Memorial Day trip to Woodside

Tiny Hiker

Pretty Girl

I will so miss the palming of food technique,
 it is just the cutest.

Chillaxin'

Yikes!

Strawberries with whip cream a Nor cal
grandparent tradition

This picture makes my heart happy

Added for the cuteness of Ranger's security blanket



Crazy Crafting with Daddy



Yummm, I could eat a thousand scorched marshmallows.

She may have liked the raw marshmallows better...

Just another gorgeous day



Walking the Dogs

Hi Mamma

Little Bear - I want to eat him

Mamma and baby bear

 We finally got up to see my dad and step mom Martha in Woodside, which for those of you who don't know is a very tiny, very horse country, very pretty town in the Bay area right near Palo Alto. We hadn't been up to Woodside in far, far too long. Lucky for us, my dad and Martha make lots of trips to LA to see us, so we are a bit spoiled. We drove up Friday night in no traffic (woot, woot!) and arrived at 2 am (yikes!) It was nice to have our own car and be able to schlep as much junk as we wanted with us. The drive back was longer, major construction of the five, but I am so glad we went, I think it was very rejuvenating for the whole family and it was so great to see my dad and Martha. We had some great weather to do some hiking and Marissa and Oliver got to do their first marshmallow roasting! We saw lots of deer and banana slugs -  and luckily no mountain lions. Marissa had a really, really good time with my dad, she really loves my dad's unique sense of humor and totally "gets it," not always an easy task:)   Here's to more trips to Woodside sooner than later!


Can you tell how happy Marissa was? Seriously happy.



One of 10,000 banana slugs we saw



Redwood Bliss