Fall Festival!

It turned out to be a beautiful morning for fun fall activities!! There was a bit of chaos as the morning went on, but a good way to get out of the house. The kids made some cute pumpkins, did games, rides, and ran around the pumpkin patch.

Katelynn and Zoe....too cute!

Oh...did I mention Craig was sweating too....is this a Schwantz thing??

Austin was a maniac on the dance floor....and sweating as well!!

Dancing Away....the kids were SOOO excited to DANCE!! This picture is one of my favorites ever! It took awhile for Gpa Steve to get her to dance..then she wouldn't stop!! Gpa was really sweatin'!!

Lindsay & Jayme's Wedding!!!!

Katelynn and Drew were flower girl and ring bearer this weekend! I am biased, but they were the CUTEST little ones ever!! They looked adorable together and they did a GREAT job! Krista and I were proud Mom's. I took soooooooo many cute pics but here are a few. The wedding was really beautiful...what a great day!!

Having fun on Highway 1??!!

Craig loves steep roads that wind and go up and down and all around....and of course offer beautiful views. I reluctantly agreed to ride along on Highway 1. I told him I am glad he makes me do these things or I would miss out on all this beautiful stuff! I was completely terrified driving up the mountain looking over the ocean and doing hair pin turns with no guardrails!!! However, the view was incredible. We got out at the turnouts quite often and saw lots of awesome things!

Pfeiffer beach (Craig's favorite)

purple sand, wind, waves, rocks, cold water!!

Bixbie's Bridge (kind of intimidating, glad we took the pictured AFTER we made it across!)

Cafe/Restaurant at Big Sur...very cool view...very expensive!!

Waterfall (left side of cliff, not too much water this time of year)

Beginning our journey on Hwy 1!! Yikes!! Can you see the road?

Elephant Seals...weird looking things. They throw sand on themselves to keep cool, and move around every once in awhile!

Made it home this afternoon. What an awesome trip. I was SOOOOO glad to see the kids and glad to be home!!

AT & T PARK

Giants vs Padres

The knotholes...people can walk behind the stadium by the water and watch the game through the holes!

The famous kayaks....not as many as when Barry Bonds was playing! (these people wait for homeruns to be hit and then charge after them!)
Awesome view from our seats! Very sunny however! Craig and I got a little more sun than planned. The weather is weird here..one minute it's hot and sunny and then you move somewhere else and it's windy and cold!

The "guzzler"...it's a kids zone out in left field with a mini field and slides inside the coke bottle!

Awesome ball park...awesome day....awesome game! The Giants won 9-4. It was a great day for a game! Uribe from the Giants had 2 homeruns and a triple!

AT & T Park is a must see on my stadium list! One of my top 3 forsure. What a beautiful view from where we sat (upper level 3rd base/left field). Walking around the stadium there is a lot to see (and eat)! Parking was interesting: we picked up our car downtown this am and had to park for the game. Most thought the meters were free since it was Labor Day....we were going to move our car to a closer meter and then found out they weren't free and someone was writing $60 tickets! Craig found this "shady" garage where they take your keys and park for you! yikes! Only 2 blocks away and $15 (the other lots were $20 and $30!) We were relieved when our car was still there and we found our way to our hotel in San Jose tonight. We had supper at Santana Row (fun shops/restaurants/musicians). A drive along the coast tomorrow!