What better way to celebrate Memorial Day than with a trip to the beach? We were headed out for our normal Marine Mammal Center volunteer gig with our friend Andrea, but knew traffic would be horrid at our normal time because of the Golden Gate Bridge75th Anniversary celebration, so we just went out early, played on the beach for a bit, and committed to being stuck there late as the festivities wound down. We only got to see a few fireworks that made it over the hills, but all in all, it was a fun adventure.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
A Hike in Round Valley
We took a hike with friends in one of our favorite hiking spots, Round Valley Regional Park.
Sparring turkeys
Ooh, a fence lizard!
Our friend is a biologist with a special interest in Western Pond Turtles. He spotted one in the creek and went down to catch it. If you look closely at this picture, it looks like a bird was flying under the bridge at the same time we snapped the photo and it can be seen on our friend's left shoulder.
She was declared healthy and set free!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Cherry Picking! (and berries and peaches, too)
Olivia and Noah went out to Brentwood today to pick some fresh fruit. It was a great way to start the long weekend.
Someone dropped a cherry. Actually, it may have been me. I was trying to put it in his mouth and either I missed, or he moved. He had to pick it up.
He was sooooo sad.
The poor cherry. He wanted me to fix it.
This was his solution. He put it back on the tree so it could grow again.
Ok, that crisis was averted and he could go back to having fun.
He is using his sticks like chopsticks to attempt to pick cherries.
All smiles.
Chickens!!
Delicious berries.
So delicious, I couldn't pick faster than the boys could eat.
I eventually just gave up.
After our friends left, we headed on to another farm in search of apricots. Unfortunately, they were still mostly green, so we opted for peaches instead.
Noah was super excited to find this "rock".
He asked the owners if he could take it home.
They laughed hysterically and then told him to plant it in his garden so he could grown a peach orchard.
This picture makes me wonder what he's thinking. Contemplating the great mysteries of life, obviously.
One happy, happy kid. The best part of Mommy was that he napped for a solid 3 hours after this.
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