Weekend adventures

One of the things that has always been a "rule" in our house with Jack is a nightly bath. We started doing this when we first brought him home from the hospital, and I can count on one hand the number of nights he's gone to bed without his bath time. In theory, this helped him relax and get ready for bed as a baby. We decided to implement the same plan for Caroline, although it doesn't really seem to have the same calming effect...

Family bath time. Someone isn't very pleased. 

 All that crying can wear a girl out. I like to think of her as our little contortionist because she loves to sleep in positions like this:

Really?!

 On Saturday, we took advantage of a beautiful day and went to the San Mateo County Fair. We are happy to report that yes, there are rednecks even in California. It made me feel a little less homesick :)

The kids loved the fair. Well, Jack definitely did. Caroline did this first:

Happy here for 5.5 seconds.

And then she did this second:

Much happier little girl. 

Jack loved the rides (the ones he was tall enough to go on, anyway. It seems like "36 inches tall" is his own personal Everest. He just can't seem to get there, no matter how much I think he has grown. Or, more likely, none of the measuring posts anywhere are actually truly 36 inches off the ground and the poor kid gets screwed on a regular basis.)

He did get to go on a few, and had a blast.

Driving the monster trucks.

Happy boy!!

So much fun :)

The caterpillar roller coaster. He absolutely loved it!

Climbing up to the big slide...Jack wasn't too thrilled with this. 

Jack and Daddy on the spinning bears. I am pretty sure Justin wanted to vomit after this ride.

 Caroline and I spent most of our time seeking out shade and enjoying watching SuSu and the boys. I am so, so hot all the time that having her on me is like carrying a little sack of hot coals, but she's too cute for me to complain :)

Seriously, this could be an ad for Baby Bjorn - HA HA HA HA. I'm funny.