SJandClint.com http://www.sjandclint.com The life and times of Sarah Jon and Clinton Paquin. Check back soon for updates, or get the RSS feed and stay up to date! Sun, 13 May 2012 01:17:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Travel Town Train Station http://www.sjandclint.com/2012/04/29/travel-town-trail-station/ http://www.sjandclint.com/2012/04/29/travel-town-trail-station/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:49:20 +0000 Clinton http://www.sjandclint.com/?p=1209 The weather has been subpar for the past week, so when the sun came out we decided to load up and go have a Sunday fun day up at the Travel Town Train museum and Griffith Park Train rides! I think the pictures say it all on this one, so click over to the gallery and enjoy the show!

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We also got some more great news this morning, Sienna & Eric had their baby! Yep, Clinton is officially an uncle. Katelyn Tressa Meredith arrived on April 7th at 9:10am. Weighing in at a whopping 6lbs 13oz. Congrats guys, we love ya!

Here’s a quick parting video of the actual Easter egg hunt, and of course some pics! Hope your Easter is as magical as our has been.

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]]> http://www.sjandclint.com/2012/04/08/coopers-1st-birthday/feed/ 0 The World Famous Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Races http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/11/06/the-world-famous-manhattan-beach-pumpkin-races/ http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/11/06/the-world-famous-manhattan-beach-pumpkin-races/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:05:03 +0000 Clinton http://www.sjandclint.com/?p=1162 Halloween came and went and we hope that everyone had as much fun as we did!  With the big day falling on a Monday this year, and Cooper being too little to really appreciate the magic of a giant bag of candy, we opted to head down to a more family friendly event and check out the World Famous Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Races!

Here are some pics of the event, stay tuned as we get ready for the holidays and get some more pics up!

]]> http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/11/06/the-world-famous-manhattan-beach-pumpkin-races/feed/ 0 Getting ready for Halloween http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/10/29/getting-ready-for-halloween/ http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/10/29/getting-ready-for-halloween/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:09:53 +0000 Clinton http://www.sjandclint.com/?p=1149 Just a quick update this time as we get ready for Halloween!   We made our trip to Shaun’s Pumpkin Patch last weekend with Julie and had a great time.  We picked up a pumpkin and got it carved up, now we just gotta get Coop’s costume finalized and we’re good to go!  This weekend we are headed to the World Famous Pumpkin Races down in Manhattan Beach with our good friends Dale, Toni, Kuno, and Caz Inghram.  Look for another update to come soon!

Notes

Clinton managed to fix a couple of issue with the Blog, it used to feed into Facebook (to give people updates that aren’t subscribed via RSS or the Email List) however the functionality was broken recently.  You’ll be happy to know that it’s back, so look for these blog posts to be posted to the news feed on Facebook!

]]> http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/10/29/getting-ready-for-halloween/feed/ 2 Clinton’s Birthday http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/10/11/clintons-birthday/ http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/10/11/clintons-birthday/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:20:49 +0000 Clinton http://www.sjandclint.com/?p=1131  Cooper's 1st Pool Party (thanks to Tessa Stephenson!)]]> There’s no better way to celebrate your birthday than surrounded by your friends.  In years past we have taken the show on the road and had parties at happening L.A. spots, but this year we opted for a good ol’ fashioned party at the house.

We also added some updated pics to Cooper’s 1st Pool Party (thanks to Tessa Stephenson!)

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]]> http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/10/11/clintons-birthday/feed/ 0 The trip to Virginia http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/10/03/the-trip-to-virginia/ http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/10/03/the-trip-to-virginia/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:00:38 +0000 Clinton http://www.sjandclint.com/?p=1128 It’s been awhile since we’ve had a vacation, having a baby in the house will do that to you,  so we were pretty excited to get a weekend to hang out with the crew up in Virginia and celebrate Adam & Melinda’s wedding!

We packed up all the extra bags that go with traveling with a baby and managed to get through the airport relatively easy.  Coop did great on both flights on the way there, just a little discomfort during takeoff and then he fell asleep.  We stopped off in Houston, since there isn’t a direct flight from LAX to Raleigh Durham anymore, and were a little surprised at the size of the plane from Houston to Raleigh.  I’ve been on some small planes in my day, but this one took the cake.  Three seats wide, two on one side of the aisle and one on the other, and a low enough head clearance that I had to duck to make it to our seats!

