4 months til baptism

Ryan will be 8 in March and he is already looking older. He is looking forward to his baptism.

Third time is a charm

Ryan got hit in the face today with a baseball.  He and Jacob have become more interested in baseball because of the world series. It is the third time he has broken off half of the bottom right permanent incisor. Unfortunately, this time we did not find the piece that was broken off plus the tooth next to it was also broken in half. We did find that piece. The top gum and upper lip are pretty banged up but I am hoping those teeth will survive. The last time we were at the dentist having Ryan's tooth glued back on, the dentist said, "this tooth is not going anywhere for a long time". Well, Ryan and the baseball proved him wrong.
Other than that, it was a beautiful Sunday here in Fremont. Tomorrow it is supposed to be on the mid 80's.

Alameda beach, october 1

All weekend long, alison has been talking about going the beach on monday while the boys were at school. I am not sure what brought this about but the weather was very hot today so we went up to alameda and hit the beach. As you can see, it was a beautiful day.

Waiting for fireworks

11:30pm at the A's game. Bottom of the 13th inning. Freezing bay area summer weather. Waiting for the game to end so we can see the fireworks show. Not sure I can make it much longer. Now it is the 14th inning...

Ryan chillin at the swim meet

Ryan hanging out between races at the meet today. He swam on two relays and then did back and breast stroke. He is a tough competitor and works hard at practice. Both he and Jacob will be swimming at championships at the of July. Two more weeks of swimming.

(Since I am not on facebook and I have been feeling bad about not blogging, I have decide to post on the blog like others post on facebook. Maybe it is a babystep on my way to facebook. No commitments yet.)

Almost 4 years old

Alison will be four years old in just 10 days. Here is a picture capturing her last days of being three. Love it.

New park at lake elizabeth

Another reason to come and visit Fremont: there is a new playground. The city tore down the large tan playground (that used to be the big wooden one) and has put in a pretty cool new play area. No water features but I guess we will survive.

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