San Francisco

Russ and I had the opportunity last weekend to get away and go to San Francisco! Russ' mom was awesome and came out to stay with Lindsey and of course we took Taylor with us. My parent's also went with us and we had a great time! My brother and his wife, Natalie live right in the city of San Francisco, so it was a perfect excuse to go and visit them! We had a blast and when I think about what we did while we were there, I can sum it up by pretty much saying we ate some really good food and lots of it! My family LOVES food, so this does not surprise me one bit and if you know us well, you would agree. I am going to write it all down for memory sake, if you want you can scroll ahead and looks at pictures!

Thursday:

Flew into San Francisco. Mom and Dad were waiting for us. We got the car-which took forever. Drove to our VRBO (Vacation Rental By Owner)-ended up being a disappointment. Settled and unpacked. Then we walked around the area-the Presidio and Chestnut St. Then, met David and Natalie at their place. We went and ate some awesome pizza, not far from their place. On the way home, stopped and ate some yummy gelato. The pizza and gelato brought back some great memories of Italy.

Friday:

Drove down to Menlo Park and Palo Alto-this is where David & Natalie used to live. Walked around there. Ate some Indian food-1st time and it was really good. My dad and Russ ate at "The Counter" a really cool burger joint. Drove back to S.F. and toured Golden Gate Park/Botanical Gardens. Taylor was super cranky, so we decided to stay in the city for dinner. We found a super yummy "hole-in-the-wall" Mexican joint down in the mission district. Right up our ally-we LOVE good mexican food!!

Saturday:

Met David and Natalie at their apartment and walked to a bakery for a "special treat" kind of breakfast and then walked up to the dog park for Jack (their cute dog). The park was at the top of pacific heights and it was amazing. The views were to die for. Then, we went to the farmer's market at the Ferry building. The weather was soooo nice this weekend, that I think all of S.F. was at the farmer's market. It was crazy busy, but still a lot of fun. David insisted that we try a porchetta sandwich (spelling may be wrong). It was a seasoned and stuffed pork tenderloin that they cut up and put on this great bread with parsley on top. The line was crazy long, but worth it! Then, it was Golden Gate Bridge time. So, we drove over it, got out took some pictures and looked around. The views are so beautiful and there were so many sail boats out, because of the beautiful weather. Then, it was time to eat again. So, we drove down to Half Moon Bay and ate at the Flying Fish Grill-soooo good. This was my request, that we eat some fresh seafood. I had the halibut and it was so tasty.

Sunday:

Went to church with David and Natalie. Packed up the VRBO-so glad it was overbooked that last night. The Grand Hyatt was so much better! Met a long time friend Craig for brunch. Drove around with Craig and caught up on the past 17 years with him. It was really nice to see him again. David and Natalie made us dinner that night-some really good grilled Lamb and some roasted potatoes. Another great meal. Went to Sophie's Crepes for one last great dessert.

Monday:

Packed up and came home. Lindsey did really well without us. She had so much fun with her Grandma Moses, that I don't think she really missed us. We did miss her, but it was really nice to get a break from her for the weekend.

Peaches and Tot School....

My parent's were nice enough to share some of their last bit of peaches with me and they were amazing! My mom talked me into freezing some more and I am so glad that she did. I got 22 bags of peaches with 2 cups each! What a busy afternoon this was! Don't they look good!

This is Lindsey and Taylor riding the horse. Lindsey insisted on having Taylor ride with her. Lindsey has some crazy eyes, but Taylor was happy!

My turn for tot school was last week....my theme was manners. I do not have pictures from the first day, it was a little bit crazy. But, I got these pictures right before snack time on the 2nd day. I decided to do a sharing snack: each kid got a snack and had to pass it around to all of the kids. Before the snack we used the placemat's we made from the first day and practiced "setting the table." It was fun and this day just went so much smoother!

What we have been up to....

Well life at the Moses house has been nothing but a little busy lately!! I am just going to start off with youngest to oldest to give a little update on everyone's happenings!

**Warning: Long post!!

Taylor

Let's see Taylor is 3 1/2 months old right now and just seems to be getting bigger everyday! She is starting to roll from her tummy to her back. She has the biggest and best smile ever! I LOVE it! She is laughing and starting to talk...she can get going and be pretty loud at times! We have started using the Bumbo, but it's not her favorite thing yet. We will have to work on that. This week is the week, that I am going to transition her to her own crib and get her out of our room. But, it is just so convenient to have her right next to me. Especially, because she has been taking some steps backward and waking up several times a night. I don't like it very much!

Lindsey

The biggest thing with Lindsey right now, is that we are in the midst of potty training. I tried several weeks ago, but it was a huge power struggle and she would refuse to even get on the potty. So, we put it all away and then magically when her cousin Alli started getting potty trained and was wearing panties, Lindsey wanted to start again! Amazing how that works. She has been doing really well with "peeing in the potty," but it is the #2 that we are really going to struggle with. Lindsey has also started a toddler preschool and is loving that so much already. She loves to tickle and kiss her sister. She also loves to pretend to go to work or the store and get kisses from Mom and Dad before she leaves. Lindsey is playing so well with herself right now and I LOVE it!

Russ

Russ is probably the most busy out of all of us! He started his Master's in Business program through CU Denver a couple weeks ago. He is also finishing our basement (Russ' little brother Ethan is living with us right now and so it was motivation to get it done). He had his brother Trevor and Dad come to help a few weekends ago and they were able to get a majority of the framing done! Thanks to all of the men who have helped-including my Dad! He is also watching the girls on Thursday nights and Friday mornings-which I will explain in a moment under my post. He is doing really well and balancing all of his many tasks-oh we can't forget his calling and the time he puts into that. What a busy guy! I appreciate so much all that he does for us!!

Me

I started back at work about a month ago. I am only working one night a week and it is soooo wonderful! I am working every Thursday night and it is great getting out of the house and having some adult conversation. However, I do not especially enjoy staying up all night. It really is not a lot of fun. I am also staying busy doing all of the regular Mom stuff and keeping Lindsey entertained while Russ is in the basement working. So much fun!

Other Things....

The Berry Patch Farm: a friend in the ward has set-up some fall field trips and this was one of them. It was so much fun! I think it will be even better next year when Lindsey is a little older. Lindsey was able to pick her own raspberries and strawberries-she didn't quite understand this concept and was better at just eating them when she actually did pick them. They also have a pig that kids can pet and chickens running around everywhere. This was a really cool place! Thanks Val!

We went to Grand Junction a few weeks ago to get family pictures taken with Russ' family. While we were there Lindsey discovered that she could write on herself and Taylor. It came right off thank goodness! We had a great time seeing lots of family and friends