carving the pumpkins

is this cute or what! jesse finally got a night off, so we carved our pumpkins! ryder had such a nice time with his daddy.

what's in there......

oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh.

the middle one is the one ryder drew.......isn't it the coolest!!

quinn turns 2

wow, where did the 2 years even go? we have officially hung up our baby shoes here, and now are entering the stage of the independent toddler! quinn is so fun, has a very silly sense of humor, she is super curious, loves to sing and dance, and play with her babies, and her favorite thing is, to do whatever ryder is doing!!

birthday hug from her big brother.

i knew my daughter would be obsessed with fart sounds!!

look at how she is sitting.....what a big girl!!

she blew them out in one breath. ryder was so impressed!

our pretty girl......and her pocket babies (the small little blurry things in her hand). ryder saw this picture and said "awww, quinn looks so happy there", it was so darn cute.

puddin face

field trip to aratas farm

we went to aratas farm in half moon bay with ryder's school. tons to do there like, pony rides, petting zoo, train ride, the super awesome hay maze, oh and we got our pumpkins;)

i guess these are the new "smile pretty for the picture" faces.

riding the train at the farm

lost in the maze, seriously, we were in there for an hour!!

this one's for abby

take me to the river

we managed to stop by the river on the way home. it was like 75 and sunny, so it was perfect for a quick little dip.

no suit for this little california boy!!

quinn is always content just digging in the sand, it's so peaceful watching her!

i'll drink to that

so this is actually a picture of jesse's painted wine barrel at the DeLoach vineyard (which is why we went there), but what can you do when the bemis ladies are drinking wine.........hahaha!!

we took grandmama up north

on wednesday we picked up ryder from school and headed up north to monte rio (a little town on the russian river) to stay in a cabin with the bemis/madson ladies. the cabin was perfect, and we all had a wonderful time!

the kids were just chillin at DeLoach vineyard. they were so great here, and just the entire trip!!

quinn riding the dog

ryder riding the dog

aahh, nothing better than hanging with grandmama (well, and chewing gum).

bbbbaaaaahhhhhh! this little farm was such a hit at the vineyard.

grandmama!!!!

a little floor time with grandmama! she came to visit last week, and we all had such a wonderful time. it was full of laughter, eating, playing, and just lots of loving!!! we just love that girl:)

happy birthday daddy

homemade german chocolate cake, it was totally worth all the sweat and tears that went into making this rich delight.

good job daddy!!!

dewalt power drill= bad ass (bemis family really knows how to make this man smile).

hardly strictly bluegrass

oh yeah baby, nothing better than free bluegrass in golden gate park:) i packed up the kids on saturday evening to go and listen to one of my favorite artists, gillian welch (oh, she is so lovely), and the show was just so chill. although we didn't manage to stay for the entire set, i couldn't have picked better people to dance with!