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field trip to the Bay Model

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The Bay Model in Sausalito was created in the late 1950s to illustrate how disasterous it would be to fill in any more of the SF bay. The effects of mining from the Gold Rush had already filled in so much. The hydraulic scale model is constructed of concrete and shows at a glance the San Francisco bay and the Sacramento river delta. With computers this research is done with fancy software and the model is now a learning resource to educate the public.

Protecting the bay is as important now as ever. We need the water for consumption, water for farming and water for our natural habitats so it’s great to share with the kids that the adults are serious about protecting our natural resources.


A docent took us on a tour through the Bay Model.


This poster shows the areas covered.


Keep our waters clean!


This beloved mural was a highlight.


Our lunch spot!


Afterwards we walked around Sausalito and took in the views.


Emma ended her adventures with chocolate ice cream.

trip to El Segundo

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We travelled to Los Angeles to go to Disneyland, visit with family and celebrate Emma’s tenth birthday and Halloween. It was an epic trip!


Our evening flight was delayed but we still went to Disneyland the next morning. 🙂

Saturday we slept in and went to the Halloween frolic on Main Street. Emma dressed up and collected candy. We shared churro balls and they were so good!

Elayne hosted a birthday party for Emma. It was so much fun! Emma requested bbq ribs and chocolate brownies. She probably ate most of that fruit plate. 🙂

I drank frozen margaritas and chatted all night. Emma opened some presents and loved all the attention.

Sunday morning we went to breakfast and then brought flowers to where my Mom is buried. We were happy to see her stone was recently installed.

She is next to my brother Joey. It was nice to visit and there were lots of people bringing flowers to their loved ones.

Emma found sweet pictures in my parents album like this one when she was a baby!

That night we celebrated Halloween.

Emma trick or treated a little bit and also gave out candy at aunt Elayne’s house.

We had so much fun and I think Emma will always remember these days filled with love.

Emma’s 10th birthday

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Emma loves to have a scavenger hunt to find her gifts and maiki wrote her some good riddles this year to solve.

She received a squirrel nutcracker (which she loved!) and two video games.

Every year our friends bring her a chocolate mousse cake that she loves. It is always rich and delicious. This cake had fallen off its base and on to the box so I left it as is and she put on ten candles.

Her aunt sent her the only gift that she asked for, a hard to get Rosalina amiibo character. She was over the moon when it arrived.