Here are some snapshots from our week:

The kids were off for Spring Break last week but since I had a lot of work, we weren’t able to go anywhere. My week got lighter suddenly on Friday so we decided to take a last minute trip to Tiburon. It was the best decision ever. We stayed at the beautiful Water’s Edge hotel and our room overlooked the water. The kids played on the deck. This is David writing my name using the rocks.

then sketching the San Fran skyline. He did a lot of sketching all weekend.

my sweet boy.

we played in the room for a while and then took a walk along the path to get to the restaurant we’d reserved for dinner.

I tried to take a shot of all three boys. but alas it wasn’t meant to be.

Nathaniel would not stop running. He just loved being there.

David loved climbing the rocks.

so Nathaniel wanted to do it, too, of course.

all the boys thought climbing the rocks was awesome.

I just watched and shot photos.

it was fun to get to be the one taking the photos.

at the restaurant, I just snapped a million more while we waited for dinner.

the boys were kind enough to let me.

they were having fun.

laughing a lot.

watching the boats out the window.

and sketching.

checking out more of the scenery.

Nathaniel said he’ll act like he’s cold so I can take a photo.

David made silly faces at me.

then there was hugging.

laughing.

making more funny faces.

and kissing. then the sun went down so there were no more photos.

the next morning, the boys played and looked at the scenery while I read and Jake watched a movie.

and then we went to take a photo for David’s school.

then it was family photo time. laughing like crazy.

and hugging time.

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 snapshots from our week:

there’s a pond near here that we like to drive to sometimes and I love taking a walk with the birds, the planes (it’s near an airport) and the green!

it always makes me happy to be near water. Any kind of water.

we went to this wonderful museum of children’s art in Oakland. The kids started with the painting wall.

it took a little while for Nathaniel to get into it but once he got it, he loved it.

so did David.

he painted a scene.

and Nathaniel checked out all the fun tools.

they even got along relatively well.

and here’s david’s boat almost done.

then he just had fun.

then it was time to do a pop-up scene. this week’s theme was gardens. but the kids just did their own thing, of course.

there were sequins and gluing and just having a ton of fun.

next up was a mr. potato-head competition.

here’s Nathaniel’s under way.

the boys working and hot glueing.

David’s all done. I love love love this.

Then we went to lunch. I snapped some photos while we waited. for a long long long time.

my sweet boy.

my other sweet boy.

i am so grateful for these kids.

after lunch, we went back and it was time to play with clay.

The kids really loved doing whatever they wanted.

Nathaniel and I made this one.

and here’s his finished Mr. Potato.

Then it was family photo time.

there was hugging.

and laughing 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.

Here are some snapshots from our week:

we went to Randall museum and I tried to snap a photo in the parking lot but Nathaniel wasn’t having it.

and when Jake grabbed him, he made his silly face

the kids played with the earthquake simulator.

seeing the world like a fly sees the world.

puppet shows!

then we went to one of my favorite places in the city: Cafe Reverie so I snapped photos while we waited for our food.

love my boys.

and love love love this man.

the next morning we played with sidewalk chalk.

we started in the backyard.

they played tic-tac-toe.

then we moved to the front yard.

Nathaniel started this long line.

and kept at it.

up and up.

all the way up to me.

then David set up his legos and started taking shots for a stop motion movie.

then it was time for family shots.

nathaniel had no attention span of course.

and kept telling us stories.

we were shouting we love legos!

look at the excitement.

happy boys.

then tickling.

more tickling.

and ended up with a family hug.

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 snapshots from our week:

the boys playing Dinosaur Bingo.

I love having two.

and watching them interact.

David doing his gratitude card.

reading Calvin and Hobbes to his little brother.

love seeing that, too.

we also went to the hidden villa farm so the kids could walk and run around.

i took photos, of course.

and got some special moments.

so love my boys!

so so much.

we saw chickens, piglets, cows and sheep!

This was a long week at work, so Nathaniel ended up watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the ipad a few times. He was happy, of course.

then it was photo-time.

Nathaniel was joking around again.

tickling and laughing.

saying “we love legoland!”

see Nathaniel really getting into it.

making us laugh.

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 snapshots from our week:

David’s writing class was over so they all got to present by reading their stories.

Nathaniel and I printed these awesome valentines.

we stamped his name and a generic “you” for all of them

here he is stamping the “you”s.

and here they are, all done.

he’s counting them. we ended up doing the same ones for David, too.

the weather has finally gotten warmer here so we played in the back yard a bunch.

nathaniel loved watching his brother, of course.

they played ball.

and then he played alone a bunch cause David was already inside

playing with dominos.

they didn’t feel like posing for me.

here’s nathaniel setting up our photo shoot.

much laughter.

and more laughter.

an attempt to take a “nice” one and you can see Nathaniel was quite wiggly.

he tried to pose but it just wasn’t happening. so it goes. I’ll take the laughter anytime.

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 snapshots from our week:

The night before we left for Tahoe, David left me this note.

On our first night there, we went skating. A first for both kids. I didn’t have my camera so this crappy photo is all we got.

Nathaniel packed his own bad and cuddled into bed the minute we got into the hotel so he could take out his books.

my boys.

David colored this little page at the pizza place and they hung it up which made him happy.

the next morning we went tubing. Nathaniel wasn’t a fan so he did it twice and we stopped. David and Daddy continued for a long time.

we then went cross-country skiing and show-shoeing. It was super-windy but the kids still loved it.

And were being their silly selves.

then we came back home. the kids spent some time playing with legos.

Nathaniel made a card for his teacher.

and then gave it to her.

she’s an awesome teacher.

we then went to David’s class for his presentation.

but first there was circle time.

David presented a favorite book, Calvin and Hobbes.

Nathaniel had a nap. Actually he doesn’t nap anymore, mostly lies in bed and reads.

here he is being a bucket-head zombie (from a game they like to play.)

David doing homework.

then it was photo-time. Nathaniel was being all crazy again.

he kept laughing and laughing.

I tried to tell him to be quieter.

but he wasn’t hearing it.

and right in the middle he farted.

twice.

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.