First, the random thoughts..
- Amy got a new job at the Lowell Community Charter Public School. Started a couple of weeks ago. Everything is going well.
- Our kids have a fascination with toilet water. A while back we posted about Tommy and toilet water. Now Kate is into the toilet water. After she eats she likes to go into the bathroom to get toilet paper to wipe her face off. Every once in awhile she feels the need to have it wet to wipe her face off. Have you figured out yet how she gets the toilet paper wet? What makes it more problematic is the fact that Tommy forgets to flush the toilet sometimes. Don't worry folks he only has #1 down on the toilet, not yet #2.
- More toilet fun. The up stairs toilet is clogged. Nope, it's not because it was sloppy Joe night yesterday. It is because there is a comb stuck in there. Tommy is very proud he clogged the toilet. [Update - Joe had to replace the toilet because the comb was so stuck]
- Tommy had his soccer pictures taken this morning. You know the kid in the school photos who is never looking at the camera, never smiles and sometimes is picking his nose. Yup that's the T-Man
- And now on to California
A couple of weekends ago, the Fam packed up and headed out west to attend a wedding and visit Uncle Katie, Uncle Johnner and Cousin Ben (ed. note: Uncle Katie is Tomminese) in Davis, CA.
Overall the travel with the kids went fairly well, if you exclude:
- The moron at the Southwest counter who made us late to the gate which resulted in us being the last ones on the plane, which resulted in us sitting in completely different rows. Not fun being 6'3" , sitting in the middle row with an 18 month old on the lap and a person requiring a seat belt extender on the right. Also, not fun is sitting next to a 3 year old that really wants to sit next to daddy.
- Kate having a MASSIVE blowout while sitting on Joe's lap and him (and her) stinking like bleep for the rest of the trip.
- Tommy singing loudly "whistle while you work" and singing louder when we ask him to tone it down.
Points 2 & 3 all happened in the last 15 minutes of the flight, but made it feel like the last 15 hours.
Enough with the travel, on to the good stuff. A couple of points before we get to the pics
- The weather was great. Mid 80s and dry
- We had our first experience with In & Out Burger. Double Double Animal Style with chopped chilies, cheese fries well down and an Arnold Palmer. Yum Yum. We loved it!
- Great farmers market in Davis. We hung out there Saturday morning. Check out KT's blog to see the kids getting crazy with balloon swords at the Farmers Market.
- Davis, CA has a Mediterranean micro climate which allows for growth of some non-New England fruit trees. Figs, Olives, Oranges, Lemons, Limes, etc. Eating fresh grapefruit off the tree was awesome
Ever seen a pumpkin growing in a tree. See below. Katie and Jonathan's neighbor have a pumpkin growing in an Orange tree.
We went to this great park in Davis that had a 60 foot slide made of cement. While the cement is smooth enough to slide down with out help, the locals slide on card board enhance the
experience. While this sounds neat, it is a bit extreme. Part this feeling is do to the fact that Joe took out Ben while sliding down down this monster at about 30mph.
Greg and Susan's wedding at
Solage in
Calistoga, CA. It was a great wedding.
A few pics of Kate and Tommy
