Month by Month

Summer appeared in the Foster City Lagoon ... in the forms of cute little ducklings. They hung out in groups, swimming around nimbly, not afraid of people at all...

The roses were blooming in Sonoma, music was in the air, and wine was flowing from the bottles and barrels ...

Time flies! The annual Bay to Breakers was upon us again! Matthew hardly practiced but he joined in the race nonetheless -- it's about the fun anyways. This year we had a gloomy sky, and even got sprinkled on a little. The crowd was as big and happy as ever, though. It seemed so much fun that we (the none runners) started to toy with running, no, walking the race next year, again...Here's a video clip of a little streetside party.

On a sunny day we set off on a long planned long hike (about 12 miles?) but all the girls changed their minds after ...em... a quarter into it and made it a short and sweet little hike, which was spiced by twice crossing a chilly creek.
The next day we drove by the local wind/kite surfing hang-out and ogled at the surfers. They sure looked cool! Matthew was determined to get into the sport of kite-surfing...

Carnival in the Mission... is among the most colorful and most attended events in the city. This time was no exception -- crowds were all over the streets, piled onto the roof tops, some dangling from trees, all cheered at the brightly clad paraders. Afterwards, there were shopping to be done at the many stands, and food such as mango-on-a-stick and Salvadorian core cakes to sample.