Trip to the city

Today, Daddy had to pick up something from his office so we decided to take the kids to Golden Gate Park while we were out there. First, we were going to take them to the Children's Playground, but Clark wanted to see the Japanese Tea Garden so we went there instead. Now a driving trip to San Francisco is quite an ordeal. Mainly the traffic. There's a reason why Clark takes BART to work...he can't handle traffic! AND with my fuzzy brain and great sense of direction, we spent a good amount of time lost. (I used to live 2 blocks from Golden Gate Park!) Well, we finally made it to the park and when we arrived, we saw some type of Renaissance horse parade! We visited the tea garden, had a snack and ran around a bit. The kids had a good time. Clark and I did too.

Daddy's office - well the corner of the building.
His office is quite a bit higher up.

Hoping for a good shot for our Christmas card!

Having a snack



Know what type of flower this is??
They had a whole area full of them. So pretty!



Tori Misoyaki

Tonight we had Tori Misoyaki. I've never had it before, but I saw it on one of my favorite blogs this week and decided to try it. Tasty and something new. Gregory loved it. Bailey preferred the corn. I only marinated it for an hour and I think it would've be tastier if I had marinated it overnight like the recipe suggested. Since I don't think about what I'm having the next day it probably won't ever happen, but maybe 5 or 6 hours would work. :)



Tori Misoyaki

1 T miso for each chicken thigh
1 T sake for each chicken thigh
1/2 t brown sugar for each chicken thigh

Use boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Marinate chicken 15 minutes to overnight. Grill 4-5 minutes per side.

Visiting Basil

Today I took the kids to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. We've been there quite often, but today I took both of them myself. When we arrived they had Miles out in the petting circle so we ran over so Bailey could pet him. Right next to the petting circle is Basil's cage, but it was empty! (Her favorite rat she likes to see) I asked one of the volunteers where he was and he brought him back out. They had taken them out for cage cleaning. (Note: I think a skunk must have been at the hospital and sprayed cuz PEUWIE PEUWIE every time they opened the door!) We made our usual rounds and pushed all the buttons (a few times each). Today Bailey said her favorite was the snake and Gregory said his was the rabbit! :)


Miles in the petting circle

Bailey and Gregory in the eagle's nest

Looking at the snake

Listening to the bird calls

Playing in the discovery room ~
actually watching a girl have a tantrum

Basil sleeping on his water bottle

Miles in his cage

A day in Stockton

Wednesday we went to visit Grandma, Grandpa, Hibachan and Aunty Ruth. We got a late start, but we still managed to squeeze a lot into our day.

The kids had a great time swimming, but we cut it short. Too hot! They were starting to look pink so we pulled them out and they enjoyed a popscicle in the shade.





You can drive these boats and shoot water!





Here they are in the perfect snack chair having a treat. Notice they each have a cup holder and a compartment for their snack bag!

Sandi and Stevie

Today the community center had Sandi and Stevie perform their "Insect Songs" show so I took the kids to see them. The kids and I listened to their music clips from their website before we went and it sounded like it'd be right up their alley. Bailey loved the show. She participated, danced, marched around the room, raised her hand when Sandi asked questions - just had a great time. Gregory, I think, enjoyed the show too. But from my lap. He didn't take a nap today so he was kind of pooped and even lied down for a bit. The show started at 4pm (which was a little late for a kids show) and lasted a little over an hour. I had fixed dinner before we left so we rushed home and were able to eat almost as soon as we got home. Good thing! The kids were starving!

Gregory sitting on my lap.

Bailey dancing the grasshopper dance.

Marching around the room like an ant.

More dancing.

More sitting on my lap.

Bailey listening to Sandi and Stevie sing.