Last minute trip to Coloma to get away on a Saturday

Tim tried using the timer on our camera for the first time and it worked pretty good. Tim had to leap across the water to get to the rock just in time and I'm amazed it worked out.

We hiked up to the James Marshall monument and this is a view of the Coloma Valley, beautiful huh?

Tidepooling at Point Reyes with the Murdocks

The boys were so curious poking at the sea anemoni's and touching the star fish. This poor little crab was close to death so it was easy to grab him.

About a half hour later we were all wandering on the rocks pretty close to the water and all of a sudden an elephant seal pops his head up and stares at us. One of Casey and AnnaMarie's daughters was 10 feet away from it and was "encouraged" to run away when it started bumping it's chest against the rocks like it wanted to get out of the water. I guess they can be aggressive Tim tells us and by law you're supposed to stay about 100 feet away from them. I guess you can't help it when they come to see you. It was so cool seeing this huge wild creature so close.

Halloween

What a cute little tail

The King!

Mathias had a lion costume that I thought would have gone together a little more with Jared's costume but Mathias insisted on wearing last years dolphin one. The head barely fit that when he lifted his head it squished the corner of his eyes down. You guys looked great though, Mommy and her funny ideas.

Click here to see an inspirational clip about preparing for the Second Coming

Tim ran 12,500 lbs. of rock in wheelbarrow loads up a ramp in the first five hours of work today. You've still got it, Superman.

Mathias likes corn on the cob......

I was so impressed with our Captain Tim, he took this $2 boat from Wal-Mart and rigged up a sail and working jib, keel, and working rudder. Nice job, the bathtub was filled twice that night to make sure it worked. Good times.

BIG moth, I was proud of the boys for not being scared to touch it. Jared wanted to take it inside and keep it forever. I do have my limits.

Our first kayaking trip to Negro Bar. Jared did great, he was paddling like a pro. Mathias, just hung on.

WE FINALLY SOLD OUR HOUSE IN EAGLE MOUNTAIN!!!

Jared - "When I get bigger I'm going to go to the temple and pick a girl."

The floor at our house is a "proceed at your own risk" territory

Just something cute that made me laugh

We went up to Camino on Sunday to have dinner with the fam and let the boys have a sleepover. Mathias disappeared shortly after we arrived and was finally found sneaking skittles in Grandmary's piano room with the door closed, the lights off and he closed his eyes when Daddy came in so nobody would find him

Mathias funnies

I know he's going to hate me for taking these pictures when he is older but I can't help it. He still makes this face when he, well I'm sure you can guess what he's doing

Folsom Lake trip, check out the tongue. Doesn't that look familiar? Grandpa?

This was taken a few months back, I don't know what got into him but I have about 15 different pictures of him pulling faces at lunch. This one always makes me laugh

Daddy Mommy and Jared

Yep, naturally straight up

Tim felt like rigging up a harness and putting Jared in it one night then we did a human zip line across the house (Tim and I were acting as the trees). It didn't last too long, 32 year old humans were never meant to be trees.

Goofin' around

Should mommy keep her day job?