Sunnyvale Summer Week 2

The boys are here! Now on to the fun.  I thought it would be a easier to do a week in review for all of our summer adventures.  Week two in the past:

Sunday:

• Pool
• Dinner at Rok — We ordered cheese fondue as an appetizer.  Yummy California Dreamin’ mix.  For the main course, N had mac and cheese, A had chicken tenders, J had kangaroo, and I had scallops and prawns.  You cook your food at the table on 650 degree volcanic rocks.  (Don’t worry, the boys’ rocks weren’t hot).  All that plus a bottle of wine made for a very yummy dinner.  Next time we will have to try the dessert chocolate fondue.  (The last picture is N trying the kangaroo.  He didn’t really like it, but he did try it.)
• Trutti Frutti — Dessert at Trutti Frutti.  Boys had the same concoctions as last time.  I tried green apple and death by chocolate with brownie bits and gummi bears.

Monday:

• Library visit — Most of the books the boys put on hold became available, so we stopped to grab them before camp today.  Below: returning books through the library’s automated system.  Very fancy!
• Summer Camps —  N had LEGO Engineering and A had Magic Camp.  They both talked nonstop after their classes.  I think they are enjoying it so far…  Pic from today is of A.

Tuesday:

• Summer Camps
• Playground/park time — The boys’ classes start an hour apart in different locations.  So we have a bit of time to wait between start and end times.  Thank goodness N’s location is in the middle of a park.  All pics from today are of N after his class, but before we went to pick up A.

Wednesday:

• Summer Camps
• Playground/park time
• Pics of the Sunnyvale Community Center fountains.  Very pretty.  A has informed me that it is an “acid lake” (break time play with friends) and they have to avoid it at all costs.

Thursday:

• Summer Camps
• Playground/park time
• Start of our Pixar movie marathon — This is one of my Day Zero Project goals and I though the boys might enjoy rewatching some Pixar movies.  We started with Up… makes me cry every time.  I think our next selection will be Wall-E.

Friday:

• Summer Camps
• A’s Magic Show —  The kids each performed two tricks and then received their special awards.  He did so well  with a clear voice and eye contact.  Each kid took home their box of magic tricks, but there were others to buy after the show.  A bought his favorite growing flower in a pot trick and N picked up a magic hat to match his brother.

Saturday:

• Pool
• Lounging day at the house
• Another Pixar movie

Starting goals:

• Getting a library card (for the boys) and weekly trips; summer reading program √
• Sky High — trampoline bounce place √
• Great America — only 10 minutes from the house!
• Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco
• Alcatraz — J wants to go with, so this will be a vacation day or weekend trip
• Scavenger hunt/photo scavenger hunt — I want to do one of these but haven’t even started thinking about the clues
• San Jose Giants baseball game?
• Beach trip — possibly Santa Cruz
• Exploratorium in San Francisco
• Summer camps — need to get a Sunnyvale account to sign them up — Signed up! √
• Most likely daily pool visits √
• Get together with an old friend and her kids — possibly at the Santa Cruz boardwalk or in Fresno (her town)
• Possible bike rides — if they can get better at riding