(2nd) Cousins

We had a lovely afternoon yesterday with the Meyers Cousins (I guess, technically, they're second cousins, but who's counting?). The only disappointment was that it wasn't warm enough to go swimming. Ah well! 

Santa Monica Pier at last!

An afternoon with GGPa & GGMa

And we had a lovely afternoon with Zach's grandparents. We filmed Molly doing a short interview with Henry about his life, and we looked at their art. And took pictures before we headed off to dinner. 

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! :)

Made it to the beach!

The kids were great, the drive went smoothly, and the kids are enjoying the sand while Zach makes dinner. Love to you all!

Oakland Fun Run

We had an excellent time at the Oakland Running Festival yesterday! 

Woodshop Class

Molly had her third woodshop class with Opa today. They have a great time. She's a fantastic listener, totally thrilled to be learning how to use a saw ("I've never sawed before!") and a hammer ("the right way"). And she totally gets his box lesson - that it's the basis of all her future woodworking. And he's a fantastic teacher - he knows exactly the progression she needs to take to understand what she's doing and give her the "tools" to "build" upon. 

Today I spied on them and snapped a few photos: