Addison on a Bike

We went to Addison's school last night and he rode his bike around the playground for an hour. He wants me to point out the skid mark he makes when he stops really fast at the end of the video.

My House

OK, so it's not really a picture of my house, but this is the view from the west side of my house.

Farmer's Market

Every Tuesday in downtown Monterey, they close the main street and there is a farmer's market. Last week Addison and I went to check it out. It was awesome! I started to take pictures, but my camera died and so I only have one of Addison in front of a salt and pepper shaker collection. I thought we'd just be seeing lots of fruits and vegetables, but there were all kinds of things. Vendors, artists, clothing retailers, restaraunts, and lots more all had booths. Addison found a little drum like in Karate Kid II (his new favorite movie series) and was so excited. There were huge tables of just tomatoes - red, yellow, orange, purple. There were tables of grapes and apples and herbs and everything else you could think of. You could sample almost everything from the fruit to the restaraunt food. It was a blast! Hopefully, we'll make it part of our routine.

Power to the Peaceful Festival

Today (September 8, 2007) we went up to San Francisco to the Power to the Peaceful festival. It was a free concert put on by Michael Franti at Golden Gate Park. The Indigo Girls played so, of course, I was so happy to go. There was a kid's area where Michael Franti read to the kids (Britt's jealous, right?). Addison and I hula-hooped with a big group of hippies. And, the people watching couldn't be beat. Afterward, we walked up Haight street and ate crepes in a little shop near Haight/Ashbury. It was a long day, but the city was beautiful and we had a lot of fun.

Addison's First Day of School

Addison's first day of school (August 19, 2007) was just a little traumatic for both of us. But, he came out at the end of the day happy. He gets to play with our neighbor and "best friend in California" at recess and at lunch and really likes his teacher. I'm so proud of him!

Labor Day Hike at Big Sur

Today we went hiking above the Big Sur area. The hike was hard (labeled "strenous" in the book), but Addison was awesome!! It's so crazy to be hiking a big mountain and looking at the beach. I'm looking forward to the adventure of getting to know this area.

Relief Society Barbecue in Carmel

Tonight I went to a Relief Society barbecue at an amazing house in Carmel. I'm posting some pictures that don't even show how big and fancy it was. I'm also posting a picture of the parking area where my car is parked between the Mercedes and the BMW. The dinner was really great and we had a lot of fun. I brought my knitting on Erin's advice. She told me it would win me friends and she was right.