Out of space, WHAT????

Apparently I've used up my photos space... not sure what is going on!  I've deleted 2 videos and some photos from past posts... no luck yet.  Stay tuned...

An experiment

MD picked up a crystal growing kit from Barnes and Nobles a few months ago. .. and he's been waiting for Vince to actually be home on a weekend to work with them....  Guess what finally happened?!

So they put on their goggles...

Grabbed their magnifying glasses...

And started discovering!

It was a great afternoon!!!!

Can you tell how much fun they were having with Daddy?!

Family Portraits

It's that time of the year... Are you starting to think about family portraits for your holiday cards?  Guess what we are finally doing?  Vince has carved out some dates in his busy calendar so that he may take YOUR family portraits for YOUR holiday cards!  (oh, and he does family pet portraits too... but I'd leave the fish in its bowl, might not be a good idea to bring him along to the park!)

When: October 23rd & 30th / November 13th & 20th

Where: TBA

Details: $25 per 30 minutes sitting fee, purchase only the prints you want!  CD of all images

taken during each 30 mins. session can be purchased for $50.  Complimentary 4x6 print!

Print Pricing: 8-2x3 wallets($8), 4x6($5), 5x7($10), 8x10($15), individual negatives($40)

Reserve your spot! Contact me: stephanie.c.quach@gmail.com  

If you like this idea but do not want to do it for yourself, we also offer gift certificates!  Order a few for your friends and family.... or neighbors or your neighbors' pets!  We are open to your ideas too... so book us and bring your props!  It'll be fun, I promise!

Happy October!!!!

We found  a new park by MG's school.  The boys and I had fun swinging on these swings!

 E found this and was riding it like crazy -- don't know where his final destination was but he kept telling me he was riding a hippo and that I needed to get out of the water before the sharks came -- of course, I jumped out of the way quickly! ;)

 MD loved hanging upside down on this -- never mind me saying yelling, "stop that, you might fall backwards!"

 So he sat down and gave me a smile instead... okay, much better!

 After school we went to Jim and Clare's to check out the backyard progress:

 Jim and Clare looking on... nervously....

 But no one fell....

 They loved the new beam that was put up!

 Looked so much fun Auntie Clare had to join in!

 Ta da!!!!!!!

Hope your weekend is going well....

Bubbles, Babies, and gluten free...uh, cupcakes?!

He's doing better... This is mouse from today's project.

After we picked up MG from school we headed over to the Almaden Library to attend a bubble science class:

They all helped in one way or another:

He loved it!

And then they were off to  experiment!  Which container had the best combination to make the biggest bubble?

In the end, the dishwashing soap and corn syrup won!

We headed straight for Jen's house to have a small gathering with my former colleagues from Hellyer School. Kelly's daughter, Hannah, just had her baby.  This is Rosemary.  They call her Rose.  She's so adorable!!!!

Mommy and Rose.

Proud Grandma Kelly.  She's holding Owen, Jen's 8 month old.  He was adorable as well...  Surround me with babies and watch me drool.  They were so stinking cute!!!!  I can see why Kelly wanted to eat this one up!

The the best part... Danielle F. made gluten free cupcakes that were a HUGE hit with the children! 

And that was our day -- hope yours was great too!  And it looks like someone was actually listening to me... the weather was just right today!  Thank you fall... we anxiously await you!

Learning and grape "juice"

He's writing much better these days!  I am so proud of him.   He wrote:  "On Sunday we went to Half Moon Bay.  We went fishing."  He was able to sound out most of the words and I reminded him about special words and letters that he could not hear but were there or words that required certain letters to accompany each other.  For example, we have been working on ar and er sounds.  In general, he will only want to write cr for car, but I remind him that a and r need each other to make a word that  makes sense and that all words need to have a vowel to make sense.

And he's reading too! (and don't mind the fact that I myself, did not know the date... It was September 28th, NOT February 28th that he read this!)

(I had to delete this video to make more space for other photos, sorry Ma)

E is doing what he does best... playing while MD and I work... bless him for being more independent these days!  (Might be the biweekly classes he's attending.)

After school we swung by Matt's house for some water... he offered the children grapes from the back yard.  MD asked if he could make grape juice instead...  of course, Matt said yes.  Yikes, I say!  Have a lookie:

Look at the "glop!"  (MD's own word)

And in the end... all 3 approved of the new treat Uncle Matt invented for them.  Grape juice, squeezed by their own little hands, sugar, and crushed ice...

Yum!  He took his remainder on the road... home, so that's saying a lot!

Thank you Uncle Matt for a refreshing treat!  It was supposed to be cooler today... alas, I did not agree!  I was too dang hot to enjoy the afternoon... looking forward to fall! Fall, I know that you are technically here (because the children wrote that during their last art project).   But I want you here and feel like you are REALLY here!  I want to whip out my warm coat, snuggle with the children, sip hot chocolate, and read books under a soft warm blanket...  Away with you heat!!!!