Cold Day at the Beach

About a month ago, C-bao took a rare trip to the beaches by San Francisco's Outer Richmond district, near the Cliff House. The day was chilly but sunny, and various intrepid souls were kitesurfing and frolicking among the waves. C-bao and her sister K-bao were not among them. They did, however, have a plenty good time digging in the sand, singing in the wind, and otherwise running around creating havoc.

Here C-bao needs some help with her attire:

Next, she does her Feraba African tap-dance to express her joy:

Finally she celebrates the completion of her muddy ditch.

Preschool

C-bao has started at her new preschool for several weeks now. With her array of experiences over the summer at various summer camps, C-bao was emotionally much readier than the C-folks had anticipated, though there were still some moments of sadness at various points during the first couple of weeks. Overall, though, our little one has adjusted to her new environment like a champion.

Both the art and music programs at her new preschool are areas of emphasis, which the C-folks really like.

So is hands on learning. Above C-bao collaborates with a friend to build a Magnatile tower.

The school also has an extensive playground in the back that is entirely covered with sand. We all know what this means: daily sand in the shoes, socks, sandwiches, car and everything else she comes into contact with.

Park

Given her newfound mobility, being on a playground is a whole lot more fun for C-bao now. She usually visits various neighborhood parks generally at least once and usually twice a day.

Here she is making a new friend. C-bao tends to be quite touchy.

Later in the afternoon C-bao donned a new outfit and tried out a different park, where she pet rocks and stone turtles, sat on a bench (inexplicably, one of her favorite activities) and messed around in the sandbox.

Stinson Beach

C-bao hit the beach this weekend for the first time in her young, privileged life. It was a blazing hot day and the single-lane mountain road was congested and horribly curvy.  Not too far into the trip, C-bao began to complain and several times along the way C-Mum threatened to commandeer the car and turn the family around.

Once the gang arrived though at Stinson Beach, the pain was forgotten and C-bao settled down to some serious sandplay and seagull watching.

Did a little sand end up in the tummy, not to mention diaper, somewhere along the way? Undoubtedly. But C-bao was too busy to notice.

Below she runs alongside of sister K-bao in the sand. More accurately, she kicked her legs and pumped her arms furiously while C-Pop carried her underarm like a football to help her keep pace.