The Grand Prix

One perk of this off site rotation is having a rental car. If I don't like the car I can trade for a different one at any time. I pay for the car with a CC and my employer pays me back so it looks like I'm spending a lot of money on rentals, so now every time I get a top of the line model car. The rental I have now is by far the best car I've rented, a 2008 Grand Prix GXP with leather seats and satellite radio, it's top of the line. It's got a 300hp V8 and it's figgen fast. I love it and I wish I would've bought it instead of my Mazda 6. Although it only gets about 20 mpg with my driving compared to almost 30 with the Mazda. I think the extra power on the freeways here is totally worth it. Satellite radio is great too, but I wouldn't get it if I had to pay for it.

Here's the list of cars I've rented in order of favorite to least favorite:
- Pontiac Grand Prix
- Chevy Impala
- Chevy Malibu
- Dodge Charger
- Hyundai Elantra
- Hyundai Entourage
- Chevy HHR
- Mercury Grand Marquis (this car was so big I couldn't reach the radio without having to lean forward)

Potty Training

Hayley's potty training has consisted of buying her a potty chair when she wanted to try it a few months ago. We thought it might be easy since she was all excited about getting her potty chair. After she tried it a few times she lost interest. We tried to get her to use it a few times here and there but she never wanted to. Tonight after her bath she wanted to sit on it, I just figured she'd sit there and get up a few minutes later like normal so I didn't really pay any attention. When she got up she said all done and we got her PJ's on her. I went back to check just to see and sure enough she went #1. Hopefully she continues to want to use it. It'll rank as one of the easiest potty training efforts ever... knock on wood.

2 blocks from our apt

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2007 - Cali Recap

A quick run down of what we did in California during 2007.

Walked across the Golden Gate Bridge and hung out in San Fran on multiple occasions.







Visited Muir Woods home of one of the last groves of huge Redwoods.



Went to an A's vs Twins game in Oakland



A couple visits to cliff side beaches at Stinson Beach.



Toured the tourist trap Sausalito where Matt found a new friend.



The Winchester Mystery Mansion in San Jose. Where the widow of Winchester thought she was haunted by the spirits of all those killed by the Winchester rifle. To ward off the spirits she never stopped adding on to the mansion.



The Monterey Bay Aquarium.





17 mile drive





Alcatraz





Gilroy Gardens





San Fransisco Zoo, the one where the tiger escaped.





Swimming at the apartment





The Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose



Fairy Land





The pumpkin patch at Half Moon Bay

Weekend Recap - Playoffs

Watching the NFL Playoffs was the highlight of the weekend. The Colts losing was so dissapointing as well as the Pats winning. It was just an all around crappy weekend for football. It would be so awesome if the Pats don't win the Super Bowl. In fact I'd probably cheer for the Packers if they play the Pats in the Super Bowl.

Jen and I also had dinner with a couple that has a girl Hayley's age and nine month old twins. It was pretty interesting hearing their stories. They said the most annoying thing about having twins is everyone in public asks them "Are they twins?".

Happy 30th Jen

Twins Update

Jen had another ultra sound and everything is going great with the twins. They both weigh 1 lbs 10 oz which means they are both getting enough nutrients. It was also confirmed that they are boys.