Ready set go!

I'm always on the lookout for fun places to take the girls.  While we were in LA we found this indoor playspace called Jumping Genius.  Clean, quiet and lots of fun stuff to play with.  The girls loved these little roller coasters.  They must have raced each other a dozen times.  Sabrina can push the car and do it all herself and Maddie was able to hang on and not fall off :)

Indy 500 (inches)

Happy Hollow with CJ

We love living so close to Happy Hollow.  Happy Hollow is a children's zoo with rides, a great play area, puppet show and more.  We usually go every couple of weeks or so.  We could go more, but I don't want the girls to get tired of going there.  On this day we went with Elaine CJ.  The girls had a great time going on Danny the Dragon, playing in the play area and seeing the puppet show.  It's a great way to spend a morning.  I'd like to say it's a great place to spend an afternoon, but they close too early for us to get there, by the time Maddie wakes up from her afternoon nap they are closed or almost closing. 

We climbed to the top!  Now help us down

Are we there yet?

Speed boat Maddie

In my Las Madres Willow Glen group, we donate money to the Willow Glen Baptist Church and then let us use their nursery room.  They've got lots of great toys and it's a nice place to go to hang out with other mommies and babies.  While Sabrina was at preschool I took Maddie and she loves it there.  She really does like that boat. 

Where's the motor?

Dinner with friends

Sometimes my favorite playdates are the ones in the late afternoon and all the kids eat dinner together.  It really helps to move the day along.  I think the hardest time of the day (for me) is between 5:30 -7pm.  Come on daddy get home already!  But when we go over to a friend's house to play and have dinner, the time just flies by.  Then all you have to do is throw them in the bath and get ready for bedtime.  Love it.  On this day we went over to Lorraine, Arwen and Hazel's house.  Eliza & Violet, CJ, Dillon & Lucie and Lauren & Addy came over too.  The kids played great together and Lorraine ordered pizza for dinner.  Yea!!  That evening I had a meeting to go so Jerry came by to pick up the girls.  What a great afternoon!

pizza time

Maddie eating dinner with her pal Hazel, the fairy princess

Walking Home From Preschool

Well, Vander's preschool, anyways.  Sabrina and Vander are currently on opposite school days.  I will be happy when everyone is going Monday, Wednesday and Fridays (like us!).  We went over to Ashley's and walked over to pick up Vander from preschool.  Well, Oliven and Maddie were in the stroller and Sabrina scootered over to the school.  Ashley lives only a few minutes from the preschool, which is so nice.  We picked up Vander and headed back to their house, where the kids played and ate lunch together. Sabrina and Vander decided to end the walk holding hands.  So sweet!

A lovely lunch-time stroll

Pumpkin Patch Time!!

It's October; that means time to start visiting the pumpkin patches!  Sabrina loves the pumpkin patches and when I asked her if she wanted to go to one she said yes right away.  She's almost all better from her stomach bug but still pretty lethargic and not her usually peppy self.  Still, I wanted her to get outside and get some fresh air.  I am kind of conflicted about taking Maddie; on one hand I really want photos of her at the pumpkin patch and on the other hand I really don't want her eating hay and dirt and rocks.  So I left Maddie with Grandma and took Sabrina myself.  So off we went to Usegii Farms, a popular pumpkin patch in Morgan Hill with lots to do than just pick pumpkins.  We went on a train ride, a hay ride, around a corn maze (more like a path since there's no way to turn except in the direction they want you go to in) and ended with a pony ride.  Sabrina met up with some of her friends and had a great time.  The trip wore her out and she fell asleep in the car.  But I'm glad we went and can't wait to go again. 

Sabrina's favorite part of our day

Sabrina the country music sensation

Going through the corn maze with friends Dillon, Lucie and Marina

Maddie Tries Out MyGym

Sabrina was under the weather for a few days.  She's almost all better, but she had a bit of a stomach bug and a low grade fever.  I didn't want Maddie to catch whatever Sabrina had, so I took her out and about.  One of the days I trialed a MyGym class.  We loved it.  This place is perfect for Maddie right now:  Indoors where she can crawl around and not stick tan bark and rocks in her mouth.  :)  Until Maddie starts walking and stops putting every little thing in her mouth going to outdoor places with her is a pain.  At MyGym they started with circle time which Maddie was not interested in at all, and then the babies could crawl around and play or do swings or the teachers would do some kind of exercise with them.  We both had fun.  Unfortunately the only slots they have for Maddie's age group is not a good time for our schedule.  But hopefully we can find something like this that is a good time for us. 

Maddie crawling up the baby obstacle course