Napa

9/13/06

Ben, Laurie, Sam, Aiden (on the left)... JJJ (on the right)...


JJJ in the gondola (left)... Beautiful view of the vineyard from the gondola (right)...

San Francisco

9/11/06

This week Ben (Jonathan's brother), Laurie, Sam, and Aiden McFarland are visiting from Seattle. On Monday, we went into San Francisco for the day. We met up with Rob and Lucy at their new place on Russian Hill and wandered over to the beach in front of the Golden Gate Bridge for a walk. Wow, what an amazing place...

Rob, Lucy, Jonah, and Jonathan in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. Jonah and Lucy bonded immediately... Perhaps it is the hair :)

JJJ in front of the GGB...

7 McFarlands in front of the Palace of Fine Arts in SF...

San Francisco Aquarium
9-4-06

 

Big Basin Hike
9-5-06

12mi Round Trip - 3 Water Falls - 2000 ft in Elevation Change


Jonah's First Waterfall - Berry Creek Falls



Daddy and Jonah are in awe of the beauty of nature half way up Jonah's second waterfall...


Lunch

 

Mount Tamalpais Day Hike

9 mi to the coast and back

All smiles with the beach in the backdrop...

Both boys are exhausted with their their tongues out, mid-way through a beautiful hike...

Notice who is smiling and who is carrying the little giant :)

Only about one mile to go after the 10 foot ladder!

Jonah's Cycling Adventures

The top two pictures are from Jonah's first bike ride. We rode about 25mi and daddy and uncle Stephen each pulled for half of the ride. Jonah was a real trooper and we all celebrated w/ smoothies at the end of the ride.



Erik, Katrina and Rider visited from Phoenix. Jonah and Rider went for Jonah's longest bike ride when Erik pulled both of these little studs for 45mi. We stopped half way at GP's house for a quick swim and some lunch. What a fun day!