Max was the only one who showed up at tennis today. Hello private lessons! It's like we're rich or something. And it's definitely official--his favorite thing to do is volleys. He's basically a pro at it, if only he'd keep his eyes open so he could actually see the ball.
Oh, and the ball boy is still the cutest thing ever.
Yesterday, after we dropped Andy and Bri off at the airport, we headed up to Six Flags' Dental School Day. We got a steal of a deal on tickets and since we've never been this was the perfect time to go. This Six Flags was a fun mix between Seaworld and Disneyland. We got our picture taken with Clyde the sea lion and saw the dolphin show and Shouka the whale show. The shows didn't hold Max's attention, but Jack LOVED them. He got all comfy on his belly and enjoyed the shows. 
And the rides were so much fun for two reasons: 1) No lines to get on the rides; and 2) Most of the rides the kids could go on by themselves. Jack felt like such a big boy when he got to "do it by myself." 
And on the rides Jack was too short for, lucky Blake got to tag along!
As for me, pregnant women were not allowed on ANY rides. None. Don't worry, I still managed to sneak my way on to a few. Like the train that puttered around more slowly and smoothly than I walk. But I didn't mind sitting out since they were also handing out Halloween candy all around the park. I stationed myself near the stand that was handing out full-size peanut butter Twix bars and waited for the worker to change so I could go get more. YUM. But sorry, no pictures of that. :)
The other highlight of the night was the shark exhibit. Jack loved it. Max loved it for a minute but then was ready to go. Jack could have stayed there all night. When we asked the boys what their favorite part of Six Flags was Jack said, "The SHARKS!" and Max said, "Everything except the sharks!" Thanks for a fun day Six Flags.
First they spend their spring break with us and now their fall break! WOW! We are so lucky. This is Andy and Bri's first visit where they've experienced any kind of inclement weather. Can you believe it? And inclement it was. So, they got to spend some quality time at museums, gymnastics, shopping, playing horse, and of course--VIRTUAL BOWLING! We tried a little different set-up this time and played as couples on several different courses. I won't say who won. (cough, us, cough!)
We ate lots and lots of yummy food including Pacific Catch twice and In N Out twice. Bri loves her some double doubles! :)
We had so much fun with them the entire week. And I can't believe the late hours I was able to stay up to playing Nertz with them. So much fun--and no one in that group is competitive at all. Thanks for coming to visit us! We love you!
Jack is a little gymnast now. Or at least on his way to becoming one. But he sure is different than his big brother. Jack is much more cautious. At first he was selectively exploring, holding my hand at most times.
When it was parachute time, he was very hesitant to help pop the bubbles. But once he saw Sarah, he was all for it. Thank goodness Sarah is in class with us.
And it was no surprise when it was time to go under the parachute that he was also a little nervous, but soon, he was just laying down, laughing. 
He liked hanging on the rings.
And he liked running on the big tramp. He was so funny to watch--holding his arms out, a little behind him, while sticking his head forward. I guess it's good for balance. :)
But the best part of gymnastics was watching Jack "jump" off the vault. He would bend his knees to get all geared up for his big leap.
Then he'd drop to his hands and knees
And proceed to climb off
Until he reached his ultimate destination oh so far below.
And he did this over and over and over. Jack, you are such a funny boy. I love the time we spend together.
P.S. Thank you to Andy for being our official gymnastics photographer!
The hands down most fun thing we've done with Andy and Bri in San Francisco--a surrey bicycle ride. Don't worry, we had to make a special request for one with the fringe.
We went all around Golden Gate Park...
until we got a flat. (Actually Blake was sitting over the flat tire, but he was on the phone and couldn't pose for a picture. I wasn't ashamed to pose in his spot, though--my belly weighs a lot.) 
So, we huffed and puffed back up to the bike shop to make a trade and started out again. 
By the end (or should I say by the beginning...) my legs were burning and I couldn't stop singing the "surrey with the fringe on the top" song. Can you believe both Blake and Bri have never seen that movie? Andy, who did we marry? :) So much fun!
Grandma and Grandpa hit the road back to the best state ever today. We had so much fun with them. We ate at Mama's (7 Monte Cristos please!) then went across the street and saw the Italian car show in honor of Columbus Day.
We saw some amazing views of the city.
And we had so much fun playing Chutes and Ladders, Hide and Seek, Skip-Bo, Opposites, and Nertz with them. We owe them big time for making the trek out to San Francisco to bring us all sorts of yummy food and gifts. What would we do without them? Plus, they are leaving us with another fun gift--Andy and Bri for the rest of the week! We sure love Grandma and Grandpa!
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