Putting on Makeup with Aunt Yuki

Aunt Yuki let Annika play with her makeup.

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Lake Merritt Gardens

Mom, Tom, Yuki, Annika and I went to the botanical gardens at Lake Merritt. In the Japanese garden there was a heron that didn't seem to be afraid of people.

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March 24-Rainy Day at IKEA

The first week mom was in town it rained non-stop and we all started going stir crazy. To get out of the house we went to IKEA and let Annika try out all the couches and play with all of their drawers. She also got a frozen yogurt at the end.

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Some Videos of Annika Walking with Homer

Annika loves taking Homer for walks and I thinks it's because she gets to boss him around. In the second video you can see Anni doing her little jumps.

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Walking the Dog

Mom surprised us with a visit this weekend because her friend Jan offered her a ride down here. Annika got to hold the leash for Homer and also played with all the dogs at the small dog park. The red sweater is one that Aunt Bev made.

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March 12-Running is my High 5K

Last weekend I did a 5K at Lake Merritt and Kellie and Annika were there to cheer me on. It was a gorgeous day and I was so happy that I was able to run the whole route.

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Friday Night at the de Young Museum

On Friday nights the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park has free events from 6-8:45pm. Tonight Kellie and I decided to skip the gym (I know, twist our arms!) and went to the museum. They have an exhibit right now of the Olmec heads from Mexico so the theme of the evening was sort of Latin America indigenous culture (sort of). They had an art project area set up for children where the kids decorated a strip of paper with jewels, feathers, pipecleaners, and then made them into headdresses. Annika got really into decorating with the jewels!

There was also live music from several different groups and dancers. One group was drummers with dancers (wearing headdresses), later there was a capoeira group who performed, and the last band played salsa music. Annika found a couple dance partners among the group of toddlers who were getting into the music.

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