On to the details of that Northern Ca. trip....Auntie Dana, Cousin Ashley, Cousin Erin, and Cousin Erik all had Birthday's at the end of July/beginning of Aug. The family took the long road trip straight to camping in Bodega Bay. We met up with the Rydman, Marty, and Kyle crew with visits from Grammy and Grandpa (Celebrating an anniversary this month) for a fantastic camping trip! The pictures will fill you in on more details. After three days of camping we were good and dirty showing up at the Natal's. Mommy and Daddy put the girls to nap time with more Cousin's June and Grace then left them with Uncle RJ and Auntie Megan while they adventured off to San Francisco for their first two nights away from the girls to celebrate 10 years of wedded bliss. Thanks to family we were hooked up with a cool Hotel Zetta right on Union Square. Starting there, we purposely tried to fill the time with events which we wouldn't constantly think, the kids would love to be here, so we started with the Beach Blanket Babylon Musical followed by a "real" steak dinner. After figuring out the city transportation we took a trolley to the Pier the next day to catch a fairy going to Angel Island which was a nice step back from the city life including a hike to the top and wonderful views. Returning to the city we had to hit up a brewery and Rogue definitely made the cut. We had a great time together but also missed the girls and were happy to return and hear about their fun filled weekend with the Natal's, then make the trip back home.
After getting back to the grind at work we had a nice weekend at home with family time at the park and a few hours of our first time at the OC Fair! That was plenty. The following weeks we got time with good friends including a play day with the Harpers, and a beach day with the Geithman's wishing Isla a Happy 3rd Birthday. After a homemade treasure hunt, we finally found time to explore a part of a large neighborhood park that we hadn't been to, El Dorado Park, together. They have a train, boats, and playgrounds.
Toward the end or our last month Uncle Mike, Uncle B, and Uncle RJ all had Birthday's. Given that it was Uncle RJ's 20th... oh wait we mean 40th Birthday we headed back up North to celebrate! The girls were a little excited to have more time with cousins and family, and we were very welcomed by the Natal's. Mommy and Daddy also enjoyed spending time with RJ and Megan instead of just dropping off the girls with them. Their first block party was a hit, Kan-Jam Tournament, Taco Stand, and all.
Daddy's eyes are doing well. Quite a large improvement from his previous vision, and continuing to improve. Another check up with the eye doctor coming soon will give even more insight on the progress.
Kindergarten is on its way (Sept. 4th) and Cienna couldn't be more excited. She is a school girl by nature. Getting all new school uniform clothes didn't hurt either (she is quite the fashionista). T-Ball came to an end, and we had a couple more weeks of swim lessons this summer. She can now swim over 10 feet, head in and out of the water, by herself. "Breaking" news, she has her first permanent tooth coming in and it is forcing one of her middle bottom tooth to become loose. This is exciting for her since it is a new step toward being a school girl. She found out that she has Mrs. Ashcraft as her Kindergarten teacher this year and she is an "Early Bird" which means she starts school at 8:00am and ends after lunch at 12:10pm. She reads every day and completed (reading and writing; Title, Author, and Summary) her first book reports on two books that Mommy and Daddy picked which got her 3 free rides at the OC Fair.
Princess Kaylee has taken the lead in pretend adventures this month, which veer from the conventional story and get quite creative. Amazing how independent her personality is, yet still the best cuddler to Mommy and Daddy and nurturer to her "babies". She's gotten her fare share of bumps and bruises given her level of play, and takes them with stride! Even with a huge rash outbreak which we believe is from something in an unknown sunscreen, she was un-phased and literally a "happy camper" at Doran Beach. She moved up to the next level swim class along with Cienna and is very comfortable in the water, swimming about 5 feet on her own. Kaylee is now completely done with diapers, and has gotten a new NapMat (big girl bed) to use at daycare. The last day this month, we determined that Cienna has flower hair that doesn't need cut, just cared for, Kaylee has hair like Mommy which is like grass that needs to be trimmed in order to stay healthy, so Kaylee just got her first hair cut!
Many photos to go along with our adventures... Enjoy!
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