Houses

We've been hunting with the parents to find something suitable. Open houses are ideal, but occasionally we resort to peeking through windows.

Speaking of houses, we went by one of John's childhood homes in Santa Cruz.

He said the whole area has shrunk a lot since then.

Nothing Says Romance Like

the County Fair!

John took me to Santa Cruz's fair to see

The All-Alaskan Racing Pigs! Our team's pig won, too. Way to go, Yukon!

Then we saw the prize pumpkins (almost 400 pounds!)

and went to berry tasting (these kids had furry animal hats on...it wasn't super cold, so maybe they were to be able to find/see the kids easily? Or protect them from the sun??)

Also the collections were on display. John liked the Legos ones best. I thought this chess board was creative.

The Exploratorium was really neat, too. We ended up playing here for a while. This was the boat racing, where you can adjust the sail's angle to speed it up. (There were fans on the other side of the table)

Then, of course, the animals. From huge smelly cows

to cute little baby goats.

When we saw Bubba Sr. we got a little homesick and decided to head back.

Fun times!

Game Face

He loves his Mario Kart.

Bubba's Bath

Bubba gets so filthy and can't seem to keep up with his hygiene, so occasionally we help him out with a hose down. Luckily he doesn't mind the water too much.

Proof that he's not that big, just fluffy.

John dried him off and he was good as new.

Almaden Hills Picnic

I made a scavenger hunt for John today. He followed clues that led us to the top of Bald Mountain.

There we enjoyed a little lunch

and beautiful weather.

BBQ Lunch

Karen and Alan drove all night to celebrate Labor Day with us

Cuddly Kitty

Bubba's never been one for cat beds of any kind. He prefers to find his own creative nests. Like shoe boxes. Or laptop cases...

John found him napping under the bed. Crazy cat.

Krispy Kreme Morning

After temple donuts. Mmm Almost makes getting up at six worth it. Especially the new caramel apple ones!

Stephens

Jaime's family stopped over for a quick rest on their travels last night. We were so glad to see them and it was much too short!

Best Part of Work

Lunch with the uncles!