little punkin head

The fam took a day trip with some friends up to San Rafael and discovered an amazing little pumpkin patch, complete with live bluegrass music, an assortment of exciting & adorable animals, hay bale maze, amazing ice cream, and (of course) tons & tons of pumpkins. It was a much-needed break from city life-- super relaxing, beautiful, and Nolan had a blast!
Here are a few pictures-- more to come soon.

p.s. When visiting a pumpkin patch with friends, it helps to make sure that one of those friends is a professional photographer. Here's her website

family trip to wine country

We got to spend the weekend with my step sister & her husband in their beautiful home up in wine country (Napa Valley/Hidden Valley Lake). Here are some great shots from wine tasting & their fantastic garden (check out the pumpkins in the background-- they weigh about 100lbs each!)

Beware of Silence

You turn your back for ooooone minute ;)

Morning at the Beach

We spent a warm Indian Summer morning at the beach last week. Nolan loved throwing the sand & wandering around, chasing the birds. I might have let him get a little far from me & watched him get pummeled by a [very small] wave. We were cleaning sand out of his ears for days ;) Luckily, he seemed just fine.




(walking a little more gingerly "after" ;)

Our New Playground

Nolan Takes Control of His Yogurt

at the deYoung museum