Arata's Pumpkin Farm

A few photos from our trip to Arata's Pumpkin Farm in Half Moon Bay.  The maze was not easy and while I'd love to say that after we tried every twist and turn that we managed to make it out at the correct finish, but the truth is Josh ran out of steam, so the two of us went out the emergency exit and while waiting for Dan and Ben, my dad suggested that Josh go in the exit and then we lost him.  We spent a solid 10 minutes running through the maze calling his name (because Dan and Ben had also opted for an emergency exit and were not on the same path as Josh).  In the end Dan went to the look out spot, found Josh and directed him towards an emergency exit.  So crisis resolved.  We rewarded ourselves for all the hard work with lunch at Duarte's and a bag of artichoke bread.  I posted a few other photos here. 

Celtic Festival

We went to the Celtic Festival at the Nevada County Fairgrounds.  Highlights include:

• Sausage rolls
• listening to music
• meeting Mary, Queen of Scots
• watching a bow and arrow 
• face painting
• playing on a pirate ship
• watching a fire breathing dragon sculpture
• ice cream
• watching a sheep dog demonstration
• learning about period costumes and armour

Ben, the Cub Scout

I have other fun photos from this month to share, but they keep slipping on the to do list, so in the mean time here's Ben... and his Den Leader is Dan!  I think the boys are going to have a lot of fun.

NASCAR Simulator

A NASCAR Simulator at the Outside Inn, for more info from the Inn's blog click here and for the front page article from the local newspaper click here.  The boys were happy.

Sonoma

A weekend in Sonoma with the entire family to celebrate Erege's wedding.     

Sunflowers

While the family is still off camping and I'm at home, working.  But this morning I took myself on a photo adventure (all in the name of the Outside Inn's blog), but some of these are too fun not to share.  More photos coming, here's a teaser.

Camping

A few snapshots from around the campground in Truckee.