Camp Hansen

My parents came to town June 11, and since then it's been a whirlwind of activity. So much fun. We:

• Debated a zillion different ways we could makeover the deck into a play area for Lucia, tried several things, then scrapped it all and decided to leave it as a porch. 
• Had mixed results from using yelp to find restaurants.  We were disappointed twice. Ouch. 
• Sweated our butts off at the zoo, and Lucia had humongous blisters to the point where there were (are) gashes on her heels. Parents of the year, we are.
• Went to our favorite pizza place.
• Bought Lucia new shoes after discovering the blisters.
• Drove to Sausalito, where the weather was so unbelievably gorgeous and lunch was mind-blowing.
• Got Lucia clothes that are actually weather-appropriate and fit her. 
• Installed and enjoyed our new air conditioning unit. 
• Got manicures and pedicures.
• Drove to Gilroy for a 5-hour outlet shopping bonanza.
• Stayed up way too late every night. 
• Ate way too much chocolate.

I'm positive I forgot a few things. Notably, Pete and I got to go out to dinner with our good friends Chris and Mandy to our favorite Italian restaurant nearby. Deliciousness. Lucia (who now officially calls herself Cia) was entertaining and in love with them. She couldn't quite figure out the name Big Papa; Dick is "Papa" for the grandkids but since Pappa = Daddy in Norwegian, we renamed him Big Papa. She called him Josh a few times, which was pretty hilarious. But she loved snuggling with him. She was obsessed with Mimi and actually let her put her to bed a few nights (that's a big deal in her world), complete with teeth-brushing. 

The whole week was great fun. Thanks Mimi and Big Papa for coming to visit!