June 11 to June 25, 2016: SUMMER!!!

And finally, summer is here! Our bucket list is rather large, so we have been busy trying to hit as many places as we can. 

1. Jelly Belly Factory with our friends the Singhs (and the Doll girls): such a fun outing. The tour now is self-guided, so we were able to go at a rather slow pace and really look at things. We had a great time, and the children each brought three dollars to buy themselves some jelly beans afterwards!

2. Fruit picking in Brentwood with our friends the Johnson's: we went out to Brentwood and picked peaches, plums and apricots at Ranch Zaragoza Farm. It was so yummy! I even made cobbler with those peaches, and it was the yummiest cobbler we have ever had! 

3. Bowling at Paddock Bowl with our friends the Palmers. So much fun! The kids even got to play one of the arcade games (when someone else paid for it but didn't finish the game) and won some candy! 

4. The Peanuts Movie with the Cooks and the Niemans! And o course we got lots of popcorn, and candy from sister Cook! 

5. Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton: we met up with Aunt Jen and cousin Nathan. So much fun! Our favorites were the food, the pig races, the Chinese acrobats, and the reptile show! 

6. After the fair, we drove to Dublin and played at Emerald Glen Park. So refreshing! 

7. Meadow Homes Water Splash Park in Concors with the Cooks, the Score kids (I was watching them), the Hopkins, the Johnsons, the Richards and the Volz. Such a great afternoon with friends!

8. Delta fun with the Palmers: everyone loves the tube (until Kelli, Hunter, Brina and I fell in!) Camilla tried wake boarding (unsuccessfully), and Hunter water skied for the first time after 20 years (and looked great doing it!) Logan loved playing in one of the beaches. Such a great morning! 

9. Six Flags with friends on June 13th!

10. BART ride and A's game on June 13th. The children loved it! 

11. The Jungle with the Cooks on June 23rd. The kiddos had been asking to go for a while! 

13. Mount Wanda with the kiddos and the Palmers on June 15. Logan was not a happy camper on the way up, but loved the way down :) 

14. Bubble run in San Jose on June 11th. My first time (and Camilla's) doing a 5K! We also went to Pleasanton this day, and had some yummy ice cream

From Meadowlark Creamery, and burgers and fries from Bob's Giant Burgers.

And that's it for now! Stay tuned for next week's shanigans!!