A day at the park
There is a vast park out by the Berkeley Marina, called Cesar Chavez Park. It's a good place to fly kites, and a great place to run the energy out of a toddler.
When Vicki and I first visited the Bay Area in the late 90s, one of our souvenirs was an airfoil-type nylon kite that folds up and goes in a little bag. I dusted it off and, with Ryan's help, sent it up a few hundred feet. London thought it was pretty cool.
I had to tell you about the kite first, because if I just showed this picture you'd think I was some kind of a pervert lurking in the trees. I got tired of flying the kite so I tied it off on this pine tree.
London and Mommy. The gizmo laying on the grass in front of them is a Sky Blaster. It is a plastic rocket with foam fins and a foam nose, a built-in whistle, and a built-in slingshot band. It flies to well over 100 feet on a good pull, and it costs 5 bucks. Mine is several months old, has been chewed on by a dog, and has had the band broken and retied, and it still works fine.
Of course, the most fun you can have at the park is being chased by your uncle, who scoops you up for some tickles when he catches you.
Just out of the frame of this picture Vicki and I are doing a happy dance because our little man had a great time, got plenty of exercise, and is now blissfully asleep.
When Vicki and I first visited the Bay Area in the late 90s, one of our souvenirs was an airfoil-type nylon kite that folds up and goes in a little bag. I dusted it off and, with Ryan's help, sent it up a few hundred feet. London thought it was pretty cool.
I had to tell you about the kite first, because if I just showed this picture you'd think I was some kind of a pervert lurking in the trees. I got tired of flying the kite so I tied it off on this pine tree.
London and Mommy. The gizmo laying on the grass in front of them is a Sky Blaster. It is a plastic rocket with foam fins and a foam nose, a built-in whistle, and a built-in slingshot band. It flies to well over 100 feet on a good pull, and it costs 5 bucks. Mine is several months old, has been chewed on by a dog, and has had the band broken and retied, and it still works fine.
Of course, the most fun you can have at the park is being chased by your uncle, who scoops you up for some tickles when he catches you.
Just out of the frame of this picture Vicki and I are doing a happy dance because our little man had a great time, got plenty of exercise, and is now blissfully asleep.
posted by Vicki at 11:20 PM
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