Pace Gallery in Menlo Park (the old Tesla building) opened a digital art exhibit this weekend by teamLab: “Living Digital Space and Future Parks”. It is open until July 1, 2016.
The exhibit is split into two buildings – one specifically designed for kids! …
Leave a CommentWe met our friends for fancy holiday tea at the Fairmont in San Francisco. The lobby is beautiful! The real life-size gingerbread house is incredible and smells amazing. There is also a small Children’s play area complete with a tv showing animated Christmas movies and mailbox for letters to Santa (2016…
Leave a CommentSleeping in the van instead of our tent worked out really well for us. We slept well and stayed warm. However, it was another cold night and everyone else was still sleeping in their tents. We packed up a day early and headed out of the park. We stopped at…
Leave a CommentWe woke up the next morning convinced we were going to cut the trip short and head home. We were not well-prepared for the temperature drop we experienced at night in the higher elevation of our camp site. We spent most of the night worried about Sam hoping he was staying…
Leave a CommentPaul’s immediate family lives in New Mexico and Orange County, CA. In order to visit each other and see a new destination, we took a group trip to Yosemite the last weekend of September. The family in New Mexico met us in the Bay area. We rented a van in order…
Leave a CommentBooks are an excellent way to spark enthusiasm about new experiences. Even going to the dentist was an exciting experience for Sam after reading Curious George Goes to the Dentist. Before heading to Yosemite for Sam’s first tent camping experience, we checked out a pile of books about camping from…
1 CommentThe Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay surprised me with its toddler-friendliness. Beach access, free parking, a welcoming staff, and a restaurant with a view and high chairs. Sam and I took a day trip to the beach with our friends visiting from out of town. After a long walk along the Half…
Leave a CommentWe planned to join family story time at Palo Alto Downtown Library at 10:30 this morning. Instead, we are in the children’s section building towers. We attempted to go to story time. After returning our books, Sam ran into the story time room full of children of all ages singing the “Itsy…
Leave a CommentSam started the day asking to attend the “playgroup with the fire truck” and see his friend. This playgroup is known to most as the drop-in play at Parents Place located in the Jewish and Family Services building. They also have several classes available to help with infant care, work/life balance,…
Leave a CommentOn a typical second Saturday morning of the month, we stroll along the Embarcadero bike path. When we hear a train horn blasting in the distance, Sam excitedly calls for us to stop to watch. We can feel the breeze left by the train speeding by us behind the wire fence on the tracks parallel to…
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