September 18, 2012
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A quick fly-by update on the last 2 weeks. We went to the Barnum & Bailey’s Circus with Melissa and her family. It was quite good. Not comparable to a Cirque show, but entertaining for the kids and a good value. We got there early to see the animals and partake in some pre-show activities.
We went to Marine World. Using our season passes from work, we were able to get Melissa’s whole family in for free – yay! The kids have so much more fun when we go with another family. We went to Mustards in Napa for dinner (and walked around their gardens) afterwards. I love going out to eat at a nice sit down place; there’s something so pleasent about enjoying a good meal with family (and/or with friends) without worrying about preparing the food or washing dishes afterwards. Yummy.
I was sick the last weekend, so it was pretty low key. James took Calista to Art Beast per her request.
I took the kids to the local library to play with Legos and check out books. Zach had soccer photos followed a playdate at our house with his teammate John.
We’ve been trying a lot more recipes lately as the kids play more and more on their own. And Zachary finally figured out how to swing by himself. Dance, swim, soccer, jog, rinse and repeat. The baby and toddler years seemed to last forever, while the school age years are flying by. I’m thinking it’s because there’s so much of a regular routine, that all the weeks feel the same. I have still not figured out how to slow time down.
