Teresa, Finley & Riona in Central Park

Weather is treating us well

Thundercats

Last game of the season - Nov 15th

Thundercats are go!

Riona's team play their penultimate game.

Hay ride

Irish Sports Day

This can't be right - sunny in October

Riona at William's birthday

My kind of party - Mimosas and bagels for the adults

Finley & Riona get ready

F.& R were part of Marion & Cheryl's wedding. Finley was the ring bearer and the wedding was on the beach.....

Luckily all went well

Finley at the zoo

Kids at the-zoo

Finley was a bit under the weather but we got to see how they are doing extending thc cage heights

Cushion Castle

Riona hiding

Sunset

Taken from my friends Marion & Chery

Ah, chocolate

Second birthday pairty of the day

Spinny Thing

The closest thing I have seen to a witch's hat (a notorious ride from Hyde park - not the London one)

More new park

We get a park upgrade with the new house

Finley graduates Pre-K

They even get a graduation certificate

Playing in the garden

Not sure how long the willow will last with theii swinging games

Party 2

Finley & Clay @ Clay's birthday

Party 1

Finley, Riona & Cara @ Clay's party

Happy Birthday Riona

Riona is now 4. She has her new soccer outfit on and is very happy

Finley hanging around.

...in the summer fog

Free museum day at the De Young

Busy - too busy but the kids liked playing in the courtyard

At Coyote Point

Hopefully we'll see the animal show, but the new exhibits are cool

More climbing

Climbing climbing...

In the penguin egg shell

Jake and Riona at the Monterey Bay aquarium

Monterey Bay aquarium

In front of the humpback whale sound exhibit

Riona as a kitty

Someone offered to paint Riona's face as we were leaving Golden Gate park - She of course accepted

Family Shots

Riona climbing rocks

At Cave Rock state park Lake Tahoe NV.

Finley on the nevada side of lake Tahoe

If I can get Riona to stand still I will photograph her too.

Finley in Lake Tahoe

And it's hot enough to be in the lake

Riona was person of the Day on Monday

We had to provide snack, a picture board for her to talk abouţ we told stories and did a little art project.



She was very happy

Irish Sports Day

Irish sports day. Potato and spoon race, sack race etc.

Broken Alarm Clock

Recently my 2 child alarm clock hasn't been working that well. Here, is an examole at 7:30 this morning when I should have been up for half an hour already

Emmett's Birthday

Yesterday was soccer, soccer, soccer (Oh and a bit o' basebalłRiona hit 3 pitches).

Today was Emmett,s birthday.

Here, a shot around the cake.

Busy day!

Out at 8:30 to Jackson park for Tee ball, over to GG park for Phoebe Dragons soccer, then Emmett met us in the play park. we went to Haight St. for Mexican and then back to the carousel.. This just before Finley fell asleep on the Carousel

Boarding dudette

It remains to be seen how much trouble dada will get in for this one.

Go Phoebe Dragons

The Phoebe Dragons, Finley's micro-soccer team, had their first game today. Finley turns out to be a great little defender.

I think it's all down to the great coaching staff - Did I mention I'm an assistant coach?

Finley conquering DNA

... or at least a model of it - again at the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley

Riona on Sunstones II

Outside at the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley. There is a "speed" exhibition on that, I loved but the kids got bored with. You could shoot a penny at high speed against a hard surface - I bent 3 but couldn't break any.

5 year olds can't do 500 piece jigsaws

... but if you give them one. they will expect someone to do it - In this case me.(and this one took a week)



So, calling all aunties, age x 100 doesn't work for size of jigsaw to buy for children.

Riona got face painted

It's a vampire in case you are wondering

Ready to party?

Finley and Riona get ready to party

Look at my flowers

Riona with the flowers she wanted from the grocery store