My biggest biking accomplishment of late is that I have finally gotten up the nerve to take the Bea on my bike. Last week I tried for the first time to bike her to preschool (which is just a 5-minute ride from our house) and I am so happy to be able to do it.
We stopped at an "energizer station" run by the SF Bicycle Coalition this morning on our way to school to celebrate Bike to Work Day.
But, so far, we don't know what she's saying:
Friends don't let friends stimulate their gums in public.
That HJ, she's a talker.
Of course, the Bea loves a carousel ride. She especially loves to ride on the zebra on a carousel, however (as there is no zebra on the carousel at the San Francisco Zoo), this time she made do with a cat holding a fish in its mouth. Baby sister got her first ride and was in awe ... watch for her face in this video. All in all, it was a very fun day at the zoo for all three of us.
... you've got the whole day ahead of you.
Another Tsuki Kage Ryu karate retreat has come and gone. The view of the ocean on the drive down to Pescadero is breathtaking. The pies from Duarte's Tavern are delicious. Camp Loma Mar is peaceful. The only change this year is that now the old lodge where we have worked out for so many years has been condemned and is cordoned off with yellow tape. The new lodge is really just fine for karate practice ... even if it doesn't have that lovely nestled-in-the-trees feeling, it offers some significant benefits over the rustic old lodge. It is warmer, for one, and working out in the same location where the meals will be served means less hiking back and forth at mealtime.
Note of advice: bringing a 7-week-old to the karate retreat means you don't get as much of a workout as you did in the old days. However, I'll take what I can get! (No children were harmed in the filming of this retreat.) And, bringing along our own babysitter to occupy the 3-year-old is definitely still a great plan. Next year, the babysitter can take care of both kids and I'll get more of a workout again!
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