The Mudder

A couple weeks ago we went to Tahoe with some friends and the boys conquered the long awaited TOUGH MUDDER. 12 miles of running through orange smoke, swimming through dumpsters filled with ice water, crawling through mud under barbed wire, monkey bars over ice cold water, running up a half pipe, ducking under barrels in ice cold water, rope climb, balance beam over ice cold water, running through dangling live wires, and plenty of male bonding in between. I had so much fun with the girls watching the obstacles, laughing all day, and feeling so proud :) Junie girl was such a champ and made a ton of friends that day! Thanks ladies for taking such good care of us!!!

...before...

...during...

You have GOT to love the guy in the singlet. Eating a banana. Excellent photography here Erika :)

...after...

Thanks for the fun weekend friends! Until next year!

ps For the full details... go to erikainamerica.blogspot.com. Hilarious!

Labor Day

Day trip to Santa Cruz

We were so excited to get out of the foggy city and spend a day in the sun

wah wahhhhhh.

An hour and a half drive... which turned into 3 hours courtesy of the Junester... and it was still foggy and cold! But SO fun and such a gorgeous drive along the coast. We both agreed maybe not the *best* time to head to a beach with rides (neither very infant friendly), but we had so much fun and can't wait to go back!

Nobody loves "ice cream of the future" more than this guy

On Monday we spent the day across the bridge at Heather Park in Walnut Creek. It was SO FUN to finally bask in the sun and take turns enjoying the pool :) Oh June, that swim suit may be useless right now but it sure is cute on you!!!

*side note

This baby whisperer can calm his daughter under any circumstance

Comes in real handy

And one last comment,

This is what happens during play time with dad...

He sets her up to make it look like she's reading magazines and watching tv. I think he's really excited for when she can actually play!