Easter picnic

 

We gathered in Fremont to do a quick Sunday picnic on Easter with Gina's mom, her brothers Dan & John, cousin Mimi, sister-in-law Janine (kids: Grace & Joey), and Janine's mom.

Coloring Easter Eggs

 

 

 

Visiting Google

(pics taken with phone) Julie and Nate came to Google recently to sample the ice cream shop and try out our massage chairs. I think they're mostly interested in playing with our large rubber balls that dot the hallways, but we directed their energy outside to running around the lawns and playing near the water fountains.

Pulgas Water Temple

(pics taken with phone). What do you do with two extremely bouncy preschoolers who don't want to nap? Answer: run them ragged around the sloped lawns around the Pulgas Water Temple.

Homebodies

 

 

 

 

I've been slugged by the flu, so with the exception of Gina's planned excursions for the kids, we've been homebodies for most of the last week. Nate still loves his lego sets and recently set up his own admiring line (of people and then later snakes) as he made a jet. Outside, Julie is always eager to give pillbugs rides in the backyard. After one particularly feverish day, Gina encouraged me to look outside: Nate and Julie drew our dining room in chalk in the classic "squished perspective" mode. It was clever: windows, table, chair seats, forks, spoons, and a very 3-D acorn/mulch soup for the plates. Apparently my plate is empty since I haven't felt like eating lately.