Safely on the ground in North Carolina we grabbed up our bag, met Nana and Bop, and headed off to pick up our rental car.  After we did the paperwork we pulled out and were just about to head for home when we realized that we had completely forgot to pick up the extra baby related bags that we had checked on the plane (first time flying with a baby does crazy things to you).  We rushed back to the airport and luckily the bags were still on the carousel!

The next day we loaded up and took the 3.5 hour drive from Lillington, NC up to Lynchburg, VA.  The drive was pretty and peaceful with the leaves just starting to change color.  It was nice to be back on the open road, we haven’t done a road trip in quite awhile either!  Once we made it to town I dropped SJ off at the bridal luncheon and headed back to the hotel for some R&R.  The evening sneaked up on us quickly and soon we were at the rehersal dinner catching up with all of our old friends, most of who we hadn’t seen since our wedding in 2008!

Saturday was consumed with preparation for the wedding, college football, and of course lots of good food.  There was a definite chill in the air and there was some concern about whether or not the weather was going to hold for the outdoor event.  Luckily, the clouds blew over and the sun came out.  However, the breeze continue to blow and the temp dropped down into the 40′s.  Not to be deterred the party continued as scheduled.

The wedding was held at an amazing old Southern Plantation and the venue lived up to it’s billing.  Grand views, historical charm, good food, friends, dancing, and drinks abounded.  A definite highlight of the night was the photo booth that was setup on site for couples to take pics and place into an album for the couple – lot’s of fun with that one!  At the end of the night we all boarded the stretch hummer limo and made our way back to the hotel for the after party.

The next morning we gathered for the send off breakfast, packed up, and started the drive back to NC.  It was nice to be away for a day or two, but we were both ready to see Cooper and spend some much needed time with the family.  By the time we made it back to Lillington the house was full of friends and family and we had a great time catching up, enjoying dinner, and taking advantage Michelle Coleman Photography being available to take some great pics of the family.

Monday morning came all too quickly and we packed up the bags for the trip home.  A quick stop off at Chic-Fil-A before boarding the plane was a must and we savored the chance to share a quick last meal with the Nana and Bop.  The flight home was even better than the flight out (we got a big plane from Raleigh to Houston) and Coop once again did great.  He struggled for just a few minutes getting off the ground heading out of Houston, but then made up for it by sleeping all the way until we touched down at LAX.

All in all a great getaway vacation to catch up with friends, family, and enjoy some alone time soaking up the changing of the leaves on a road trip through historic Virginia.  Next trip up is the voyage to Montana for Christmas and we are pretty excited that we managed to find a direct flight from LAX straight to Bozeman!

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This weekend we are heading back east to see Nana, Bop, Chan, Bryon, Michelle, Sydney, and Fischer and we are also going to head up to Virginia to celebrate the wedding of our good friends Melinda and Adam!  Stay tuned for more pictures from that trip, until then … here some more pictures for your enjoyment!

Labor Day

Getty Museum

Cooper 6 Months

]]> http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/09/07/cooper-6-moth-update/feed/ 0 Pool Party http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/08/07/pool-party/ http://www.sjandclint.com/2011/08/07/pool-party/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:24:42 +0000 Clinton http://www.sjandclint.com/?p=1028 Well….summer is in full effect now.  Unfortunately it will probably be over way to soon!  Cooper and I went to our first day at the pool yesterday!  He absolutely LOVED the water.  He splashed and kicked and layed back in his float like he was an old pro.  Looks like we’re gonna have a little water baby on our hands, which is a good thing considering how much his parents love to be near the ocean and any other body of water!  Auntie Tessa invited us over to her pool and took pics of us while going in for the first time!  And Auntie Julie was with us in the water the whole time soaking up the fun!  Dad missed the first pool party, but will be there next weekend for the second round.

Clinton’s day of summer fun was out with the boys down at the US Open surf competition in Surf City (AKA….Huntington Beach).  We always make a yearly trip down there to check out all the pros do their thing.  This year, I opted out thinking Coop was a little young for all the hoopla that occurs in the OC.

No big plans for the rest of the summer….no BIG vacation planned this year.  We’ll be heading back to NC/VA for one of my girlfriend’s (YAY for Melinda and Adam) wedding at the end of September.  This will be the first chance for everyone back home to meet the Coopster!  If you are around the weekend of Sept. 29-October 2 you can catch Cooper at Nana and Bop’s house on his first overnight stay without mom and dad.

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