Weekend Fun

We had a nice relaxing fun weekend here in Alameda.  Yesterday we spent the morning at the playground and the afternoon hiking in Redwoods Regional Park in the Oakland Hills.  O spent about 3/4ths of the time in the backpack and the other quarter hiking himself.  He really likes hiking, which makes me happy, of course.  We tired him out so much that he actually fell asleep in the car on the 20 minute ride home.  Not a big deal for some kids, but O almost never falls asleep in the car, even when we want him too!

Today, we went out for breakfast at a cute restaurant in Alameda called the Little House.  We sat outside because, true to it's name, the Little House is very very small inside.  Yes, it is August 19th,  and yes, that is a fleece jacket I am wearing.  It was really chilly out this morning!  It seems crazy when so many people are in the grips of record breaking heat waves and here we are, in jackets and long pants.

                                    

                                           

Hyabob!

After breakfast, we headed to the farmer's market in Jack London Square in Oakland. There is a pretty neat play structure there, O was having a blast climbing and balancing.  He is getting pretty good at it, too.

Here he is down by the water looking out at the boats in the Alameda Estuary.

It was a nice weekend.  Tomorrow, Tom gets underway for a week of AtoN work and O and I are back to our regular week day routines.  I think we all prefer the weekends...