Oma's visit

We had a nice week with Oma this past week.  It rained for 5 days straight.  We still enjoyed some nice walks, shopping, eating out, working in the garden, and just being together.   We did have sunshine for the last 2 days so Oma could see what California really is like.

We went on Saturday to the farmers market and got some fresh oranges, nuts and lots of other good stuff.  We also went to a very fun Korean Market that a friend from Daddy's work told him about.  We loved it and got lots of good food.

One of the days we also walked up and around Folsom Lake.  It was really green and the oak trees were just starting to bud out.  Alex, Sarah, and Lily were practicing their trail running in preparation for Daddy's big race on Saturday.

It was a fun week!!!  We will miss Oma but see her soon when we come to Utah this summer.

Sunday Evening Hike to Stumpy

We took a walk recently on a Sunday night and hiked up to a stump on the hill by our house.  The kids loved it.  The grass was turning green an the sun had just started to set.  It made for some lovely pictures.  Enjoy.

Sarah's Trip to Marin Headlands

Sarah went on her first overnight trip without us.  Her class went on a 3 day 2 night field trip to Marin Headlands north of San Fransisco.  She loved every minute of it.  They learned lots of things about the marine life and wildlife in the area.  She went on some fun hikes and played lots of games.  We are glad she has such good friends and teachers and has made a smooth transition to her new school.  We love her a lot and missed her probably more than she missed us.

Daddy is doing a 50k Ultra Train race in a few weeks in the Marin Headlands.  We are excited to go, play on the beach, and have Sarah show us around.  Should be fun.

Trip to Point Reyes with Uncle Mark and Aunt EJ

This past Saturday we met Uncle Mark and Aunt EJ at Point Reyes National Seashore.  We explored Drakes Beach and had a picnic there.  We had originally wanted to see the Gray Whales in their migration north, but because of high winds the lighthouse was closed.  So we opted to walking through Point Reyes Station and checking out all of the little shops until low tide.  It was really fun.  Once the tide had gone down we drove to Agate Beach and checked out the tide pools.  We found some really fun things on this lesser known beach.

After the beach we decided to find somewhere for dinner together before driving home.   We remembered on the single lane Highway 1 that we needed to get gas.  The distance to empty said 10 miles and we had no idea how far until we could fill up.   We started getting nervous.   We found a turn out and Mark and EJ checked their GPS and said there was a gas station in 2-6 miles.  Whew...we thought.  Until we came to a dead stop in traffic on the highway.  All we could see were lines of red brake lights on the winding road ahead.  We took guesses as to what the cause was --  Mommy was sure it was an accident and Sarah was sure it was construction.  We were now down to 5 miles until empty, so we started praying.  Traffic was barely crawling until we finally came to a weird light for construction that only let a single lane of traffic through at a time.  The light was for construction on the road (which they weren't doing at 6pm at night on a Saturday, but whatever).  Once through the light,  and with 3 miles left until empty, we saw lights from the town.  We made it to town just in time and filled up the car.  We definitely learned our lesson to pay attention to how much gas we have when sight seeing on the coast and we said a prayer of gratitude.

Mark and EJ found a really good Mexican Restaurant for dinner.  It was so good.  We had fun talking and then drove home.  All of the kids fell asleep and Mommy and Daddy enjoyed having a nice quiet time to talk.  What a fun day.