Dog Days of Summer

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks that we had off

Allie giving her favorite lab, Sally, a hug


Allie - getting a head start on shopping!


Em making a PlayDoh snowman with Mamma


And,, did you ever think THIS would be the reaction from a marshmellow?? WHO doesn't like them??? Well.. I guess Allie doesn't like them!

A Green Outing

On Friday we decided to go to the Children's Discovery Museum and let the kids play.

We got a late start - didn't leave the house til 12, which is late when your youngest likes to nap at 12! We got the Museum and went straight to the water feature - It's a HUGE feature with water, air and balls and it's hands on, so they provide water aprons for the kids (what about the parents??) Em loved the water and balls and figuring out how everything worked.


Allie wasn't too excited about the water, she put her hands in, but I think it was too cold for her, so she sat on the sidelines for most of it


After the water feature, we had lunch, because we were all starving by then - the great thing about this place, they cater to kids - so on the menu was PBJ, pizza, grilled cheese - everything kids LOVE!

I think Em enjoyed her pizza


Dadda (aka Jim) enjoyed his too


After lunch we just enjoyed the rest of the museum.

Em with the firetruck


And Allie waiting patiently


After we left, we bought both girls some colorful balls, so Jim and Em ran out on the meadow chasing each other!

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Last Tuesday we decided to head down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with Gammie (Heather's mom), Aunt Jen (Heather's sister) and Madi (Jen's daughter - Em & Allie's cousin)

We got to watch Diver Dan (I think his real name was Paul) feed the Kelp forest, which all the kids sat 20 minutes for! It was amazing to watch the sharks and fish eat from his hand.



There are touch tanks at the aquarium which both girls enjoyed - I think Allie just liked splashing, but she was fascinated with the kelp!



After only an hour and a half, all the girls (big girls included!) were ready for lunch. We left the aquarium and then headed to a local park for a picnic, which was chaos until we got the food out and the kids fed! After lunch we played for about an hour and then headed home - thankfully the kids napped in the car!