Showing posts with label Pickles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pickles. Show all posts

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Pickles, 6 Months, Pops Birthday, Anniversary, Camping

Pickle time.  This year I really dropped the ball. We didn't have a good time to make a bunch of pickles, so we ran over when my mom and Ran were doing some and jumped in on their batch.  We were able to get smaller pickles this year and can fit so many more in the jars! This is a big deal if you are a pickle maker! :-)






 Our 3 Musketeer's!

 Giada loves to snuggle with Lorenzo in the morning when she wakes up and after school when she gets home.
 Happy Birthday Pops!

 Birthday's with Pops the last few years.The kids have grown so much, and next year we will have Stella's little sister in the bunch.

Camping at the lake is always so much fun. This year we did Labor Day instead of Memorial Day and had the best weather ever. No wind! It's so rare for that to happen. I guess I was too busy to take many photos!
 

 Thanks for coming up James...next year you will camp!




Swimming with friends, all the way into September with this unusually long warm weather we have had in 2015.


 When I saw this sweet moment, I had to capture it.  I will have to remember that they do love each other at moments when I am unsure! LOL. Fighting one minute, loving on each other the next.
 For our 9th anniversary Mike and I made a quick trip to SF.  We always tend to pack a lot in and this was no different. But despite doing a lot we managed to relax and even sleep in the next morning. We had Giants tickets that evening so we spent the morning in Golden Gate Park. I had never been and it was huge!  We went into the Flower Conservatory which surprised us both by how interesting it was inside the current exhibit. The exhibits change a few times throughout the year.

 A quick stop into Ameoba Music, what a cool store. SO many records, we bought a few more for our collection.
 Delicious lunch on the water, highly recommend if you are near the Embarcadero. We ordered quite a few tapas to share, which is my favorite way to eat. I love trying multiple dishes. 

Giants for the win.  MadBum almost pulled off a No Hitter.  The stadium was silent waiting to see how it played out.  One hit got through, but it was a shutout and a great game, he sure has some talent. 
Thanks Nonni and Nonno for watching all the kiddos!


 
My kids LOVE to play in dirt.

 6 Months. Pictures of all the kids below; Lorenzo certainly wins in the hair department.
- Enjoys eating, but doesn't love the high chair.  So far he hasn't spit out or refused any food. He makes a funny face when he first tastes it and then just eats it right up. 
-Still very easy to put to sleep; still wakes up quite a few times in the night. 
- Scoots around to get to what he wants.
- Thinks his brother and sister are so funny and cracks up when they talk to him.
- Squirmy and wants to be moving
- Loves to cuddle up with you and snuggle right into your neck and rest.
- Still loves bath time
-No teeth yet.


 Giada has been riding along with me on some of my long runs. It has been fun, it is a nice distraction from what I am doing. It is time for her to have a bigger bike! She towers over this one. 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Giants Game/Lou Seal, Pickles, Red's Wedding, Giada/Gino Update


 We finally made it to a game as a family.  Giada has been to a couple games, wearing her Lou Seal Halloween Costume from last year and not been able to meet Lou Seal...this time we were on a mission! Surprisingly when you are looking for him he isn't around a lot! We found him in the outfield standing on the fence peeking over waiting to drive onto the field in a car.  We called his name and he looked over, then raised up his glasses and ran over to say hi to Giada. He signed a photo for her and she was so excited. The crowd around us was waving to G and clapping for her; it was cute and she was beyond pumped! Mission Accomplished! She doesn't even realize she can be something else this Halloween. She keeps saying she wants to be Lou Seal. lol  She also keeps recognizing the stadium on TV and telling us "I was just there" and also loves to hear the "Let's Go Giants" clap and clap throughout the entire game we are watching!


August means pickle time! I think we made over 80 jars this year in 2 batches...we are pickled out!

 Giada is obsessed with bug collecting! KR has the best backyard finds!  Matt found her this praying mantis recently and I caught this frog - big hit. We managed to keep them alive and release them. Success for all!
 Red gets hitched! Super fun 24 hours in Irvine this weekend. We headed down south for Red & Cal's wedding.  Lots of laughs with this group, lots of drinking, lots of dancing and lots of fun. Congrats Reeedddd!




Stella Jean is 2 months old! Smiles more, sticks out her tongue, and has found her hands!

Giadaisms
- "What's your name? Julie Coldani Mom?"
-"Dairy cows give us milk, nonnos cows give us meat"
"When I wish on a star, I wish to be big like Matt"  lol
- "This is a mystery we have to solve"
- Any of you that know the Hilders. Giada refers to them as "Dr Hilder and Dr Kerry!" It's awesome!
- I told her only a few minutes then we needed to leave "mom, 5 min, no 3 min, no all the minutes"
- Loves jewelry,  & dress up
- Expert bike rider; she finally got the hang of it!
        Gino
- If it can be climbed it will be! Bricks, bar stools, rocking chairs...anything. He cannot be left unattended or trusted!! And if you tell him "no" and to get down, he laughs at you. We are pretty sure he is going to be trouble.
- Eating a ton and has a good appetite, wants whatever you are eating
- Good sleeper now, all night from about 7 pm
-Talks a TON, still not too many real words
- Loves saying hi- bye to everyone - grocery stores are super fun!
-Waving, high fives
- Very ticklish
- Doesn't like things taken from him, or not being let outside etc; and certainly lets you know when he isn't happy