Birthday party invite

 EV got invited to a birthday party of one of her classmates. It was at an indoor play centre which suited EV just fine. She had fun despite only knowing the birthday boy.

EV ski day

 EV got to have a day of skiing with TV as well as they enjoyed another perfect day. EV started out on the small hill but was pretty soon keen to go to the top of the mountain. She was very brave and went down the whole mountain by herself. EV had a fantastic time and she really improved over the course of the day. It certainly took a lot of energy out of her so she had a rest on the way home to recharge. 

Having friends over

 All of the girls invited their best friends from here over to our house to play. We had quite a full house but they all did really well together and had a good time. We enjoyed watching them interact with their friends and how much fun they had with each other. 

Visiting Muir Beach

 We were going to stop in to visit Muir Woods but it was super busy so we drove right past to Muir Beach instead. We were very glad we did because it was so nice to see the Pacific Ocean again, albeit the other side. The girls really enjoyed exploring the beach and getting their feet wet. We explored the little river and crawled around the rocks as well. It was such a fun afternoon.

Sonoma Mission

 As part of MV's year 4 she has been learning about the various missions in California and the first nations people who were affected by them. The Sonoma Mission had an interesting display of paintings of the various missions throughout California, so it gave her a bit of a real feel for what she was learning. We quite enjoyed walking around the other parts of the mission, which to be fair was not very large. Afterwards we stopped in to have some lunch and play a game of shuffle board too.

General Vallejo's house

 We took a trip to Sonoma to visit the mission since MV has been learning about them this year. We stopped in to see General Vallejo's house first though. It was interesting to walk around the property and see the various buildings and gardens. The main house still has a lot of the original furnishings which are being kept in good condition. Not many people there, so it was quite nice to stroll around.

TJ family dance

 We went to the school family dance for the younger two girls. They got dressed up and had a really good time hanging out with their friends. There was a lot of running and singing and general good time by the kids.