[Tsk tsk, new parents-- so slow with your posting! We know, we know-- Sonia had her first beach day a solid two weeks ago now. We apologize. Life intrudes.]
But allow us to set the scene: MLK Jr.'s Bday, a Monday, one of those bizarre California/Global Warming January days, a brilliant 70 degrees. This was two days past Grandma Diane's very moving memorial, and the family decided it was a day for an adventure. We piled into the Rav5000 and drove out over Mount Tam, past the site of Uncle Kyle and Auntie Hannah's wedding, and down to see the breakers breaking out at our beloved Bolinas Beach.
We only brought one board, and mom and dad took turns getting out in the water-- the first time mom had been on a board in more than a year!! The waves were a little on the fast and choppy side (leftovers from a big swell the Friday before), so mostly we rode the wash and just enjoyed the incredible sunshine and that unique feeling of being out in the water.
SoSo rocked her sweet new UV-protectant sunhat (in 'surf' pattern, appropriately enough), bought for our upcoming trip to Mexico. She put her toes in the sand, which seemed to be quite an exciting sensory experience for her. And, as you can see from the picture, she already has her longboard slouch down pat.
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This Sunday past we had a bonus outdoor adventure while we were down in Santa Cruz. In anticipation of much couch-sitting and over-indulging during the Super Bowl, Bubbe, Uncle Ben, Auntie Hannah, Uncle Kyle, Cousin Cobo, and the family went for a mini-hike along a trail that leads away from Grandpa and Bubbe's house and out along the backside of the hill where the UCSC campus is perched. The trail has some named that begins with a 'p'-- Piggiwig or something to that effect.
The Piggiwig trail was beautiful! SoSo slept through most of it, since it was her favorite morning nap time, but those of us who were awake enjoyed tall redwoods, views down to the ocean, a very cute wiener dog, little breaks in the canopy that let the sun down into clearings, an ancient stone water/feeding trough, about fifty couples with babies, an angry old woman who told Uncle Ben to get off his bike, and several little kids who made us wonder about the future versions of Cobo and SoSo, and the many adventures they will have.
More soon!
