I've hit the wall

That's right folks. I have had it up to my eyeballs with summer fun. I am already planning my yard haunt for Halloween, working on Christmas gifts, planning Emma's back to school wardrobe, and waiting with great anticipation for the fog to roll in. It's true, it doesn't get very hot here, but I love cold noses, sweaters, foghorns, and rain hitting the roof as a lullaby.

Summer Vacation 2008

Here we are at the Oakland Temple. It was such a wonderful way to spend our sabbath. We were able to take the sacrament at the stake center right on the temple grounds and then we spent a few hours enjoying the temple.
There were such gorgeous flowers everywhere! There were dozens of birds singing in all of the trees. The temple grounds also have hymns piped through speakers all around the grounds.

This is the view from the top of the temple. Bob was able to zoom in and get a good picture of Oakland and San Francisco.

Here's Emma and Rachael absolutely enjoying the view.

Emma's favorite part of the day was talking with the sister missionaries.

Bob somehow talked her into taking this photo.

Here we are almost 10 years after we got married. It was so nice to show the girls the temple we were married in!

Oakland Temple!

We took a ferry from vallejo to San Francisco on monday.

I have more pictures of S.F. but can't find the folder I uploaded them to.

Emma is watching San Francisco come into view.

Rachael is watching the fish at our table in the Rainforest Cafe.

We spent the next 3 days at six flags discovery kingdom. Here is Emma on her favorite ride, the chairswing. She went on this ride 10 times!

Rachael on the choo choo train

Bob loves this picture because it made Emma so mad to be bothered by "kiddy stuff". She kept trying to avoid the characters the whole time we were there.

One of the greatest things we did at Six Flags was feeding the animals. These exotic birds were landing all over us. Our hands, heads, shoulders. It was awesome.
Pretty butterflies in the butterfly pavilion
Here we are throwing fish to the sealions, man they are funny!
There's Bob heading for some adrenaline
Rachael loved getting so close to all of the animals. She and this huge walrus were really checking each other out.





MMMMMMMMMMMM.
Emma and I are on this ride somewhere.
Can you spot Emma? She is wearing the brightest shirt!
It was so hot at the killer whale show that Emma was in charge of "spritzing" everyone.
Rachael with the dolphins.

Yummy!