What makes a good mom and wife?

Weekends away with college friends!!! What a great weekend Ann & I had visiting Michelle in Denver. We slept in, laid around in jammies drinking coffee...no schedule, no demands. Leisure dinners and walks without strollers. Visit to the museum, boutique shopping...oh and yes, we did watch the Rockies play (out of the corner of our eye while visting!)

A Sunday Walk

After fighting the 'hurdle' of driving to the city for church on Sunday mornings (its only 30 minutes door to door), we are finding ourselves so happy at our new church. www.citychurchsf.org For the first time in so many years, we look forward to going on Sundays. One of the very best parts is simply getting ourselves into the city at least once a week. This Sunday after church we took a walk in the Marina District. Absolutely gorgeous. Although Charlie seems to think his cracker is much more fascinating than the boats, water....He already has a love for the Golden Gate Bridge and shouts....the bridge, the bridge!! whenever he gets a glimpse. Like Father, like son with popular landmarks....Jeff loves Big Ben, Charlie loves the Golden Gate Bridge.

In Training for October 31st

What a way to start off the Halloween festivites. The Burlingame Mothers Club members and kids met in the park for coffee, bagels...and photo opps. They had different stations set up for all those magical moments. Next year I'll have a little one who will hopefully still be posing for photos. Charlie was his normal ' too busy to pose, Mom!' self.

The kids paraded down our Ave to trick or treat at the shops. Charlie and his friend Miles VERY quickly got the hang of saying 'trick or treat' and holding out their bags. Yelling 'Thank You!' when they were done....very cute.


Now we just have to work on keeping the costume on longer than 5 minutes...

Man Tag....

1. Who is your man? Jeff
2. How long have you been married? 11 years Oct 5th...
3. How long dated? 3 yrs.
4. How old is your man? 33
5. Who eats more? so sad...I eat more sweets for sure....and can definitely hold my own otherwise:) let's just say b/c I'm pregnant!
6. Who said “I love you” first? Jeff...4th of July, watching fireworks.
7. Who is taller? Jeff
8. Who sings better? me...but Jeff was in show choir in high school:) I have the tapes if you ever want to see them...
9. Who is smarter? No question...Jeff. I'm along for the ride on this one!
10. Whose temper is worse? again, no question. MINE...I am a red head after all.
11. Who does the laundry? Me....not sure Jeff knows how...
12. Who takes out the garbage? Jeff...but I do have to remind him at times:)
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I sleep on the right....does that mean something?
14. Who pays the bills? We share...
15. Who is better with the computer? Again, no question...Jeff.
16. Who mows the lawn? Gardener...
17. Who cooks dinner? Me...
18. Who drives when you are together? Jeff...except when I drop him off at work in the mornings...
19. Who pays when you go out? Jeff
20. Who is most stubborn? We are both very stubborn....
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Me
22. Who kissed who first? hmm so long ago now...Maybe me?
23. Who asked who out? Jeff asked me to the Taylor Christmas Banquet...hot date!!
24. Who proposed? Jeff...on a carriage ride in snowy downtown Chicago...
25. Who is more sensitive? Jeff...but we are both pretty thick skinned.
26. Who has more friends? Me
27. Who has more siblings? Jeff, 2 brothers. Me, 1 brother
28. Who wears the pants in the family? Oh dear...not a shock to you I know but me.

I tag Jenny

Ice Cream, Pumpkins & Pigs!

Ardenwoods historic farm was a great adventure for Charlie and Lynsey. The farm was having their Harvest Festival whcih meant hand churned ice cream, real popcorn over the fire and fiddle music! Charlie & Lynsey were quite the team climbing the fences to check out the pigs and sheep.