March Against Monsanto, May 5 mother-son adventure

People that know me know how passionate I am about the whole non-GMO debate. So when I heard about a global "March Against Monsanto" Day I was in! I figured it would be the kind of thing that you bring your 12 year old to and give them some real-life experience. How cool to attend this at any age and support such a great cause, right?

 The speakers were very inspiring and some of the signs and costumes really got the point across.

 But the best part was probably the march down to the Emarbadero.

 After the march we decided to keep walking down by the waterfront. We checked out this cool rickshaw/camera obscura courtesy of the Expolratorium.

 Then we headed to Ghirardelli. I mean, do you even have a choice when you are in SF?

 And then Brandon did a little Parkour to burn off the sugar...

Happy 4th Birthday, Sweet Kendall! May 15, 2013

We had a little celebration and adventure in honor of our biggest girl's 4th birthday. We invited Omi and Aunt Lizzy to join us. We took the girls horseback riding for the first time! They were absolutely enthralled!

 Then we headed over to the Cheesecake Factory for some grub.

I have a big 4 year old! Life just gets more and more fun with you, Sweet Kendall! Thanks for keeping Daddy and me on our toes! We love you so, so much. XOXO, Mommy

Fun Day in San Francisco

We decided to take the kids to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco...we had a blast on the Merry Go Round, played in the park where Kendall slid down a rock slide on cardboard with about a million other kids for about 2 hours! While she and dad were busy doing that (and I can't believe I didn't get a picture of it), Kaylee and I enjoyed a little bit more variety in our experience...

 like riding a sea turtle!

 We enjoyed a delicious Thai meal and then followed it up with Ghirardelli sundaes, of course!

 Chris got his own so he wouldn't have to share!

 A great day in the City!

Longevity Conference May, 2013

Stepohanie and I went to the Longevity Conference in Costa Mesa in May of 2013. We had a blast, learned a ton, ate some amazing Native Foods food and met some pretty cool people including...

 Tony Horton of P90X,

 David Wolfe, Raw Food Guru,

and my favorite, Dr. Hal Huggins. Dr. Huggins was the original whistleblower on mercury amalgum fillings and how harmful they are. In fact, he pretty much fathered holistic dentistry and I thank God that I was able to have the honor of hearing him speak. I now take my kids (and myself- and hopefully in the near future Chris as well) to a holistic dentist because of it. Life changing time for sure!

Happy Birthday, Dean-o!

For Dean's 3rd birthday we did a family trip to Legoland. Everyone had a blast!

 Pouty pirate!

We love you, Dean! Happy 3rd Birthday!

Best Date Ever!!!

I had missed Brandon so much while we were in San Jose, but when we made a surprise trip down to San Diego for Dean's birthday party we squeezed in some mother-son bonding time.

 This kid is not only as handsome as they come but he is funny! And kind, and seriously he is the most respectful kid I've ever met (well, sometimes not to me but to literally everyone else!) He is my kind of kid, for sure! I miss him so, so much (more than he knows) but it makes our time together that much sweeter and special.

Pretty soon I won't be the only girl he goes on dates with! Nooooooo!!!!

Beer-Fest, Martinez!

Who knew that Martinez, CA (aka, Chris' hometown) would host such an awesome Beerfest?

 Of course, Nancy and Jeremy are the connoisseurs and go to almost every beerfest they can so luckily we were all able to meet up in good ole Martinez and enjoy some tasty brews together.

 Best bros!

 Love those 2!!

 Fun times at Port Costa after the 'fest... maybe the coolest bar...ever?!