A day of dates.

We had a day of dating. First Hayes and I had a date with our neighborhood. We walked around our neighborhood and then we (I) decided to go to a store I'd been curious about, Oakland Surf Club. 

The space is small, but like they say good things come in small packages. Unique product lines, surf boards available in the city and a fabulous selection of magazines. P.S There is a sale and I picked up each Kinfolk for $2- say what?? Jackpot! We picked up a few surprises for papa, as well.

                                           
                                          
Our next date was with Uptown Oakland. We stopped by Sweet Bar Bakery for lunch. The vegetarian kale and lentil soup was so delicious. The sour cream cheesecake was ridiculous. It is up there with the cheesecake we had in Paris at Cafe Marly. I mean it was so, so good and this little man slept through the whole experience. We also picked up vegan ginger cookies for papa.

We wandered into Two Jacks Denim and found an incredible selection of denim for papa. Voted by Best of the East Bay by the East Bay Express “Most Authentic-Craftsmanship-Focused Men’s Boutique” this is a unique find.

We happened to drive by the New Parkway Theatre which made me miss movie going a bit. Then I found out that they have "New Parkway Family Classics" and thought it would be fun to check it out. It is now on the list. Our next date was with papa. We decided to take advantage of his early arrival home and Jake and Georgie's desperate need/desire to get out of the house, by heading to Point Isabel. We were just happy that Jake decided not to enter the water because Mud Puppy's was closed.

                                                                          smooch!!

                                                              Such happy little pals.

Thank you sunset and shadows for allowing us to capture this family photo. All 5 of us and we didn't have to concern ourselves with looking at the camera or smiling at the same time. It was a great day of dates.

Getting back in the swing of things

We haven't been home but a few days and I captured this gem.

Dinner at Pizza Antica. One of our favorite places.

Look at this little guy and all of his toys. I wonder if he is a bit bored now that he isn't traveling to a new place every day?

I had to take a few re-certification courses. Papa and Hayden met me after the class and we headed to the farmer's market in Berkeley.

Learning how to select a ripe melon.

Vibrant and local.

A late lunch, well worth the wait.

loving his new friend.

We decided to eat a salad a day for as many days as we had travelled and this fruit salad was one of our creations.

La Farine makes us happy.

These are the seed bombs that I bought for Matt while we were in Savannah and below he is making a home for them-we will soon see what they will become.

Somebody likes to swing outside and watch us garden!!

Rainbow salmon salad-another one of our salad creations and may I say it is so good.

Thought about buying a Twinkie just because they "are back" but my voice of reason was louder than usual today.

Treats for babe and treats for his mama and papa.

Atomic Garden is easily one of my favorite stores in Oakland.

Papa loves all thinks grouch.

Zachary's pizza and I remember a salad on the table at some point.

Another certification. Papa and Hayes are really getting some quality guy time.

This little face met me for lunch.

Thank you Instagram for these gems.

Vanilla steamed milk from Elmwood Cafe is a favorite coffee alternative.

Raspberry Croissants, a weekend walk and a flying baby.

His Johnny Cash onesie making an appearance in Oakland. I cannot get enough of his sweet face.