The boys are here! Now on to the fun. I thought it would be a easier to do a week in review for all of our summer adventures. Week two in the past:
Sunday:
- Pool
- Dinner at Rok -- We ordered cheese fondue as an appetizer. Yummy California Dreamin' mix. For the main course, N had mac and cheese, A had chicken tenders, J had kangaroo, and I had scallops and prawns. You cook your food at the table on 650 degree volcanic rocks. (Don't worry, the boys' rocks weren't hot). All that plus a bottle of wine made for a very yummy dinner. Next time we will have to try the dessert chocolate fondue. (The last picture is N trying the kangaroo. He didn't really like it, but he did try it.)
- Trutti Frutti -- Dessert at Trutti Frutti. Boys had the same concoctions as last time. I tried green apple and death by chocolate with brownie bits and gummi bears.
Monday:
- Library visit -- Most of the books the boys put on hold became available, so we stopped to grab them before camp today. Below: returning books through the library's automated system. Very fancy!
- Summer Camps -- N had LEGO Engineering and A had Magic Camp. They both talked nonstop after their classes. I think they are enjoying it so far... Pic from today is of A.
Tuesday:
- Summer Camps
- Playground/park time -- The boys' classes start an hour apart in different locations. So we have a bit of time to wait between start and end times. Thank goodness N's location is in the middle of a park. All pics from today are of N after his class, but before we went to pick up A.
Wednesday:
- Summer Camps
- Playground/park time
- Pics of the Sunnyvale Community Center fountains. Very pretty. A has informed me that it is an "acid lake" (break time play with friends) and they have to avoid it at all costs.
Thursday:
- Summer Camps
- Playground/park time
- Start of our Pixar movie marathon -- This is one of my Day Zero Project goals and I though the boys might enjoy rewatching some Pixar movies. We started with Up... makes me cry every time. I think our next selection will be Wall-E.
Friday:
- Summer Camps
- A's Magic Show -- The kids each performed two tricks and then received their special awards. He did so well with a clear voice and eye contact. Each kid took home their box of magic tricks, but there were others to buy after the show. A bought his favorite growing flower in a pot trick and N picked up a magic hat to match his brother.
Saturday:
- Pool
- Lounging day at the house
- Another Pixar movie
Starting goals:
- Getting a library card (for the boys) and weekly trips; summer reading program √
- Sky High -- trampoline bounce place √
- Great America -- only 10 minutes from the house!
- Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco
- Alcatraz -- J wants to go with, so this will be a vacation day or weekend trip
- Scavenger hunt/photo scavenger hunt -- I want to do one of these but haven't even started thinking about the clues
- San Jose Giants baseball game?
- Beach trip -- possibly Santa Cruz
- Exploratorium in San Francisco
- Summer camps -- need to get a Sunnyvale account to sign them up -- Signed up! √
- Most likely daily pool visits √
- Get together with an old friend and her kids -- possibly at the Santa Cruz boardwalk or in Fresno (her town)
- Possible bike rides -- if they can get better at riding