Coast Guard Day

Happy birthday to the Coast Guard! Alex and Zachary wore their CG gear to day camp, and then they wore their camp bug hats to CG day. They received many compliments on their hats! Unfortunately, we spent a large chunk of our time waiting for lunch, but while we were in line, we had dessert (birthday cake!) first and listened to the Coast Guard band.
Petting zoos are always a hit with Alex and Zachary. Today they were able to pet an emu and a tortoise.

Alex wanted to have his face painted. He asked for a dolphin, and I was expecting a little blue blob on his cheek. Cinderella did a wonderful job!
There were even some carnival games. Zachary won about 5 stuffed animals...we have a waddle of penguins. Alex was successful too.

Sporty

Zachary has started a gymnastics class. He has really enjoyed it. His favorite is jumping on the trampolines. Alex was moved from his beginner kung fu class into the belt series. His classes are now more structured, but he is still having fun!

A couple of crazy boys! Zachary chose his outfit and wore it, sock and all, for the better part of the day. Alex went a little crazy with the hose...I think the plants got a little bit of water.

Videos

A couple of weeks before his 3rd birthday, we realized that Zachary could pedal his tricycle. Then we remembered that Alex learned how to pedal the tricycle just before his 3rd birthday!

Toddler approved "fireworks"!

Brothers

Biking and Hiking

Today was a beautiful day for a bike ride, so we drove out to the Hayward Interpretive Center and Regional Shoreline. The out and back trail resulted in a 2 mile bike ride, which Alex and Zachary did a great job on. We rode through an old salt marsh and past a windmill.
The only wildlife we spotted were shore birds, but we found some raccoon tracks in the mud.

After the hike, we explored the interpretive center. They have a little laboratory with microscopes, sea creatures and some crafts.

Garden Bounty

Maybe we aren't so great at gardening...

Zachary is 3!

Happy Birthday Zachary!

We had a nice birthday celebration, starting with yogurt parfait and balloons! After a fun morning of playing in the backyard, there was more cake.

Later everyone dressed up for pictures.