Busy morning part 1 (Beach)

Aya and Terri go to Ocean Beach.

It's going to be a warm day.

Look at that!

Busy morning part 2 (at the Academy)

After the beach, we go to the Academy of Sciences to visit all of Aya's favorite animals.

Riding a bronze tortoise.

Cooking up a storm at their children's play room.

Aya goes to "school"

Every Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Aya attends class at the local recreation center. Here, Aya is exploring some magnetic tubes.

Everyone is lining up against the wall to get ready to run to the other side at the count of three. (She really loves this one)
Aya is enjoying snack time in between activities.

Photos from Japan

These are some photos from our 4 day trip to Takayama. Takayama is a historic castle town located in the northern part of Gifu prefecture--about a 4 hour train ride from Tokyo.

Aya tries her first strawberry flavored shaved ice and loved it. So refreshing on this hot and humid day!

We took a day trip to Shirakawa-go, about an hour bus ride from Takayama, to visit the village known for it's traditional Gassho-style houses (seen in the back ground).
We found a creek for Aya to play in.
A traditional Japanese breakfast we were served every morning at our inn.Aya loved it all! (and so did Alex).

Recent photos of Aya

Coffee Break

Aya and Terri take a mid-morning break at a cafe in Bernal Heights.
Enjoying a blueberry corn muffin.

Wow, there's more blueberry than muffin!

At the rec center

Aya attends an activities class once a week at the local rec center. This is a class that is offered by City College of SF for free, designed for kids between 15 mo-5 years old.

Aya defends herself.