{"id":1332,"date":"2008-02-10T21:19:40","date_gmt":"2008-02-11T04:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2008-02-10T21:19:40","modified_gmt":"2008-02-11T04:19:40","slug":"weekend-get-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/?p=1332","title":{"rendered":"Weekend get-away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The three of us decided to get out of the city this weekend, so we drove across the Bay Bridge and landed a few miles away from Oakland, in Lafayette. We stayed at a fun hotel, walked around and paddleboated at the Lafayette Reservoir, and shopped and ate in nearby Walnut Creek on Sat.; then today we visited a wildlife rescue museum, hung around at a playground and did some more shopping and eating in Walnut Creek. It was great fun to get away and do some real family activities &#8211; and it didn&#8217;t hurt that it was unseasonably warm and sunny outside. <\/p>\n<p>I should mention that Zoe wasn&#8217;t crazy about the paddleboating part (she got a little scared &#8211; and the pictures below were in between some big tears), but *I*, for one, had a blast. One of my favorite childhood memories involves paddleboating on the Minnesota lake where my aunt and uncle lived &#8211; and I felt like a kid again on the water. I bet Zoe will feel the same rush when she&#8217;s a little older &#8211; so I think we&#8217;ll have to plan a return visit. <\/p>\n<p>-M<\/p>\n<p>Arriving at the Reservoir<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1326\" alt=family-shot-in-lafayette.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/family-shot-in-lafayette.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Checking out the water<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1331\" alt=looking-at-water.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/looking-at-water.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m ready to walk, Daddy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1323\" alt=with-daddy-in-lafayette.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/with-daddy-in-lafayette.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I see a dog!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1324\" alt=with-daddy-in-lafayette2.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/with-daddy-in-lafayette2.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t I look cute in this?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1325\" alt=on-paddleboat.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/on-paddleboat.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ready for the water &#8211; ?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1330\" alt=on-paddleboat2.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/on-paddleboat2.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Breakfast in bed<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1327\" alt=breafast-in-bed.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/breafast-in-bed.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Um, Dad&#8230; Is that a bear looking down on us?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1328\" alt=with-daddy-and-brown-bear.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/with-daddy-and-brown-bear.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These woodchips are cool!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image1329\" alt=on-playground.JPG src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/on-playground.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three of us decided to get out of the city this weekend, so we drove across the Bay Bridge and landed a few miles away from Oakland, in Lafayette. 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