Goodbye

to this old stove.

I am so glad to see you go, and I am thrilled you are being replaced by something that is way more stylish. I am already making of list of what I will be cooking in your replacement this Friday. In fact, I will be cooking two different things at the same time because your replacement is just that much cooler then you.
Adios.

Yes we get FOG, but...

We also get 68 degrees in November. It was the perfect day for a bike ride.

Jade's Favorite Things, #7

Tom's Martin Guitar

and of course the "Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man"

Tom loves to play the guitar and thankfully he is good at it. Many of you don't know what a great song writer he is and how often he sits around our house playing great music. My favorite family memories include Tom playing this guitar in our living room. When we were dating Tom stole my heart by singing sweet nothings on his old acoustic guitar.
After the wedding, knowing that a mortgage and more kids were coming, Tom seized the opportunity to drop a little cash on a nice guitar. I am so glad he did. Our house is always filled with music as a result and when he plays the kids usually come join in from all ends of the house. There are some nights where Tom is sitting singing the blues all by his lonesome, but what he doesn't know is that I am always lingering listening in.
If our house ever caught on fire, I would grab my kids, my Coach boots, and then this guitar. That is if Tom hasn't grabbed it first.

Let the Potty Training Begin

I hate diapers, I really do. I have been pushing Sean into potty training simply because of this fact. He really is not quite ready, and I think we will be doing this for some time, but it has been fun hanging out with him in the bathroom the last 2 weeks. We read a lot of books, eat a lot of candy (as reward), and laugh about how cute he is in his big boy pants. If I could just get him to care that his pants are wet we will have it down. This is one rough and dirty boy. He could sit in wet pants all day if you let him. Hopefully by the time Christmas comes we will have this all down or might have to move my office into the bathroom.

Jade's Favorite Things #6

Caprese Salad

I could eat this morning, noon, and night. I could eat this with out light.

I could eat this in a tree, I could eat this with a Bee.

I could eat this on my head I could eat this while in bed.

The avocado just makes it all that much more delicious.

A Happy Man thanks to the Giants.

The Giants take the World Series and help wipe away the sad memories of the 2002 World Series. Tom couldn't be happier right now and I am sure this day will go down as one of his greatest, right up there with our wedding day.

Celebratory root beer floats with his girl friend Reggie.

Cat Woman, a Ninja, and a stubborn 2 year old

This year was easy. Kira's costume was mine when I was a teenager, Andrew and Sean's were bought from the store. It doesn't get much easier then that.

Sean refused to wear his Spiderman costume. He has been wearing the mask (or helmet as he calls it) for weeks. Come Halloween, he was done with it all. In fact I had to hold him most of the night. Thankfully Andrew brought home 8 lbs. of candy to share with all of us.