Over the weekend we attended the fundraiser for the Lake Merritt Gardens called the Autumn Lights Festival. The event was sponsored by PG&E and was a fantastic light and art display in the gardens that took place in the evenings. We loved it and were so happy to attend.
I love watching Emma and maiki play together. It is so sweet and full of giggles.
This grove of trees is close to where we live and was the first part of Lake Merritt that I saw when we were hunting for apartments last year. The area around the lake looked better and better the more we explored and I am glad that we made the decision to move here. Happy one year in Oakland! ^_^
Posting a few more, just for fun!
Emma got a haircut today. Both of us ended up crying after her bath where I washed her hair. I told maiki exasperatedly that I wanted to cut it off so he got the scissors and we started cutting. It was in a bun, all wet and tangled and maiki cut it right off. I styled it a bit and kept it a little longer in the front. It is actually really easy to cut her hair because its both thin and full of body and curls. We are all happy now with it and hopefully bath times will be smoother.
Emma tried to use her chopsticks today! We had udon noodles which are not easy to wrangle so she mostly used her spoon and slurped them down before they slipped out. ^_^
A new parasol for our walks. Emma notices many people using them to block the sun so and she is very much on board with the idea.
We looked around at Kinokuniya and brought home Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons, a new book by Jon J. Muth. We have his collection at home. They are so special.
I loved the design of these two books. I want to bring home all the books in their store every time I visit. It is a good practice in restraint. Planning to go to the library to check out the new Murakami book but I know I will have to wait a bit.
