Swinging on the Beach

We had a lovely day on the beach today - including a fun bike ride to some swings about a mile away. The bike ride was particularly notable because of what it meant for Clara. Just a short six months ago when we were here in August, Clara was extremely upset that we wouldn't let her ride on her own on the bike path. We had our reasons (the bike path is like a freeway for bikers and runners, and the fact that she couldn't ride on two wheels were the primary ones), and she got to go on a tag-along-bike behind Zach. But she was so upset that when we got back to Berkeley she said: I want to learn to ride a two-wheel bike so I can ride on the bike path in Santa Monica. And she did. In almost no time at all she was cruising around the neighborhood on two wheels. We upgraded her bike and now she zips around even faster. So she was really proud of herself today when she biked on the path (and stayed to the right, passed on the left, just like a big person!). 

Plus, we had fun on the swings. As you can see, Molly's circus acrobatic training is paying off! :)