Climbing onto to Horse

This horse is fun. But daddy makes motorcycle noises when I hold the
handles.

Love Tobias

All boxes up and ready for Christmas east coast trip

Daddy thanks so much for the coolest early gift a 13 month old could
ever dream of.

Love Tabitha

This shopping cart is awesome!

We got to ride in the best shopping cart. We liked shopping before
but with this new find we'll start eating and drinking more so we can
return more often.

Love Tobias and Tabitha

Playing at our table

Driving me mum crazing

Nobody needed to teach me how to drive, I know already. :). Love
Tabitha

Playing my DVD

Baby drums

Tabitha playing on her big drum

Swing 2

Tabitha swinging high

Swing

Tobias swinging high

Drilling with daddy

Tobias helping daddy put up the baby gate

Cheesy

Cheesy bread sticks

Yummy !!! Breadsticks :)

Techi In Training

How many boys does it take to figure out the neywork?

Streaming Patriots Game

Tabitha and Tobias helped Henry set up TV to stream Boston broadcast
of New England Patriots Sunday game from his (Courtney's too) cable
service through Slingbox broadcast onto internet then into our
internet service to wireless 802.11b router to iBook through VGA input
to TV. Crazy connection and qaulity. :)

More scratchy

Scratchy scratch

Mowglie & Cali taught us how to scratch the screen. We love it!

Hey tobias where you going ?

Mowglie and Tobie

Updating my blog mom

Hello. I'm updating my blog. This computer is 6 times as old as me.
Love Tabitha

Watch our movie - "Baby Neptune"

Settling down for bed. Moments ago I was enjoying dinner, swept off
to a fun bath, followed by a torturous pajama dressing session and now
some calming Baby Einstein about water the ocean and beach. GN
(goodnight)
Love Tobias

I love chillin with my daddy

Slinky fun

It's fun it's a wonderful toy it's fun for a girl and a boy!!

Got teeth - I do

I've got teeth. As of this week though Tabitha is catching up..
painfully. Love Tobias

Tabitha's outdoor outfit vest

I'm sporting my new pink vest g-mum gave me. It'll come in handy this
fall when temp get cooler.
Love Tabitha J.

Climbing to the sun

Maher family joined Mike D. at SF planetgranite.com grand opening for
some fun free climbing. Location is awesome right at crissy field.
We'll all return.

Banging on the Drums and shaking the clapper :)

We love music.  I bang on the drums and Tabitha the clapper today.  Look at the seriousness my sister has when in the moment.  :)  Love Tobias

Stephen mtn bike Thursdays return!

Daddy Stephen got in a great mountain ride in with the tried and true
Mike V. Picture is of Upper San Leandro Reservior (EBMUD) taken from
Soaring Hawk Trail Anthony Chabot park EBParks.org. :)

Hiking in Henry Cowell Santa Cruz

Mommy is a really good hiker. I stayed awake the whole time on a hike
once just because there was so much to see and fun to have.
Tobias

Love the pool

We all loved that Catlin visited us from NY and that she brought mommy
and daddy Nicole and Josh along. It was hot at one point all but Josh
was in the pool (6).

Tabitha's big salty pool

We went east for 2 weeks because the temperature of our pool (pacific
ocean) is too cold. Thanks mom. Love Tabitha

We love hiking.

We hiked out to daddy's paragliding spot in Pacifica so auntie Nicole
and uncle Josh could tandem paraglide.

I read a book about baby facial expresions while Tabitha kept an eye
on the rest of family including cousin Catlin.

Double Trouble

Since blog is about us here's a picture.
Love Tobias and Tabitha

Pleasanton Ridge

Sunday morning local hike before it gets way too hot.

Lafayette to Moraga EBParks Bike Trail

Chris had a good idea to get out halfway between Pleasanton and Berkeley.  We choose a east bay trail starting off rt24 and heading into Moraga.

Chris and Jake joined us on roller blades and stroller.  Moxie was the afterburner when a squirrel was in sight.  Amber, Stephen, Sierra and Rohan added to our biking group.

There was cool enough breeze, plenty of trees to block hot east bay summer CA sun and the trail offered enough snaking turns and small ups and downs to keep interest.  We will return.  We went out about 4 miles for a 8 mile round trip.

Links: 

1. EBParks trail page

2. pdf map

Niles Canyon to Coyote Hills

We followed through with our ride as planned.  Arvind joined us - Anjeli was too sleepy this time and stayed home with mommy App.

Great ride.  We did not cross one road.  Trail is paved and super flat with a slight down grade along Alameda Creek to the bay.  Vegetation changes from fresh to brackish to salt.  Saw a few fish and some nice birds.  Return trip was quick with wind at back (aft port quarter) and Tobias telling us he was hungry.  Ended up longer than expected at about 22 miles.  Once I saw the Coyote hills I had to reach them.  :)  

Until next time.  Maher Family.

Alameda Creek - Bike Ride Plan

Hello.  On our list of bike rides is the Alameda Creek paved trail - part of East Bay Parks trails system.  Trail description.

Alameda Creek is formed by Alameda Creek watershed.

See aerial photo of the watershed area.

Murietta Falls is the tallest waterfall in the watershed and reachable on a EBMUD permit hike between Sunol and Del Valle ebparks.  Its a destination on our list.

The area covered is quiet expansive including its highest peak Mount Hamilton (picture in snow).

Alameda Creek Alliance are working to restore.

Biking Nimitz Way Tilden Park

We - Rachael Tabitha Tobias and Stephen - joined Chad Tori Ella and Ben for an out and back bike ride along Nimitz Way Trail in Tilden Park of the East Bay Parks.  Nice and smooth pavement, rolling hills, great views of Mt. Diablo, Mt. Tamalpais, bay, delta etc.  It was a quick out and back 8 miles but cool on a July day that is going to get hot.  We'll get out here and other paved trails again soon.