Happy Birthday Shane!

The Kress Brothers would like to wish Shane Mulholland a Happy Birthday today!
He's a mycologist and Owner of ForestOrganics the wonderful company that creates organic educational products that Addison's Lab (the kids first business/educational fund venture) sells.  Shane has been instrumental in giving their budding start up a boost onto EBay, Etsy, Sell, Amazon, and now on their very own site www.addisonslab.com.

He's also advised us on packaging for the Ultra Glow Glowing Water experiment.  Our first attempt at creating our own product.  Again Shane "Happy Birthday!" and thank you for helping the kids learn about science and business the fun way!

Sonoma Train Town

Sonoma Train Town is a quaint little place that was fun to visit.  Our two cowboys enjoyed exploring the mini town that's complete with a grocery store, train station, jail, church, and most importantly a petting zoo.  The tinny train transported them around a small lake, through tunnels, and over bridges.  The old west scenery was great, with everything miniaturized. To cool off Jaden and Koen ended the after noon at a nearby retro ice cream shop.

Pier 39

Every now and again the Kress brothers like to visit Pier 39.  Yea, it's a tourist hang out, but fun none the less.

Throw down at Kavya's party

Koen and Jaden went to Kavya's first birthday party, and as soon as they arrived their little eyes spotted a blue inflatable chair, dolphin punching bag, and goose float.  They immediately began tackling the toys in what can be described as a mad frenzy.  After rolling in the grass for about 30 minutes or so, and some collateral damage to her toys they finally settled down to have a bit to eat.

Shark in the water!

Koen and Jaden spent a morning at the Sea Cliff State Beach in Aptos.  The weather was perfect and they could see large shark fins jutting out of the water right next to the sunken ship.  So we decided not to wade in the ocean.

Ride in the Redwoods

The weather was nice and warm, perfect for a scenic bike ride in the Redwood Regional Park.  Koen and Jaden stopped for lunch and a quick walk in the woods.  While exploring they came upon a clearing with swarms of lady bugs so thick they looked like a mist rising from the grass.  

Camping at Coyote Lake...brrr

Marking the first day of summer, the Kress brothers headed out to Coyote Lake in Gilroy for an over night camping trip. We crammed a ton of camping gear into the Pilot, picked up the Chang twins from school, and off we went. Things immediately starting going down hill when Alexa became ill from sitting in the third row with motion sickness.  Luckily she had a cup to catch her lunch and the campsite was only a quarter mile away.

The kids and I got out at the park entrance and hiked in while Sun picked up wood for the campfire. The fresh air from the walk was wonderful and we set up camp. But things kept popping up to make our trip a trying and interesting one. Part of the tent broke when Austin and Koen were playing Kung Fu Panda. The temprature plumeted as the fog rolled in and an icy breeze kept us all bundled up. The hardest part was Jaden crying unconrollably during the night. So Jaden and Daddy ended up sleeping in the car.

Despite the extra work and suffering on the adults, the kids had the time of their lives in the wild and that's all that really matters at the end.