We decided to take a little road trip up to Watsonville to check out their annual strawberry festival (if nothing else, it was an excuse to escape the 100 deg heat at home!). There was lots of music, food, vendors, and carnival rides to check out. Du enjoyed some delicious street tacos with strawberry salsa and the group split a strawberry shortcake dessert. The fresa aguas frescas drink hit the spot as well!
Everyone braved the triple digit heat for the backyard bonanza to celebrate. The water play was a huge hit, but the trampoline, swing set, and sandbox also got some attention. Naturally, once everyone was bored of water play, they moved to mud play (created from the water play.) I tried to get a nice picture of Casey and Cato together, but the closest thing I got was them on the swing set while Cato was showing of a trick on the rings, lol.
Mrs. Kim is a very brave soul and takes the kids to the zoo every summer for a class field trip. I believe we had 29 kids plus the various attending adults (teachers, parents, and grandparents… not all in the group picture). Thankfully, the Central Coast Zoo is a small operation, so it is easier to keep the kids corraled, lol. As always, the Red Pandas steal the cuteness award, and afterward, everyone enjoyed animal cracker snacks in the park.
Per usual, it was triple digits hot for the fair, but we still had fun checking out the vendors (in AC buildings), 4H and FFA animals, and all the little kid rides. This year, we got the unlimited ride bracelet so that Cato could do laps on his favorite rides. He especially enjoyed his first time in a ferris wheel! Taking the shuttle bus to and from the fair was a fun bonus ride 😆
It was a fun affair at the skate park in Grover Beach, complete with music, DJ, dance party, goats (taking a break from surfing), and, of course, wheels! Hudson and Cato worked on team building skills while climbing the steep sides.
3 years old. 0% accuracy. 😂
We had a fun filled day participating in the Santa Margarita parade with the Atascadero Horsemans Club in the morning and then a party at Jason’s house in the afternoon. At Jason’s, there were lots of board games, food, and an outdoor movie showing of “Independence Day.” Cato’s highlights, however, we’re the balloons and giving Dan a ride by pushing buttons on the recliner remote, lol.
They say life is a journey. In our case, it’s also a pun.
A family of Trans… constantly in transit.
We figured if life is going to keep moving, we might as well document the ride. Welcome to our new site.
It was a lovely family outing by the sea! We rarely make it all the way over to Cambria so it felt like a special treat. Jasper was happy to join along and run with Cato, but was quite frustrated by all the ground squirrels teasing him. Cato made friends with a cute little girl who insisted that he hold her hand. We traveled along with the other family for a little bit until they had to turn back. Their dog, Gracie, was a VERY enthusiastic, wiggly 2 year old Golden Retreiver that was confused why Jasper didn’t want to play with her.
It was a fun weekend outing in the van (with new and improved vehicle stearing!). On Saturday, we drove up to Felton for the Roaring Camp Railroad train ride through the redwood forest and staid at a Harvest Host winery. Then, on Sunday, we had Father’s Day brunch with Auntie Lucy and Rick in Pacific Grove at Red House Cafe. After brunch, we enjoyed a family bike ride along the coastal bike path with a stop for climbing trees and collecting sea shells on the beach.
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