The Beach

Friday and Saturday we spent visiting the coast. On Friday I went with a bunch of girls from my ward to Rio Del Mar beach. Then on Saturday Mike and I went with the Johnsons to see some redwoods and to Natural Bridges beach. It was so much fun. I love the ocean and the waves. And Tyler and Makenzie weren't afraid at all. They loved trying to jump over the waves or running away from them. I love how much fun they have playing with each other. They are definitely the best of friends.

So pregnant

I am sooo pregnant. You can just tell by what I am eating. Today so far has been an exceptionally "pregnant" eating day. So far this is what I've had: banana, 2 fried eggs with toast and orange juice, 5 clausen dill pickles, and now I'm sitting at the table eating stove top stuffing straight out of the pot. And the worst part is that it isn't even 12:00 noon yet. Sheesh.

San Francisco

On Saturday we finally ventured out with the kids to San Francisco. We took the BART train to and from the city which only took about 30 minutes. We went with our friends, the Johnsons, who are also here from Utah and working for Cisco. We had such a fun day- going to the farmer's market, eating pizza, taking a cable car ride and shopping at H&M.

Our New House

Everyone has been asking for pictures of our new place that we are renting so here they are. Granted, I only took pictures of the rooms that were decorated and unpacked. We were so lucky to have found this place though. It was such a breath of fresh air after looking at old, dirty, and run-down places for the same price. This home has 3 bedrooms plus a loft and 2.5 bathrooms. The main floor has hardwood floors which I love and the upstairs has carpet that is WHITE!! Yea, good luck with keeping that clean, eh? It has a 2 car garage which is going to be great for storage too since there is no basement. Yes, I know there is a huge tree blocking the view of half of the house. We are going to trim that but haven't gotten around to it just yet.

I love being able to send the kids to the backyard to play. They love playing in the sprinklers and just running around. There are also lemon and lime trees back here.

Here is the view from the front door as you walk in. There is a small room off to the right and then there is a bathroom on the left. The hallway leads back to the main room in the back of the house.
On top of the stairs is the loft which I haven't decided what to do with yet. We have the computer and the piano up there for now.
Pictures of the front room.
The family room
The dining room. This is the view from the kitchen. Off to the left is the big patio door leading to the backyard.
Our dining room and kitchen (view from the family room)
Kitchen

Makenzie's room (obviously)




I don't have pictures of the master bedroom, bathroom or loft b/c they are still full of boxes. My favorite things about the house so far: the big family/dining/kitchen room, the backyard, and the garage. My least favorite: the white carpet!!

We made it

I know it's been a little while since I blogged last. Right now we are in the midst of unpacking. We moved up to Fremont (just north of San Jose) on Tuesday and now are attempting to get boxes unpacked and furniture moved. It really is quite the big task. But we are making progress and I will take pictures soon of our place as soon as we are done. Today we are making a trip to IKEA and Target to look for lights since a lot of the rooms in our place don't have any. Mike starts work on Monday - right now we are a one car family so we'll see what happens. I hate being stuck without a car but I also don't want to drive him if the commute is long. I haven't located the camera yet so I can't put any pictures on. I will blog more later.