Easter Week

Easter week started with the first nice day we've had in a month! Our friend Josh was in town from Boston, so we took advantage of the sunshine to go for a walk around Crystal Springs Resevoir, just a couple of minutes from our new home in San Mateo.


The next weekend brought substantially worse weather. Ryan was convinced we'd get a break in the clounds and the rangers assured us that the weather would clear, but the kiwihapa gang (Alonzo, Grace, Phil, Nikki, Ryan, Eunice, and born / unborn kids) went for a test run for our future travel with the little ones. Phil and Nikki were the real troopers, bringing Gaby out to brave the elements. It was too wet to use her new backpack, but Ryan's raincoat was big enough to keep baby nice and dry underneath in the Baby Bjorn.



"Are you OK in there Gaby?" "As long as I can see, Mom!"


Now we're talking-- nice and warm here in the visitor center. We may have only lasted 20 minutes on the mountain, but that was enough to earn a hearty lunch of 40 spice hummus, cracked pepper salami, and smoked gouda cheese.


Now the real hike begins: trekking through the outlets down the hill at Gilroy. A good way to pass a rainy afternoon.


Mom and mothers-to-be checking out the baby clothes at the outlet store. See anything in size... "cinco"?


Easter brunch at Ryan and Eunice's place. If we look tired, its because we spent the morning dealing with a mini-flood sweeping through our garage, caused by the perfect storm of a rainy morning, high tide, and a clogged drain leading to a full "perc pit." Ahh, the joys of home ownership. We ended up calling the fire department (we're such novices) who were super nice at helping us figure out the problem... we had everything drained in time for our guests!