October 19, 2009

Stuff

I hope you are up for a long posting; a lot has gone on the last few weeks.

So a few weeks ago we had family home evening at the temple. We like to have a picnic dinner behind Mormon Center, talk a little about the temple, and eat. This time it ended up with a dance party on the stage. These pics were taken with Chris' phone. Despite the blurriness, you get the idea.





A couple days after we headed to the pumpkin patch. We went with some friends and had a blast!





The boys both just had birthdays. Brody just turned 6 and Dannon 4. So we rallied all the family together for a combo party at the park.
Chris and Julene
Emily and Libby
Meggie and Gage
Marley and Coen ... they couldn't get enough of each other.





Puzzle Time


Our business trip to Monterey ... so much fun!
Chris had a blast golfing in paradise.

Lovely I know. We went kayaking in the bay. It was a lot of fun, and a the wind made it a nice work out too.
Saturday we decided to go whale watching and had some time to kill before departure. Chris tried to try on some cheesy glasses.
Two-headed monster
Pennies for peace
A guy who likes to share his birds.


Finally on the boat. It was a blast. We didn't see any whales but we did see some Dallis Dolphins, I think that's what they're called. They look like a mix between a killer whale and a dolphin. It was so exciting to see them. We were at the bough (sp?) of the ship and got a close view of them swimming right underneath us. Anyway sad news that we didn't see whales, but the place is so awesome they gave us a rain check. So next year, we'll test our luck again.





Okay, this is kind-of a black male video, but it's so funny I had to post it. We decided to take a break from the cold and wind. You can't tell from the video when we go up and down because the camera is going up and down too, but it was a very bumpy ride.

The token puker.
Obviously after our trip. She's been putting on her pirate face a lot lately.
I know I'm biased, but isn't she beautiful?!

5 comments:

Jeffrey said...

Finally a good long post :) Your trip looks like it was so much fun! I'm kinda sad you didn't see whales, I wanted to see pictures of them! I love the dancing pictures too. and of course naked bath pictures ;)

Jennifer Karyn said...

that was me posting. jeff doesn't read your blog. sorry

Melanie said...

Yeah I don't know of any Jeff that is into blogging. I figured it was you. Funny thing though. I noticed I had two comments and before opening them up I thought, "I bet they are both Jenn".

Megan Holdaway said...

So I'm glad to know that Jeffrey was actually Jenn. I got a little creeped out about some guy liking naked pictures :) Anyway, love the post. Cute kids, especially dancing. And I love the video, especially when you go "woo" on the waves. Too funny. Sounds like you guys have been having fun!

krisjane said...

What a fun trip!!! Whale watching scares me...but I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. :) I can't believe Dannon and Brody are already getting so old! I still remember you having Brody as a baby. :) And Marley is BEAUTIFUL! She is looking so much older too. Love the pirate face! I was cracking up at that!