I’ve lived for San Francisco for more than 20 years but I had never visited Treasure Island (a man-made island off the Bay Bridge) until recently. Q read about a monthly festival there so we spent a cloudy but warm Saturday there – and I love this shot of Avery taking in the view.
-M
We’re approaching the end of the school year, and there have been a lot of events and celebrations. Among them: the middle school athletics banquet, which honored the students who participate in one of 17 sports. It was our first one (we couldn’t go last year) and it was a good one: Zoe was awarded MVP of the girls’ cross country team. And her good friend Zachary was named MVP of the sixth grade boys’ basketball team.
-M
Every year, Avery’s class takes a spring camping trip to Costanoa down south. The trip got cancelled this year because of a freak rain storm, but everyone instead gathered at a nearby outdoor restaurant one Friday night (before the rain started). Below, pics of Avery and some of her classmates and a bunch of pics of Zoe and some other big siblings – who took a real liking to Maddie!
-M
Glide through a pool in a big inflatable ball? Yes! said Avery. She tried it out at a recent street fair (and let’s just say she was a big fan).
-M
Maddie has tagged along with us on several recent adventures: On Mother’s Day we hung out in the East Bay and she experienced her first street fair, and we recently took her to Golden Gate Park (photos of that coming soon!). She’s portable and mellow, and the perfect weekend travel companion.
-M
The scene at school one recent afternoon…
-M
One of the highlights of our trip was a visit to Sigfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat on Sunday morning. I had never been but had heard for years about the famous white tigers there. Much of the family went (see last pic), and seeing the big cats plus the dolphins up close and personal was a treat!
-M
We switched things up a little this year by meeting the family in Vegas for Passover/Spring Break. As mentioned earlier the girls didn’t feel great (especially the first two days), but we still managed to see a lot of things and have some fun. (More photos coming soon of a cool spot at the Mirage, too.) I didn’t capture, unfortunately, the Seders themselves, our (numerous) buffet stops, and all the cousin time – but know that they happened!
-M
