Memorial Day Picnic

It's a beautiful Memorial Day weekend in SF and we decided to have a picnic at The Palace of Fine Arts. Mommy packed up a nice lunch of salami, cheese, olives and fruit. The twins chowed down, played in the grass and went on a duck hunt around the palace grounds. Here's one shot of the whole family:

And here's a slide show with a few pictures from our day. iDevice friends (since Steve Jobs hates families) please click on this photo:

Memorial Day Picnic 2011

One last story to pass along. As we were preparing to leave the house today - picnic bag packed - we figured we'd change diapers before taking off. While we were changing Maggie, Brett showed that he didn't want to wait to get the picnic started. He climed up on the chair and began gnawing at the baguette we had already packed away. As usual, he found his antics hilarious.

The Natural

Looks like practice makes perfect. A few swings later he hit one over the wall and into the neighbor's yard. Guess Daddy's gotta get working on that new fence.

Special Visitors and a Duck Hunt

Uncle Dave and Aunt Leanne (Dave-o and LeeLee) came to the Bay Area for a fun Napa weekend with some friends. They came over on Thursday evening and Brett and Maggie were very excited to see them, although they were a bit disappointed that Nemo the cat didn't come with them. Here they are reading stories before bed.



Today we met our friend Matteo at the Oakland zoo. We rode on a merry-go-round and a little train! But the funniest part of the day was when Bretty and Maggie chased some ducks. They can actually run. Maggie loves to wear skirts and her little pigtails are getting so long!

A Fun Weekend with Grandma and Papa

Mommy and Daddy went to Maryland for Cousin Brian's (very fun) wedding last weekend. Brett and Maggie had a great weekend with Grandma and Papa! They went to the aquarium and Costco, got Mickey and Minnie dolls, and ate lollipops. Lots of good pictures!

Baseball Hats

Brett has been asking for a baseball hat for a while, so Daddy ordered hats for himself and the twins. It was another nice day in San Francisco today, so here we are on the deck in the evening. The kids are wearing their warm-weather jammies, and everyone looks great in their hats.

Fun in the Sun

It was a very warm day in San Francisco today. Brett and Maggie walked to the park this morning with short sleeves and no jackets, which is almost unheard of. Mommy got so hot in the park she said we should come home and let the kids play in the sprinkler in the backyard. Daddy said they weren't ready and wouldn't want to do it. Daddy was right. Brett has a singular focus when he's outside -- baseball -- and the sprinkler didn't lead him astray. Maggie didn't want to go near the water either, although she did leave her hat on, which was a first.
In the afternoon, we went for a walk and got ice cream!

Vertigo!

Happy Easter 2011

It was a little rainy this morning, so Brett and Maggie held an indoor Easter Egg Hunt in the basement. Mommy filled the eggs with M&Ms, raisins, Peeps and traditional Easter green beans.











Later that afternoon we headed over to San Francisco's (real) crookedest street to watch Potrero Hill's craziest Easter tradition; the Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race. Next year, Brett and Mags might be old enough to ride in the race. But this year we had a good time just hanging out and watching the weirdos go by:

Maggie Jeans!

Little Maggie "found" a new pair of jeans in her closet recently. And if one thing is for certain, Maggie looks great in jeans. Here she is with her brother chasing bubbles in the back yard this weekend. Included is a bonus "pigtails" photo.

1-2-3 Slide!

More of Brett the athlete. He loves the slide at the park so much. He climbs up and slides down with no help needed from Dad.

Bretty Baseball

Brett "Big Papi" Berthiaume loves sports. Recently he's taken a shining to golf and basketball. But today, he was all about baseball. We were at a baseball-themed birthday party in San Bruno and all Brett wanted to do was hit the ball off the tee. Then he'd reset it all by himself and hit it again. This went on for at least 30 minutes. He's quite the little slugger. Also, his batting average is already way higher than Carl Crawford's.

Ice Cream! (and the Zoo)

This weekend we took the twins on their second ever trip to the SF zoo. They're fully entrenched in the "I know every animal noise" stage so seeing the lions, bears, penguins and monkeys was a big hit. Despite this, you'll never guess who their favorite "animal" at the zoo was on Sunday:

And even though they're now excellent walkers, they decided to take it easy and have Daddy pull them around in a rented wagon. Here they are with Mommy in front of the Rhino pen:

But the highlight of the day by far was the trip to Marco Polo ice cream shop in The Sunset. Brett and Mags are ice cream fiends, especially Bretty who seems to be making up for lost dairy time and asks for "ice keem" at least 2 or 3 times every day. What a fun weekend!