Read-A-Thon

Today was our Read-A-Thon day. Alex and Ben thought it was the coolest thing ever to wear their pj's to school. They got to go anywhere in their room to read. Alex and her friends loved the calendar corner, and Ben loved to crawl and hide under his desk.

Ice Skating

Her buddy, Madeline!
Alex got to go ice skating with her Daisy Troop. It was such a fun afternoon. The sun came out and made it a beautiful day. Alex was soaked from the melting ice and falling at the beginning, but three hours later, she was dry and zooming around the rink.

Alex and Oliva tried to skate backwards!!

Play days!

Play days are hard during the week, so Alex invited her friend, Sydney, over and Ben invited Liam on Friday for Pizza and a movie. The girls were ready for the new Tinker Bell movie - they even dressed for the occasion! Ben and Liam missed the movie, but they worked hard to defeat the Dark Side!

Checkers!!

It is hard to find things for Ben to do when he gets up at 6:00 on Saturday morning. We told him to go play. An hour later when we get up, he is on the kitchen floor, playing checkers against Jack. Poor Jack did not do very well - Ben is just too good! He was so proud of himself for winning!

Bread bowls

Our yummy, and adorable, turtle bread bowls we bought down a tthe pier, filled with mac-n-cheese! JoJo, Nathan, Alex, and Ben loved them!

Happy NEW YEAR!!!

Happy 2010! WOW! It is hard to believe that it is a new year. This was a very fun new years. We had Grandma Shike visiting and the Harp's drove up to celebrate with us. Uncle Tommy and Cousin Adam came over and the neighbors, the Items, stopped by for some fun! Lots of pan banging, horn blowing, party popper fun!

Penguins!!

We love the holidays because we get to make yummy treats with Grandma Shike. This year, I found a recipe to make penguins. They turned out - messier than we had planned, but it was delicious fun!!

Downtown San Francisco with Grandma!!

After our walk we were hungry, so we went to Fisherman's Wharf for lunch! Alex loved her clam chowder in a bread bowl and Ben loved his crab.

GHIRARDELLI

We of course finished our day with a fabulous sundae from Ghirardelli! Delicious!

Yoda!

We walked through the Lucas Entertainment Campus and felt the force!

Golden Gate Bridge!

We had the most beautiful day. It has rained all week, but today is sunny, so we decided to come over to San Francisco and walk the Golden Gate Bridge. It is 1.5 miles each way. It was so much fun and the views were amazing. Thankful we brought the wagon so we could pull our coats!!

San Francisco

We played in the pools, found a star fish, and had a wonderful day with

Grandma Shike in San Francisco!!

Hair by Alex

Alex loves to play beauty shop - and Ben is the perfect customer. He plays with his crab shell and she brushes and dries his hair with her pink brush and pink hair dryer.

Budweiser Tour

We went to the Budweiser museum for a tour. I am not too sure who was more excited - Dan with free beer, or Alex and Ben with soda! Well- we loved the samples - and missed the tour! OPPS!

Jelly Belly Factory!

We love our Jelly Bellies! I think Alex and Ben have been on this tour over 5 times, and they still love it!! Me too!