Happy Thanksgivukah

Happy Thanksgivukah from Half Moon Bay!  A day to be thankful for.

Faux Mustache Family Photos

Josh made this mustache on a stick at school the other week and I took it as a great opportunity to take some silly photos.

Brian & Stephanie

Congratulations to Brian and Stephanie, who tied the knot yesterday in Lyons, Colorado and then celebrated into the evening with many friends and family in Boulder.  I feel so fortunate to be a part of the Ritter family, even if the family tree is a little confusing (just say cousins, it's much easier to understand).  But having been to the twins' bar mitzvah while I was in college and Matt's bar mitzvah later on, I wouldn't miss an opportunity to help celebrate another milestone with this amazing family.  Three cheers to the happy & beautiful newleyweds.  

Halloween

I should've posted these photos last week, but for those who know the Halloween mayhem, it goes without saying to say we were busy and then exhausted.  For more photos of the Inn's haunted pathway and the haunted house click here and for a few more photos of the Halloween parade click here.  We gave out over 1400 pieces of candy at our house... craziness!

a weekend in Healdsburg

Congratulations to Ted & Heather!  Dan and I snuck away for a weekend in Healdsburg to cheer on our friend Ted.  Such a delight to see Ted grinning ear to ear.  We loved sharing our "fun Ted" stories with some of the other wedding guests, that time he invited himself to Tahoe for Thanksgiving and brought the turkey, the time he broke his neck but came to visit us in New Zealand with his neckbrace and we went sea kayaking (I was 5 months pregnant with Ben at the time), camping on Cache Creek, skiing at Alpine.  The wedding was at Asti Winery in Cloverdale and absolutely stunning.    

And since we had time to spare before the wedding we spent a hour or so at The Shed in Healdsburg, chilling at the Fermentation Bar "Unusally offering by Tap."

And before the wedding we went for a hike in the redwoods with our friend Gabrielle.  It was amazing to walk around such large trees, the largest being over 300 feet tall and 13 feet wide.    

Fall Family Photos

Look, a photo of me!  We recruited Megan to help us capture a photo for our Christmas card and these fun photos are in mom's yard (where the last several years Christmas shot has been).  But this isn't the photo that will making it into people's mailbox in December, so enjoy these fall festival photos.

Empire Mine

We went for a visit to the Empire Mine in Grass Valley today and I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about how the video game Mine Craft relates to a historic gold mine, oh the things you learn through the minds of a kid.  The boys were both very impressed with the mine shaft and I love that when we played trivia in the car on the way home they both had retrained some of the information we'd picked up on our wanderings.  What a great way to spend a beautiful fall day.