A view of our neighbourhood pond, just a 5 minute walk from the house.

Family Night at Theron's. Because Theron could not find the game that was requested, he randomly picked Guesstimation. Jesse came a bit later, wearing a Cranberries shirt. As it turns out, on the sleeve of this shirt it said "Presented By Guesstimations". This was quite a bizarre coincidence.

The host of this family gathering.

It hailed for about 20 minutes this day. Nothing compared to other places on earth, but still intriguing here.

Comfy...

The orange harvest can begin. The tree did not yield as much as last year, but now they appear much larger than usual.

A couple of days after a bat got trapped in the game room, this fellow was found in the backyard. Could it be the same one?

Another view of this poor sap

Sitting under the orange tree. From left: Jose, Mia, Diana, and Adam

Jose's other half Adam, sipping on a beer on the patio

All hanging out on the patio

A common jumping spider claimed our umbrella. This fine specimen seemed bearing offspring and was very slow. But pretty nonetheless.

Another view of the Phidippus Audax, as it's called in Latin

Gorgeous

A praying mantis hanging out in the backyard. We have many different types of these insects, but this guy is by far the largest I've seen, and th only gray one.

The backyard of a cloth diapering parent

More diapers

This is what happens when you agree on a bet. Luckily, I won

A few of many hundred squares of sidewalk that received makeup in the form of chalk from an equal amount of artists.

A few more chalked up squares of side walk

Mia got her hand dirty as well, and drew a few lines on the pavement. My "gorgeous" flower can be spotted to the left of her.

The weather was starting to get colder, so instead of filling the pool with water, we got a ton of balls instead.

Here's the ball pool in action

Dave's Pumpkin Patch - West Sacramento

This goat was just a cuddly as the friendliest dog. It just would not stop ask for more affection. Mia is helping me share the love

Playing in the corn box

Mia's first pony ride

The pumpkin patch featured a gigantic bouncing pillow. Mia had a blast

Mia feeling generous as usual.

The offspring of Erin, Diana, Amy, and Julia is hanging out at Dave's Pumpkin Patch. From left: Devan, Mia, Fenn, Jacob

Hanging out with Erin in Emeryville

I bought some coffee, nerd style, when visiting Emeryville, bay area.

First time bringing out the sand box. Linux checked it out right away and started digging a place for his excrement. He was promptly removed.

Viking Festival, Roseville. I can't say much for the "festival" part because it only features very old Scandinavians (mostly Norwegians) and their home made stuff for sale.

A view of the entire area where these Scandinavian festivities took place.

Yes, we just ate food and left. This was far from impressive, though this lady seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.

No Scandinavian festival is complete without a viking boat?

Ready to conquer the world...

One of three full pots with apples. This later became condensed into apple butter for the family to enjoy

New Years Eve. Some serious gaming is under way.

Julius

A few beers in...