Birthday wknd pics

You guys! I'm 37 now! How crazy is that? I don't know where the time has gone!

My breakfast date

Dressed for the rain!

Foggy drive

Playing

Helping Mama with the laundry

Birthday breakfast!

A walk in the redwoods

Gorgeous 

Tall tall trees

Family

Fall leaves

Walking

Jean jacket

Playing hide and seek

Toddlers at the mall are the best

Last night, we want to the Stanford mall for dinner. After, we let D wander all over, in what I can only describe as "the best time ever!!!!" It was so cool to watch him walk all around and check out all the stuff at the mall. It was also hysterical to watch him blow raspberries on several shop windows. He loved everything, and only a face-plant in front of Louis Vuitton could stop his fun.

Looking in the Swatch store

Part of the Santa display

Pretty shop windows

Cruisin'

Pure joy

Walking with Daddy

Not many wknd pics

Not many pics this weekend. Went to a lovely yoga retreat on Saturday and had two sick boys on Sunday. Stayed around the house, kept the fire going and made sure they both got naps!

Out of the bath

Walking around the front yard

Helping daddy get wood for the fire

This is what happens when you give a one year old PB&J toast and eggs for breakfast - he required a bath!

Sleepy boys - I woke up early Saturday morning!

Dressed like Uncle Lary - sweats, tee, and sneakers

Numbers Tuesday

• This past weekend, I made 10 freezer crock pot meals. We spent about $150 at the grocery store and we made dinner for hopefully the next couple weeks. I feel accomplished.
• D has slept through the night for the past 3 days. Have I slept through the night? Not really. Last night was better than the others, but I'm so used to waking up with him, I do it naturally. Then, of course, I have to go check on him to make sure he's OK. Because I'm a mom. 
• They are talking about moving D up to the toddler's room at school. This would be his 3rd class he's been in. It's a bit bittersweet. While I'm excited to watch him grow up, I'm so sad to leave the classrooms that he started with, and the teachers who I have formed relationships with. My little guy. Growing up...
• A neighbor of mine has a game cam set up in the creek near our house. He's logged a bunch of animals cruising about our neighborhood, including a couple mountain lions (so cool). Want to check it out? Here's the link.
• This week, we have two grad students going through their qualifying exams. This means I have spent a large number of hours in practice talks. Ugh. But the good news is that we get to have some parties. Hooray!

Wknd pics

Deer in our yard Sat morning

D watching the folks play music at the Half Moon Bay farmers market

Outside with cat and stick

Happy boy 

Wipeout

Rearranging furniture

Eating tamales and grapes for lunch

Wild kitty

Busy

Freezer meals (more on this later)!

Reading in the bath

Playing with the airplane

Looking out the door at school