Santa Cruz Camping Trip

We spent the Memorial Day weekend camping at Manresa State Beach in the Santa Cruz mountains. This was my third camping trip and it keeps getting more and more fun as I get older.

We especially liked this campground because the beach was a short walk away. We went every day and spent hours building sand castles, chasing the waves, and flying kites.

Evening hike to the beach.

When we weren't at the beach, we got to ride bikes/trikes, swing from the trees, run around and play in the dirt - everything a kid likes to do.

I also enjoyed hanging out with Sumo and Brady all weekend. The best part was that Brady got to have a "sleepover" in the tent with us, which I was really excited about. 

Sumo wanted nothing to do with Brady.

Of course, no camping trip is complete without good food and s'mores.

Uncle Kevin's new creation: bacon pancakes

Mommy took me on a short hike before we left. She wishes we discovered this sooner because it was a great photo opp!

Our Little Artist

At a recent dinner at Il Fornaio, Kaitlyn was given a kids activity menu and crayons. We were busy figuring out what to order so didn't pay much attention to her. But after a few minutes we looked over and saw that she had done this.

She loves her happy faces. Move over, Da Vinci.

Bay To Breakers

Last Sunday Mommy ran her first Bay to Breakers with Aunties Gigi, Donna, Ida, and Elite. Bay to Breakers is a San Francisco tradition which involves a 12k race through the city. In addition to the serious runners, thousands of people dress in costumes (or nothing at all) and parade their way through the city. 

Being Asian parents and all, the mommies dressed up as "Tiger Moms." 

It was a fun run across the city. With the exception of four steep blocks uphill, Mommy ran the whole 7.45 miles, the longest she has ever run in her life. Those hours at the gym paid off!

Hayes Street Hill. The thighs were burning!

Daddy and I waited near the finish line and watched the runners go by. We saw Mommy run by and then she actually turned around and ran back to us to say hi. 

Mommy, you're going the wrong way.

Go Tiger Moms!

Birthday Parties

We had a busy Saturday with two back to back birthday parties. First, we went to Kira's 3rd birthday party at Indian Wells Park. There was a fun playground and I got to practice my tightrope walking.

In the afternoon we went to my preschool friend Josh's birthday at My Gym. All of my friends from preschool were there and we had the best time. It usually takes me a while to warm up at parties but this time I ran straight in and started playing.

Parachute!

Driving through the "car wash"

I had the most fun in the ball pool.

The trampoline was a lot of fun too.

Here's a video of us all jumping together. Only two more weeks of school left. I'm going to miss my preschool friends this summer.

Mother's Day!

Mommy got lots of goodies from me this year: two "hand projects," as I call them, plus a calendar filled with photos of me.

On Mother's Day, Mommy got to sleep in until 9am(!). Then, we headed into the city for a picnic at Chrissy Field. However, even though the entire bay area was warm and sunny, Chrissy Field was the one pocket of SF that was not.

Can you see the Golden Gate Bridge hiding behind the fog?

Clearly we didn't anticipate the gloomy weather and bring adequate clothing. The only thing I had to wear was Mommy's windbreaker from the car. It was cold so we didn't stay long, but Brady and I had a fun time anyway.

Brady is much better at digging than I am.

After returning to the sunny peninsula, we took our annual Mother's Day trip to Preston's for ice cream.

And later that evening we went to dinner at this cool Japanese restaurant close to home. I must have had a very exciting day, because in the five minutes it took to drive to the restaurant, I fell asleep! I stayed asleep while Mommy carried me in and lay me down on the cushions, and for a good thirty minutes into dinner.

Zzzzzz...

Reggae Concert

Mommy's friend Auntie Valerie was in town from Hong Kong, so we met up with her at a kids' reggae concert/picnic benefiting her nephew's preschool. I didn't remember Auntie Valerie since we met her in Hong Kong a few months ago, but I still remember her white dog Nobu (who I now have a stuffed dog named after).

There was a fire truck and ambulance on display for the kids to see up close. I was all excited to see the fire truck and even had a chance to sit in the driver's seat, but then I chickened out when it was my turn. I loved my hat though.

It was a hot day and I enjoyed cooling off by the fountain.

You can't really tell from the pictures, but there were a lot of people there and the concert was happening. I loved dancing to the music!

Here's a video of me doing my silly dance.