Japanese Cultural Festival in El Cerrito

Spam masubi, nori and shoyu trex mix, wasabi hot dogs, kite-making, origami, and fish prints!

Beach Time

Construction Workers vs. Fire Fighters

Road Trip to Southern Oregon: Day 6

Packed up our camp at Castle Crags and drove to Redding's Turtle Bay Exploration Park. We watched the wildlife show in the outdoor arena, but after the Red Tailed Hawk flew up into a nearby tree and refused to come down (and subsequently canceled the show) we checked out the indoor exhibits. We ended the trip with a visit at Papa and Gma's in Sacramento for fun in the sprinklers and dinner, then the last leg home that night.

Day 6:

Hot day in Redding

Is Josie as big as the biggest bat in the world?

Evie couldn't get enough of the water play area 

Checking out the aquarium at Turtle Bay

Road Trip to Southern Oregon: Day 5

Left the lake in the morning, and headed to Ashland for our first break. Checked out the Ashland science museum "ScienceWorks", where we ate lunch. We all loved the giant bubble room, and Dan and Josie had a good time flying their paper airplane in the flight exhibit. Evie tracked down every germ in the facility and made sure to stick it in her mouth for good measure :).

Before leaving Ashland, we grabbed food for our camping dinner at Market of Choice (I just love that name!) and made our way to Castle Crags for another night of camping near Shasta. We opted for a campsite up the hill from the freeway this time, and it was definitely an improvement. There was still some daylight left in the day after we arrived and set up camp, so we took a walk around to check things out.

Day 5:

This photo is Evie in a nutshell 

Fun with funny mirrors at the science museum

Dan investigates the geodesic dome nursery (2 of his favorite things!) outside the science museum

Josie climbing the "spider web" outside the science museum

 Back at Castle Crags

Posing in front of the campground amphitheater screen 

Road Trip to Southern Oregon: Day 4

Went to the lake again (but forgot the camera). Josie and Dan got a chance to try out Angie's paddle board. Auggie went for a little ride, too! Celebrated Gary's birthday with cake and candles back at the house.

Day 4:

Pool party

Sunrise from the cabin 

Dan = horse 

Poor Dan...

Road Trip to Southern Oregon: Day 3

Relaxing at the house and checking out the lake.

Day 3:

Chllin' at Lake of the Woods resort

Evie LOVES being in the water, despite the wind and choppy waves

Getting warm after wading in the lake 

Back in the water again, jumping over the waves

Hanna and Georgia playing on the rock beach 

The girls decide to bury Evie - the first of many "games" with Evie

Exploring downed logs on our hike near the lake

Josie tries to carry Daddy in the back pack

Angie teaches the girls how to get Auggie to do tricks

Girls playing outside the cabin

Road Trip to Southern Oregon: Day 2

Still making our way north. Packed up our campsite at Castle Crags State Park and drove to Ashland during Evie's morning nap. Met up with Leah and her family there, walked in the park, went to the farmer's market and ate delicious peaches and thai food. Yum! Seemed to only snag pictures of the campsite that day... so you'll just have to imagine the other stuff.

Day 2:

Reading books in the morning inside the tent

Yea camping! Oddly, fires were allowed here, despite the wildfires raging all across the western states this summer.

Cowgirl Josie

Josie loves drawing using her car backpack fold-down tray

Evie's ready to hit the road!

Passing Mount Shasta - where Dan once summited with our friend Adam

Road Trip to Southern Oregon: Day 1

Destination: Southern Oregon's Lake of the Woods- met up with  Lisa's design school friends, their kids and doggy "Auggie" at rental cabin

# of stops:

4 on the way up (lunch in Sacramento, dinner at Redding Trader Joe's, camping at Castle Crags SP, and Ashland Farmer's Market)

4 on the way back (Ashland Science Center, camping at Castle Crags SP, Turtle Bay Park in Redding, dinner in Sacramento)

Josie's highlights: got to sleep on a top bunk, made a fairy house with rocks and bark, played at the lake beach, hitched a ride on a paddle board, rode Daddy like a horse while Hanna and Georgia also piled on, classic Disney storybook

Evie's highlights: playing in the water, petting Auggie, following the "big girls" around, eating rocks at the beach

Day 1:

Josie entertains Gma over lunch

Screaming for fun at Papa & Gma's house

Napping in the car- yea!

Not napping in the car... oh well

Haircuts

Before...

After!
(don't have a good pic of Evie's trim, but she got one too)
Thanks, Zizi for helping to cut Josie's hair!