Hot Chocolate

My little blog research assistants can sometimes be very helpful, these photos were for a post on Java John's, one of the local coffee shops in Nevada City.  But let me just say that while they look cute and fabulous, the behind the scenes action on the research for the gift giving blog post wasn't quite so picturesque.

Ben and Clara, Purdons Crossing

Ben and Clara walking along the South Yuba Trail near Purdons Crossing.

Josh, fall leaves

Happy Fall

Sheer joy!

Halloween Treasure Hunt

Halloween fever is growing around here (thanks to Nana and her haunted house).  I put the boys to work for the Outside Inn's new Halloween themed treasure hunt.  I needed some photos of for the Outside Inn's blog, and they didn't seem to object.  The prize for finding all the items is a piece of candy, so they were game.

Ice Cream Covered Josh

Josh, at the Celtic Festival in Grass Valley. 

 For more photos from the event see my Outside Inn blog post, this photo didn't make that post. 

sleeping boys

I have a tender spot for photos of sleeping babies and children and I really should take more photos of the boys asleep.  What this photo doesn't tell you is that the two of them are sound asleep in my bed, because "there's a monster in there" said Josh and "I'm lonely" said Ben.  What it really means is that they miss dad, but only 4 more sleeps till he comes home.