What a wonderful week. Met the Spenglers in Golden Gate Park so the kids could romp in our favorite playground, then we lunched at our favorite bakery at 9th and Irving. The BEST cookies. Awesome focaccia and pizza by the slice. Sure didn't seem like five years had passed since we've seen them. The girls were sweet; Kai and Grace ran around and squealed with delight, Sascha played big sister to Nina. It was a beautiful day in the city.
Friday it's like summer again. Kai's naked on the patio and Nina's in the water table, happy as clams. Got out the fingerpaint and the kids went wild. Followed that with a nice walk around the neighborhood to admire flowers - poppies! jasmine! gardenia! azalea! roses everywhere! some pretty amazing floral groundcover - and to see the tallest palm tree in the world a street over. Dinner on the patio. Ah life is good.
Saturday took the kids on a hike while Nate worked at home. Met up with the Sac Hikers with Kids group, an amazing drive through green pastures to a beautiful state park and a 2-mile hike along a crystal clear river. A nice group of people, the best part were two awesome little boys that Kai adored, the three of them played tickle fight and superheroes almost the entire time. Nina was happy perched in the backpack.
I'm feeling a bit desperate now to hit the must-see places, only four months to go.