on the move

Look out! Owen is crazy tummy crawling all over the place! THERE IS NO STOPPING HIM!!
In other news: Eloise has been dressing herself in crazy outfits! We tried to go for a hike in Tilden Park, but were driven out by monster poison oak plants everywhere!

on the ferry

We were all going to take the ferry to Angel Island for our friend Liz's birthday party on Saturday. Half of our plans got foiled by Owen who decided to wake up (and stay awake) at 5:45 a.m. Instead of having a day together with two or more cranky people, we decided to split up. Matt and Eloise took the ferry to Angel Island and had a great time. Owen and I stayed at home and napped and folded laundry (and had a very relaxing time). All in all it was another really great weekend!

I also want to encourage all of you curious union fans to leave comments on this blog whenever it suits you. I always read the comments to Eloise and she really likes to hear what everyone has to say!

Mother's Day

Another great Mother's Day! We spent the weekend in Capitola with Andrew, Germa and Silas. Germa and I got to sleep in until 9! We woke up to pastries and tea. After showers, we all had a yummy home made breakfast. Then we went out side and I got to make some good progress on cutting up the big tree that fell down. With lots of help from Eloise, as you can see.
A big THANK YOU to Matt, Eloise and Owen for making it such a nice, relaxing and special day. I love you guys!

movies

We gave Eloise a kind of cheapy video camera for her birthday. When she first got it, Matt and I spent some time trying to teach her how to use it, but then it became apparent that she prefers to play with it in other ways (turn it off and on, pretend it's a phone, pretend she's checking her email on it!). I kind of forgot about it, then Matt told me that there are almost 100 movies on it. I finally downloaded the movies and took a look for the first time tonight. I like this one, which she took just this afternoon. It's her most "professional" movie.
You can also check out this one. It is one of my favorites - Eloise had been playing with the camera during nap time. It's a nice little glimpse into her life when she is all by herself.