Category Archives: Outings

Casa Finale ’13

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I know it has been a while since posting here. [yeah, understatement] I am finally getting my computer affairs in order, and still need to get the other half of the mail server back online.

I will be back-filling the content as the weeks go on, so stay tuned.

For now, I’d like to share some pictures of our last weekend at the NorCal Renaissance Faire in Casa de Fruta.  We sure had fun, and the end of the run is always sad, especially since they have scaled back to only 5 weekends instead of 8 or 9 like it used to be.

Q: How many faire folk does it take to pour an ale (or do anything for that matter)?

A: 1 to pour the ale and at least 20 to complain about how much better Black Point was.

Without further delay I present some pictures of Darrien, Juliet and Maria (along with special guests, and sights from faire).  You’ll see birds (or at least 1) and kids and cute; oh my!

'13 Faire's End
'13 Faire's End
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Halloween 2011 in a word, Ghostly!

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We had a really nice time with all of our Halloween activities this year.  We went to the pumpkin patch in Lathrop, got and hollowed out 5 pumpkins, made 4 Jack-O-Lanterns (do the math), made a really cute little ghost costume for Darrien, went Trick or Treating near downtown, and even got back in time to hand out some candy to the local kids.  It was quite the success when it was all over.  And there there was that special moment that everyone has been waiting for.  The CADNY! (ah yes, there was candy).  Though I expected that Darrien would shove the whole thing in his mouth like a starved monkey, he actually savored and inspected his candy. For the first bite anyways…  After that, his mouth was stuffed with that one morsel of candy until his cheeks looked like a chipmunk with a winter’s worth of nuts to hide.  Take a look for yourself Smile

Halloween 2011
Halloween 2011
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Visioneer Family Luau

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Well Darrien had a great time at the Luau.  A special thanks to all of those who were able to take a moment and say hello to him.  He started off the afternoon pushing his red wagon in circles.  We then moved to another area of the patio, where he continued to push it in circles.  He sure wore himself out.  He had to eat my Macaroni and Cheese to recover his strength.  (not to mention that yummy potato salad that he allowed me to share with him)

Once he had replenished his energy stores, he retuned to the task at hand.  And the wagon was pushed some more. Smile  After a short and union regulated cookie break, Darrien took to pushing the wagon from the back.  This of course lacked the maneuverability of  side push method resulting in only a few squished toes. :: Sorry ::

We managed to navigate to the center of the patio where Darrien resumed the circular pushing for a while.  Finally tired of pushing the wagon, he had to come show me how excited he was about that hat that he found on his head!

Visioneer Family Luau 2011
Visioneer Family Luau 2011
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Cha Cha Cha’s

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A quick outing to SF for lunch at Cha Cha Cha’s on Haight.  Great tapas place, and Darrien’s first encounter with chili powder.  I knew the stuff was allegedly addictive, but wow.  He grabbed a fried potato that had been dusted with chili powder, and sucked on it for maybe 250ms before making the most awkward face I’ve ever seen, and promptly giving the potato piece to Maria.  Sorry, I would have never been able to get the camera out in time for that!

He continued to make some funny faces while dissolving the remaining capsaicin from the inside of his mouth, then reached for another one.  Its times like this I wish I could have a permanent baby cam!  Well, you can see from the pictures that he was very excited to be there.

Cha Cha Cha's
Cha Cha Cha's
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