quinn's 3d Birthday

Quinn had a great birthday today, here is a short video of Quinn playing "pin the badge on buzz". Also are shoys of Quinn blowing out the candles on his Buzz vs. Zorg cake, Kieran peeking out of the hamster ball for little kids, the kids eating and Quinn opening presents. All in all, Quinn had a great time

USA vs. England World Cup 2010

The big U.S. vs. England soccer match was today, the boys had split loyalties for the game so good thing it ended 1-1 (Quinn was sick when the English goalie let the ball through)

Evel Knieval and Danger Boy

The boys got new bike helmets, Kieran's looks like the old evel knieval outfits so I made the mistake of telling them about him and now they think they can perform like him. I walked downstairs today to find them each with a stick taking turns hitting each other in the head and Kieran soon after approached me to discuss the feasibility of "parachuting" out of the 2d story window with a pillowcase as long as he was wearing his helmet....great

Swimming/Mountain Play

Here are a few pics from this week. The close-up of Quinn is when he just got out of his swim lesson, he is proud of the fact he is a "tadpol". Kieran and Quinn playing in the water in Alameda. We went to the mountain play held in a theater built on the top of mount tam in the 30's. We took a bus to the top of the mountain and there was puppet show for the kids and other stuff to do. The views were amazing from up there.