Beach Baby Blues

"Erin Foley gave me this sweatshirt and I love the color LIGHT BLUE it's my FAVORITE!
Thanks Erin Foley.
NANTUCKET?
That's SILLY DAD...
what's NANFFBOOBAK?
You're a NANTUCKET!"

Hannah and Kayla at Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park

T REX

Yo, my name is King T, and I am the best of the best
I am the bipedal carnivore more fearsome than the rest
I'm the 9-4-1-1-8 Hannasaurus Rex, y'all
I'll turn your day into a Jurassic ball
I'll make the museum shake like the house of pain
(After I check out these fish and this crazy forest of rain)

I'm the 9-4-1-1-8 Hannahsaurus
Rex up in the Academy of Science
Giving it my roaringest declaration of defiance
Water fountains elevators subservient I will make
Give a shout out to my namesake friend the Hannahconda snake

I'll take time out from my absolute reign on...
Stop n' color a butterfly on some paper with some crayons,
Yeah, I said it - IT'S FLY and it's PINK
Have a snack, hit the road before anotha dinosaur's extinct

Hannah & Zoe On Urban Safari

A morning visit to the California Academy of Sciences to see the hatch ling chicks proved to be fun for all. Hannah wanted to know what kind of bird made each of the different eggs, and then she wanted to know which birds made each nest. The elephant bird's big egg really impressed her.


Hannah also loved passing right by the Macaw who said "Hello" to her... and she thought the red, blue and orange frogs were funny because they were supposed to be green-but they were not.


Zoe took in the sights and sounds with wide eyes, and she didn't complain at all even though she was a little over bundled for a humid, vibrant visit to the rain forest. She enjoyed the respite of the outside patio, where it was cool and quiet.

San Francisco Gymnastics

What to do with a little girl, full of energy,
who loves to run, jump, roll and twirl?

Let's see, maybe go down by the water and
do some peaceful and quiet sight seeing
by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?
OR... get a view of the bridge..
while doing a handstand or an upside down tumble at San Francisco Gymnastics!

Not a bad view at all, but Daddy was the only one who noticed...
Hannah had some trampolines and pads to focus on,
with some help from wonderful Coach Kara!

Look at this obstacle course! Heaven on earth for Hannah!
Getting to change into a special PINK gymnastics uniform
in a PURPLE changing tent
is always a great start to the class!

I'm ready!!!
First, all the Busy Bees do their stretching exercises in a circle...
Then they line up and, one by one, go through a specially designed routine.
Every week, the gymnastics room is set up with completely different challenges and obstacles...
"Hey... wow... is that the Golden Gate Bridge? That's pretty spectacular!"
A forward roll up over the bar with help from Coach Kara! Hannah, you coach is special. She truly loves to watch you tumble but she loves making you smile even more! Guess what? Coach Kara started tumbling when she was five, and sometimes she practiced up to five hours a day, doing as many back handsprings as she could! What she enjoys most about teaching you is watching you face your fears, going for it, all the while having fun!

Woah! The Balance Beam!
I did it!
Hand Stand Time!
Forward rolls, crawls, jumps and one-legged hops...
And Hannah's favorite activity to date:
the super-loooooooong-trampoline-jumping-and-shouting-while-turning,
"Hello, Goodbye,
Hello Goodbye,
Hello Goodbye,
Hello Goodbye!"
"Hey Daddy! I love gymnastics!"
"What do you like the most about gymnastics, Hannah?"
"I like the yellow, blue, orange and red and green,
and my pink uniform, and Coach Kara."

"Hey, Daddy! Look, it's Golden Gate Bridge!"
A pretty special place to tumble!
Thanks San Francisco Gymnastics!