Vacation Days 3 & 4

A short drive into the interior of British Columbia and we find ourselves at Nanny and Grandad's, a highly recommended establishment. Just look:

Billy B's B & B, the only thing we don't vacuum is the lawn.

"Does this meet with your satisfaction?"
"Hm. Needs a swing."

Nice!

After enjoying the garden and patio we took a ride on a real steam train.

Engineer Chimpy

And the next day spent the early afternoon at the lake.

Going to the beach in style with Nanny.

Beach Jojo

Near the beach is an art gallery. Showing was some work by a friend of Mama's.

Jackrabbit Jojo

Next: The Big R!

Vacation Days 1 & 2

We're up in Seattle for Unca Joe's graduation.

Going for celebratory dinner.

Give me two shots of milk. In a dirty glass.

Going to the graduation.





Of the thousand graduates, Joe was second last to the podium. That gave us plenty of time for a nap.



And a snack in the lobby.



But it was a good ceremony. And at the end we got to see Washington state's newest teacher!

Congratulations, Unca Joe!!

Next: Nanny, Grandad and cousins!

Wedesday Moment of Zen

Wednesday Moment of Zen

Four Picture Friday: Chimpy's Carousel Review

Who doesn't love merry-go-rounds?

Giraffe at Yerba Buena Gardens, 2007

Lion at Yerba Buena Gardens, 2007

Pony at Golden Gate Park, 2008

Zebra at Salinas Mall, 2009

Goat at Yerba Buena Gardens, 2009


Recent advances in merry-go-riding: going solo.

You must be this tall...

"Yes!!"

Wednesday Moment of Zen

Laughing Zen

Four Picture Friday: Academy of Science Visit

Wednesday Moment of Zen

Week of Pictures: Day 7

Let's round off the Week of Pictures with a couple of movies.





We now return you to your regular programming.

Week of Pictures: Day 6

Wednesday Moment of Zen
2/7/09

Week of Pictures: Day 5

More Jojo
After seeing this picture a few people chimed in to say Jojo looked left out so we thought we'd dig through some pictures and prove that Jojo gets to do plenty of things. For example, Jojo gets to fly kites:



Jojo gets to plays trains:



Jojo gets to ride ponies:



Oh.

Sorry, Jojo.

Week of Pictures: Day 4

Jojo's Teeth
4/13/09
4/23/09
5/1/09

The upshot of all this teething is Jojo is on the fast track for food. He has started to refuse his baby food and yells for what we are eating, something he can sink his chompers into.

5/11/09It's not steak, but it'll do.

Tomorrow: More Jojo!

Week of Pictures: Day 3

Happy Mother's Day, all you mamas!

Week of Pictures: Day 2

Continuing to play catch up with a backlog of pictures.

Easter
We were going to visit Nana in Las Vegas, but called off the trip at the last minute because both Chimpy and Jojo were getting over colds and Jojo had some new teeth coming in. Luckily the Easter bunny knew where to find us.



There was also a lot of love that came in the mail. We got some fun coloring books, stickers and cards from Nanny and Grandad:





And a new spring dress from Nana and Grandpa.

Week of Pictures: Day 1

This happens every few months. I have pictures I mean to post, but don't. Then suddenly I have a backlog of photos with diminishing relevance. We have to catch up on a visit to Sis, Easter, Jojo's teeth, kite flying, a trip to the museum and lots of general cuteness. So let's catch up:

Visit with Sis
3.28.09 - We drove down to visit Chimpy's BFF, Sis. It's a long ride for an excited kid, but the novelty of a rental car helped pass the time.



We get there and as usual Chimpy and Sis pick up exactly where they left off. This time, they have a new toy to share. Jojo's face says it all.

Sis: Let's put him on a skateboard!
Chimpy: Let's dress him up first!

Besides brother bugging there was beach hugging:



And breakfast with the BFFs:





All too soon it was time to go.



The trip home was harder than the trip down, but we did find some comfort in a mall in the form of a corn dog and merry-go-round ride.





See you soon, Sis.