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      • Happy Halloween
        10/31/08
        We headed to the San Jose Giants field for Halloween evening. The boys trick-or-treated, ran the bases in a costume parade, played in a hay maze, then jumped and slid on giant inflatable slides.

        Between the Shipleys and us, we were practically a Renaissance portrait with two gentle kni

      • Pumpkin Patch
        10/30/08
        We had a special date with the pumpkin patch earlier this month, along with Gram, Auntie Staci, and the Shipleys. We hardly walked from the parking lot into the patch before the boys were taken aback by all the school busses. When the loads of kids came off, the boys wanted on! We did eventually mak

      • Chevys
        10/28/08
      • Big Twacto
        10/25/08
        Every once in a while dreams do come true. You just have to recognize them 'cause they do.

        And so it was for two-year-old Grant who has an infatuation with trucks like nobody's business. This weekend, he not only got to sit on a few tractors at the auto auction preview, but h

      • Sorry, Doggies
        10/23/08
        From a conversation between Daddy and Grant:

        D: If you could have a dog or a cat, which would you pick?
        G: Cat.
        D: What would you name your cat?
        G: Cheen-dough-it.
        D: Cheen-dough-it?
        G: Yes.
        D: What color would it be?
        G: Yellow.
        D: OK. If

      • Japanese Friendship Garden
        10/15/08
        We're still discovering the hidden gems of San Jose...one is the Japanese Friendship Garden we visited.

        The highlight was feeding the fish. Just 25 cents for a handful of fish food (but since the ducks move faster, they are first to eat, swooping their bodies across koi territory a

      • Five Days in D.C.
        10/14/08
        Lennox and I had our first visit to Washington, D.C., during a beautiful fall weekend and discovered a lot of firsts. We boarded the plane in order to meet up with my cousin Suzy and her family, including her husband Matt, and her new baby, Zach---just two months younger than Lennox. Everything abou

      • Conference Weekend
        10/06/08
        We had a relaxing LDS General Conference weekend; we laughed with the boys and celebrated Lennox's first poop in seven days! Watching the broadcast was a little bit difficult to do in one fell swoop since toddlers, by definition, don't quite understand the concept of sitting still. Thank g

      • Whoppin-Boppin-Two-Year-Olds
        10/02/08
        The video below is dedidcated to Uncle Jared, Auntie Tia, Ivy, and Mazzy. They'll know why...

        We miss you!!!

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      • Lucky Cookies
        10/01/08
        I tend to avoid giving my kids too many sugary treats (I leave that to the grandparents!). However, I do break out the sweets every so often, answering a resounding "yes" to Grant's oft-asked questions,

        "Canny, Mama?" (interpretation: Candy, Mama?) or "Coo

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