April Wrap Up

As April comes to a close, I realize that I am forgetting to take the camera with me a lot of the time. For example, ever since Steve started his job here we have meant to take a picture of his view from work, but it was only recently that we actually remembered to do this on a clear day. This is the view from his building, just down the hall from his office. If you look in the distance you can make out the Golden Gate Bridge, which is shrouded in fog and cloud a lot of days, and other days much clearer than this. His bike commute to work is almost 45 min of climbing but it makes for a quick trip home, and he is still really enjoying being on his bike every day. 

The kids and I often sit on our front steps for snacks. This was a smoothie day.

 This was a popcorn on the couch day...

 ... I'm not sure if she's smiling or showing me the popcorn stuck in her teeth.

My good friend Erin is due with her second baby any day now, so a few weeks ago we had their little boy Ian, who is close to Ross in age, stay with us overnight while she and her husband got a night away. We all had a lot of fun and Ian did really well.  Erin and I also went to a concert for The Alabama Shakes (with Neko Case opening - our main draw!) a few weeks ago. It was at an outdoor theater in Berkeley and it was beautiful to see the stars coming out as night fell and the music started. She and I also went to see the broadway show The Book of Mormon in San Francisco one weekend, with tickets from her dad for her birthday. It was my first time seeing a musical, and I always love a trip to the city.

Often on weekends, we try to get one-on-one time with both kids, since it rarely happens in the week.   One weekend, Steve and Madeleine went ice skating, another time Steve and Ross went to the little steam train, and this past weekend, Steve and Ross did a tour of hardware stores while Madeleine and I took the BART into San Francisco and got ice cream. It was so fun to have a big city adventure with her!