We had a great Summer 2022. Beyond the big trips to Fort Bragg, Elsa's Birthday in Santa Barbara, and the Lair, the kids went to great summer camps, we had weekend adventures and just a lot of fun in the sun. One adventure was going out to Pescadero to pick olallieberries, something I had done as a child, but we had not done as a family since Elsa was little. We picked over 20 pounds of berries, and then went home to make Jam and Pie!
For Fourth of July weekend, we headed into San Francisco to enjoy time in the Fisherman's Wharf area and the local sites. It was great to walk over to the Marina, visit the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, and just explore a bit of the city.
We also spent a weekend in Asilomar. It was nice to enjoy the beach, visit a local museum and spend some time together.
Then for 2 Saturday nights in August, we went overnight camping at Foothills Park. It was camping light - no cooking - we bought food to go, but we were able to go on hikes, play card games and enjoy the Super moon.
Then, the Monday before school started, I took a day off work to take Liam to Great America, along with Elsa and 4 of her friends. It was a wonderful day to kick off school starting week.
For Liam, summer camps included Bike Camp (Wheel Kids), Run for Fun Camp, Green Stuff at the Botanical Gardens, Bay Camp on the Baylands, and Jurassic Camp at the Junior Museum and Zoo, Galileo, and a SF Giants Camp. He had fun creating things, learning things, and just moving his body around. For the Giant's camp we even got to go to a game. Plus there were fun Mommy/Son days, like going to Chuck E Cheese, the Tech Museum, biking, and going to movies (we saw them all - Minions, the Bad Guys, SuperPets, Paws of Fury, and Lightyear).
Elsa had an amazing summer of sleeping away from home. The first week was doing a beach volleyball camp in Santa Barbara and hanging out with her friend Josie, then it was Camp Kennolyn with her friend Maya, then UCSC dorm living for a volleyball camp, before heading down to Santa Barbara again for UCSB dorm life and Softball Camp. She did a Junior Lifeguard camp with friends and then a week of volleyball camp. Along the way she competed is some summer swim meets and got her hair cut!
What an awesome summer!
