Gilroy Gardens

On Sunday Nov 3rd we spent the day with Justin, Brigit and girls. The big girls had so much fun going on the rides together. It was a warm, sunny day until about 4:00 when the sun was going down. 

Video of car ride

Sweet little Ashlyn peaking out from her stroller sun cover.

 The girls and moms on the caterpillar ride. Brigit behind the girls waiting for me to sit down.

 Pretty fall colors

 Little carousal

 Spinning cups with two brothers

 Video of spinning

We all went on the train ride together. Looking at the scenery.

 The girls loved running under the waterfall.

 Flying Fish ride

 Time for a treat. The lady actually split their cones so they each got half (?!)

 Special friends

 Next year Ashlyn will get in on the ice cream fun.

Dads and daughters on the big carousal.

  Brigit in the hot air balloon with the girls.

 

 Justin in the flying strawberry with the girls.

Closing time song & dance

Dancing video

What a great day thanks to our friends!

Last day of soccer

Last Tuesday was Josie's last soccer practice. We thought the organization, Kidz Love Soccer, did a great job of teaching skills through fun games. They did get some scrimmage games in too which was fun. I included a video of Josie running with the ball down field. She doesn't quite get it yet but she did great for her first soccer experience. Kaira, Josie and Savannah had fun together.

Snow White

Josie and I went to see Snow White with Brigit & Kaira this afternoon. It was put on by San Carlos Children's Theatre. It was cute and the girls liked it. Josie wanted to go meet the characters after. She gave Snow White a hug and then took a picture with Snow White and Kaira. She talked to the evil Queen and asked her why she was so mean. She went back a few minutes later and wanted to take a picture with her. She had stars in her eyes. :-)

  

Cantor Art Museum

Today we went to a Story Telling event at Stanford Cantor Art Museum. We heard the first guy at 11:30 and he told stories based on African American folk tales. At 1:30 the next guy told Yiddish tales. Josie volunteered to be a chicken in one story. In between we walked through the museum and checked out some cool art work.

 

Cool sculpture that's like a maze. Josie and I had fun walking through. Later she wanted to go in again. She met a couple little girls so she went in with them. I finally went in to check on them and they were playing inside in one area. 

 

 

Lunch break in the Rodin sculpture garden. 

3 years 9 months

Another month just flew by....

A few things she's said. 

I was impatient and yelled at her for not listening and stopping something I asked her to stop doing. I grabbed her arm and she was crying.  A few minutes later I apologized for yelling and she said, "That's ok mom. I forgive you." She's very quick to forgive and forget. Not always so quick to obey. 

When we were in SB the 3rd night I slept in Katie's bed and Josie was on the floor. She didn't know I was going to be in Katie's bed. She woke up kinda early and I was still lying in bed. The room was dark and I said "Hi Josie". She said, "who are you?". I said, "it's me". She climbed in bed and said, "Mom you tricked me. I want to snuggle with Katie. She's better to snuggle with b/c I love her so much."

We volunteered at Beautiful Day through PCC and cleaned out a kindergarten classroom in a Redwood City school. Josie did a really good job of scrubbing crayon off various services.

 Caleb turned 14 and is looking cooler than ever.

 One night we sent gymnatics pics back and forth between our house and the CT Anderson's

Officer visit at school.

 Josie put on a puppet performance for me at Redwood Shores Library.

 A new puzzle from Gahaus and Grandpa Rich for Halloween. She worked on it first thing in the morning and with the help of Daddy finished it pretty quickly.

 Go Red Sox!

 Josie is slowly starting to get the hang of soccer. They now break into teams and play a game for the last few minutes of their practice. In the video below she almost scored a goal. She does stand around watching still if someone doesn't remind her to go for the ball.

 Josie, Kaira and Savanah hang out on the line together.

New dance moves in her little outfit passed on from Katie!

Bday rap for Bizet's bday. Not sure where she came up with it.

We went to visit Leilani at her house in Menlo Park. Friday Nov 1st was such a pretty fall day. They have a great kid back yard. Josie was sitting in the lower platform of the treehouse in the picture. There were two more platforms that she went up. The highest level was up a tall ladder. Josie loved it. She kept falling up the swing under the big redwoods and falling into piles of twigs which got stuck in her hair. I never saw her fall but she kept coming over to us smiling.

Week of fun with Sophia

Cousin Loria and Sophia were here for a week. Josie and Sophia had quite a bit of play time and Josie loved it. Gaylynne and I took them to a festival in Woodside put on by Mounted Patrol. We did a few things there then went back to Gaylynne and Bill's. Last Tuesday Josie spent the day at their house since Gahuas was on a trip. They went to Pump It Up and out to lunch. Such a special day.

  

 

  Josie and Sophia both rode on the mechanical bull. Video below.

Back to the house where they have a scare crow of Uncle Bill.