s&d go kayaking

how fortunate we were to have the chance to go kayaking with a local group who, in partnership with the MS society, caters outdoor adventure with disabilities! first time kayaking for both of us. it was such a beautiful day not he bay and we floated around the sausalito houseboats and past boats and seals and such. and fortunately kayaking is really easy even for a water hater like me!

angel island

i chaperoned mahala's fieldtrip to angel island - our first time here. beautiful day and lost of history about immigration. is the place that many chinese immigrants were kept. some felt so trapped that they started carving poems into the walls as a creative and emotional outlet.

yes fest

we didn't have too long to spend at the yes fest, but the kids got a chance to take part in their class performances, mahala dancing and noble singing. then we had to rush off to the final track meet.

postponed birthday

we postponed douglas's birthday but that gave me time to make a dairy free, gluten free cake!

track meet

douglas's birthday was spent at a track meet this year - an all day event. we squeezed in dinner to celebrate but were too tired for cake. so we waited until the next day to celebrate! mahala got 1st place in her 100 event and 4th in long jump. we're so proud she did her best!

santa cruz

aric and claudia were in town doing the big sur marathon, we met up with them after the marathon for time at the uc santa cruz arboretum and the beach.

noble goes to the dump

time for noble's class to go to the dump! a popular field trip to learn all about recycling and to see the unusual collection of animals that live there - most notably the peacocks!