Perhaps the dorkiest costume of all time

I really can't (or won't) claim that too much thought went into it, beyond finding my old graduation cap and gown in a trunk and thinking that was too boring to wear alone and pondering how I could spruce it up a bit for a few minutes.  I'll let those of you who don't already know what I was guess in the comments.  Keep in mind I'm married to a science teacher...

Kate went as an astronaut, and even Banjo got a last minute cape to transform him into Underdog!

Did anyone else have a good costume?

Beach Birthdays

We're a little behind the times on the blogging - oh well.  But we have had some fun times recently!  Two weekends ago we took a trip up to Dillon Beach, north of San Francisco on Tomales Bay, with our good friends Dustin and Cara to celebrate Dustin's 30th birthday (and mine too, coming up).  Cara has relative who let us stay in his house right on the beach (read: rocky cliff) there, which was really quite nice.  We had a relaxing weekend of walking on the beach, cooking and eating delicious food (Kate and I made Coq au Vin for the first time ever, Cara and Dustin made German Chocolate cake), playing games, and hiking along the rugged coast while soaking in the scenic surroundings all the while.  Here's a few pictures of the weekend, which you may have already seen on Picasa:

Look who's turning 3 - 0!

Tom n' Kate

The view from our temporary residence - amazing!

Kate is king of the mountain so ppbbbblttttphff!

Looking back towards Dillon Beach and Tomales Bay

It was fun to take a trip to the coast, as we often end up heading East into the mountains for our CA vacations.  The weather sure agreed with us, and a weekend spent with friends in a beautiful setting like this was a welcome escape from our busy lives.  Happy Birthday, Dustin!