Happy Halloween!

Check out our little chicken. He actually cooperated in this costume, believe it or not... Next year we'll go trick or treating.

Sunday with the Boys

We had another great weekend with Ethan. The weather was perfect and we set aside Sunday as another "no errand" day having gotten some things done on Saturday. The day started off with Ethan and dad watching a little football, much to mom's chagrin. We finally got out of the house around lunchtime and headed to a burger joint that Ben has been wanting to try. Not the best menu for Weight Watchers, but I was able to find something and the patio was perfect for a nice SF day and for Ethan to make as much noise as he wanted.

We then headed to Baker Beach via a few wrong turns and some paths that even our mega-stroller couldn't make it down. We eventually found our way and spent a little time on this great beach with the GG Bridge visible in the background. It was Ethan's first official trip to the beach, though we think he recognized the sound of the waves from his sound machine!

All in all, we walked 6.5 miles through the city streets and on trails pushing Ethan in his stroller and sometimes being forced to mitigate his fussiness with the Bjorn. He got to visit his favorite grocery store (Trader Joe's of course) and is clearly excited about one day eating some Joe's O's, or even some of mom and dad's favorite frozen veggies.

We are already looking forward to next weekend's adventure - who knows where it will take us. Stay tuned...

Click here for pics of last weekend.

Cute Video

I hope this video works for everyone. I was trying to get him to laugh. Enjoy!

Ethan's New Blog

Hi all,

We're entering a new technological phase in order to keep everyone posted on our life out here on the west coast. We will try to post on this site every Monday to re-cap our weekend activities and link to some photos. We hope this helps you feel closer to Ethan.

Now that Ethan is 4 months and he is to actually enjoying the world around him, we've started taking him on new adventures. It's amazing to see his reactions to life in San Francisco. He had a blast yesterday on our big urban hike and at Trader Joe's. We walked over 5 miles with him in the Bjorn and the stroller. Two naps later, lunch for mom and dad, and with a week's worth of groceries and we returned home exhausted, but also refreshed.

Ethan is also developing physically very quickly. He rolls from his tummy to his back, and according to his nanny Gillian, he also goes from back to front, though we still haven't personally witnessed this :) He is starting to try to sit up on his own and we think we're approaching the end of the swing era as he can't seem to sit still in his once favorite contraption. He's discovering more of his hands and recently his feet as well, which he is just fascinated by.

Click here for this weekend's pictures of our big urban adventure. Enjoy!

Testing Photo Link

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