Here are some photos from this week:

We decided it would be fun to go to the Chabot Space and Science Center but all the photos are pretty low quality because there was pretty much no light in there.

David experiencing the work astronauts have to do.

reading the instructions.

what it feels like at no gravity.

my little astronaut.

they also had some tables where high school kids teach you about different science concepts. This one was about pigments and ultraviolet light.

they really liked this part.

david was very curious.

and of course Nathaniel too.

David at no gravity, too.

begging not to go home.

they had a really good time.

then it was time for family photos.

and tickling.

and more tickling.

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

Here are some photos from this week. A lot of these are taken with my new phone and I consider them of low quality but they still feature our memories and that’s what this is about after all:

Nathaniel and David playing in Nathaniel’s classroom. I just wanted to see if the phone can take decent indoor shots.

we then went to this place the kids call The Village in David’s school and this is apparently his hut. It was way way too sunny.

over the weekend, Jake’s brother, Clark, happened to be visiting us and so we decided go to the Computer History Museum. On the way down, we passed by Google campus and decided to stop and take photos with the Android statues. David insisted that I capture them with each. All the Android releases have dessert-y names. Kitkat is the new one.

Honeycomb.

ice cream sandwich.

eclair.

jelly bean.

gingerbread.

froyo.

cupcake.

donut.

donut, too 🙂

and the big android guy.

then we were finally allowed to go to the museum. I didn’t capture anything there except this where everyone was playing some video game.

and Clark and David playing Pong.

they had one of the Street View cars so Nathaniel got inside (which you were allowed to do.) and I snapped.

and here’s when I was getting the self-shots ready. I love this photo.

we’re yelling we love Fridays!

and tickle time!

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

Here are some photos from this week:

we were lucky enough to go to Martha’s Vineyard last week to visit with Jake’s family.

this was the kids’ first time so they spent a lot of time discovering the corners of the house and exploring everything.

and playing with their cousins.

and lots of opportunities for me to take photos. I didn’t bring my favorite lens for several reasons and regretted it a lot. I love my 85mm even if it’s not ideal for group shots.

we got to visit the Gay Head Light House.

the kids weren’t afraid of heights at all.

David loved being there.

and climbing all the stairs by himself.

at night we had sparklers thanks to Andee and the kids loved it (so did I!).

there’s just something magical about them.

David loved our youngest cousin and I must agree that he was just super sweet and cute.

the boys went rock-walking at the beach.

and explored the nooks and crannies between the rocks.

and were just super happy.

I loved watching from afar and taking photos.

and hoped they wouldn’t slip. Though Nathaniel did and managed to scar his face and lip within moments.

I hadn’t seen Jake’s brothers in so long, I snapped all the photos I could.

and this is wonderful Andee, married to one of Jake’s brothers. I wish I saw her more often.

Nathaniel liked climbing the trees.

this is another super-cute cousin. Isn’t he amazing? I could not snap enough photos of this little boy and he was so patient with me.

I’ve known this brother since he was fourteen; it’s so odd to see him with wonderful little boys of his own now. How quickly the time passes.

more of my favorite subject.

more climbing trees.

I love how these three are 2, 3, and 4.

David really wanted to go fishing so Jake took him and to everyone’s shock they even managed to catch some. David also went through the backyard and collected a whole bunch of bugs. Caterpillars, leaf catydids, daddy longlegs and more. He did release them all back into the wild a little while later because I couldn’t bear the thought that they might die in the jars.

and here’s all of us at once. I’ve been with Jake for almost twenty years now and looking at this photo makes me realize how big the family has grown and how wonderful everyone is and how really lucky we are. And how we need to do this much more often. So very grateful.

and then it was family shot time, of course.

and tickling too, surely.

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

Here are some photos from this week:

Most of this week’s photos are from the kids’ last soccer class for the summer.

usually Jake takes them but I tagged along just to see them and snap some shots.

Nathaniel played by himself during David’s class.

He had a ton of fun.

almost as much as I did taking photos.

David had a blast too.

look at my boys.

with big smiles on their faces.

water break.

cutie faces.

Nathaniel listening to his teacher.

we also went to the Palo Alto Zoo for a little bit.

we saw the bobcats, spiders, bees, snakes and more.

and i snapped photos of course.

little poser, he loves to fake pout.

how is it that I ended up with a blue eyed boy?

then it was family photo time, Nathaniel made us laugh of course.

look at the difference on the right vs left.

finally David gave in, too.

he’s not a fan of being tickled.

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

Here are some photos from this week:

I asked Jake to take photos of the boys during soccer.

better than nothing.

this week we went to the flower conservatory at Golden Gate park.

I couldn’t get any good photos of the boys, but I tried.

then walked over to get some ice cream.

we kept seeing people driving bike surreys so we decided to rent one.

the kids played a bunch while Jake waited for the paperwork.

david was determined to bike.

and steer.

I, of course, took photos.

Nathaniel played for a bit, too. He got to sit in the front basket while we biked. It was pretty tiring but also fun.

then we went to see the dahlias.

and another shot by Jake during swim class.

i love the boys snuggle up when they play games.

I took them to the park nearby and shot photos as they played.

Nathaniel posing.

David, too, of course.

then it was family photo time.

Nathaniel kept looking out the window.

until we screamed We Love Legos!

and then tickle time!!

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

Here are some photos from this week:

This was our week to take the monthly Tiburon trip. Before getting there, we stopped by the city to visit Jake’s cousin on his tugboat.

I tried really hard to get a good photo of all the boys.

but it just wasn’t meant to be.

Nathaniel’s life jacket was a few sizes too big.

but he was having fun anyway.

David liked it, too, I think.

They were both pretty curious and it was both interesting and fascinating being there. Thank you, cousin Dominic.

When we got to the hotel, I snapped what I think is one of the best photos of David.

I tried to get some of Nathaniel, too.

but he wasn’t as accommodating.

I snapped some anyway.

he’s such a cutie patootie.

the next day we decided to go to Sausalito. We started with a lunch where the kids got to use the orange squeezing machine.

Nathaniel got a turn too.

he loved putting the orange in.

right at the top.

and then letting it go and watching the machine squeeze it.

then we went to the Bay Model which is a model of the whole San Francisco Bay. The kids absolutely loved it.

they wanted to see every single corner.

and then it was time for family shots.

nathaniel adding his own flavor of course.

lest he seem unenthusiastic.

and tickle time of course!

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.