We followed up swimming and breakfast with a trip to the city with the Bolthouse clan from Novato. The boys were thrilled with the drive down curvy Lombard street, and the Dad’s didn’t seem to sweat the drive too much either. We landed at Pier 33 for a tour of Alcatraz. Upon landing on the island, the mamas were overwhelmed with juxtaposition of beautiful blooming flowers against the backdrop of crumbling prison walls. Of course this resulted in the mama’s desire to capture the children in picture perfect poses....and the children preferred to act like monkeys and decorate each other’s heads with rabbit ears😫.
Sweet Kendalle was very cooperative:-)
The boys’ favorite part came when we actually enetered the prison. They ate up the audio tour that featured tales of Al Capone, solitary confinement cells and the infamous escape of three prisoners.
It all served as a great lesson of why we obey laws! Nobody liked the idea of living there permanently.
Back at Pier 33 and ready for some lunch!
We headed back to Nicasio after our city adventure for swimming and dinner at the village bar and grill. Dinner was followed with an impromptu game of baseball on the village ball field. The phrase “There’s no crying in baseball!” was uttered just a few times:-).
Our second day didn’t didn’t take us far, but was filled with fun! The boys took another morning swim, which we followed with a hike in a redwood grove near Nicasio.
The grandeur of these trees took our breath away, and the shade they provided protected us from the morning heat.
We followed up hiking with an afternoon at the pool. The boys took breaks from swimming to catch lizards. Caroline outdid herself with a pulled pork dinner, which we followed with another game of baseball. 
Everyone loved riding to the village baseball diamond in the open air of Uncle Phil’s truck. Todd, Darin, John and Kenny took on Deanna, Sarah, Jacob and Nolan with Phil filling in where needed. It was an exciting 3-inning matchup that resulted in the mom’s team being victorious with a score of 11-8.
Everyone loved riding to the village baseball diamond in the open air of Uncle Phil’s truck. Todd, Darin, John and Kenny took on Deanna, Sarah, Jacob and Nolan with Phil filling in where needed. It was an exciting 3-inning matchup that resulted in the mom’s team being victorious with a score of 11-8.
We loved our time in the Bay Area with our Bolthouse family. It was a great way to kick off our summer adventure!
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