Homes Tour Artwork

This past weekend was Luke's school's fundraiser, the Rose Garden Homes Tour.  It is a really fun afternoon where several homes in the historic Rose Garden are opened up to the public for tours, all the benefit some of the enrichment programs that Luke's school continues to offer to their students (Spanish, Art, Band, etc.).

At one of the homes each year, student artwork is chosen to be featured.  As Michael and I were making our way through the tour, we noticed that Luke's artwork was selected to be on display this year.

Bailey's Birthday

Our dear friend Bailey celebrated her 4th birthday at CuriOdyssey.  The kids had a blast checking out all of the cool things and just being with some of their favorite friends.

Date Night

Mommy and Daddy got a much anticipated night out with Jack Johnson this weekend.  He came to play at the Fox Theater in Oakland and months ago, when tickets went on sale, our name was chosen from the raffle for the opportunity to purchase tickets to his show in this (relatively) small venue.  We didn't hesitate as we have said for years that he is one of the artists who we would definitely want to see if given the chance.

We had an amazing dinner in Oakland, and were completely smitten with not only the theater, but also with Jack's performance.  He even played the song that we danced first to at our wedding.

Perfect date night!

Fall is here

Fall:  my favorite time of the year.  So, I can't resist making sure that we get out to pick pumpkins and apples, regardless of the fact that California weather hardly is cooperative (I'm thinking sweaters, crisp air, cider ... and it is usually about 80 degrees around here).  This year was no different, but we did try a new location (Clearview Orchards) that offered organic apples and pumpkins.

Lots of photos on this post because I can't choose just a couple.

Scarecrow faces

Apple Cider pops

Fun Horse swings made out of tires

Mia loved "reading" with this little girl statue

Apple picking

Taste testing

Selecting pumpkins

The best we could do for a family photo

A fun fall day!

Sold!

Very exciting news this week - we closed on a piece of land where we will build a new home!

As many know, we have been keeping our eyes open for a potential new home for a while now.  After a few different opportunities that fell through, one with a new construction and another with a large piece of land, we are so excited that we have found the perfect spot for our new house.

We celebrated tonight with our friends who also represented us in the real estate transaction, Ellen and Gary.  They surprised us with a sushi dinner celebration on the lot.  The kids had a great time running around as we sipped champagne and toasted to the next step.

So excited for this new adventure for our family!