Life goes on through a worldwide pandemic…
Rocks won’t cry.
More tidepooling. Our SD friends who have lived here for 15 years said they’ve never been.
The waves still know His name…
Watching cliff jumpers. :P
Spot the people.
And then school started… a bit different this year. It’s distance learning until further notice. Bummed that we can’t be physically with our classmates but making the best of the situation like rolling out of bed a minute before class starts and learning in our PJ’s. :D
Lots of Lego building time has opened up.
Art and PE class on a beautiful day. There are perks to virtual school, especially in a lovely city. :)
We’ve been exploring some treasure troves within driving distance and taking some day trips… meeting with a few friends in the outdoors that have become sort of our quarantine “pod”.
We stopped to admire this magnificent bird for quite awhile.
They discovered some tidepools — little bodies are much more nimble than the parents on this rocky terrain.
Stumbled upon a new spot for more tidepooling.
Anything for a shot, haha.
SD, after 2 years, you still haven’t lost your charm for us.
Eyes wide shut. :P
“Private” (as in closed to the public due to Covid) fireworks show right across the street from us. Only a handful of these closed shows were going around this year so we got lucky this one was so close.
Got a little loud for E.
The blinding grand finale…
Full moon from our deck.
We call these two brothers from another mother.
Biked to Waterfront Park where they played for hours and could’ve gone on for longer…
That light… still makes us hold our breath for a sec (or more).
Hard to believe we were just inside the Star of India a few months prior…
Oh to be a kid again.
Hiking down a canyon to a waterfall with J.
Good to see J’s dad who had knee surgery a few months ago.
It was pretty steep and rocky.
The boys led the way.
Made it to the cooling waters.
The ascent was easier in some ways without as much slipping and sliding. :P
Waiting for our takeout.
Daddy’s deal: you can watch only while planking. :P
Quarantine tail.
Before Salon a la Papa Ong.
After.
And this boy has been reading LOTS!
