Princesses at Chloe's

Ruby's Birthday Party - 8/21/11

Happy Birthday Ruby!
Thank you for inviting us to your party, we had so much fun.
It was lovely to play with you and all our friends at your house
Here Holly is dressing up like a little fairy
You have beautiful wings
And your TooDee cutout was so cool
Its always fun to explore a new space
And especially someone else's toys
Look its Muno, how fun that they came to your party too
We loved all of the Balloons
The ribbons were fun to pull on
Holly enjoyed playing with your inch worm
Its too bad we don;t get to see Ruby as often as we would like
Now that School has started and the weekends are so busy its difficult to find time to get together
Holly really had fun getting to pull and experiment with all the floating balloons
Purple is one of her favorite colors
You had lots of yummy snacks to share at your party
and we even got to go outside to play some games
Here is Holly and Ruby collecting some pretty stones
Chloe was at your Birthday party too.
Of course if there is water Holly is sure to find it
The fishing game was really neat
Here is a little hideout
Its nice to have a quiet place to get away from the crowd
These are some pretty marbles
They are so shiny
Here is Ruby with her Daddy. It was a long afternoon
Everyone was getting a little tired
Soon it will be time to sing you a Happy Birthday song
and of course eat some cake
Thanks for including us in your special day.

Ice Cream Sundays at the Park - 8/10

Near the end of the summer we went to a really fun play date.
Ice Cream Sunday's in the park. Everyone brought a topping and the host brought the ice cream
Then all of the kids were able to make there own sundaes they were very yummy.
We were at a new park, that we had never been before. It was really fun.
Castro Valley Community Park - http://www.haywardrec.org/PicnicAreas/CastroValleyPark/CVCC.html
The park itself was quite a drive away, but certainly closer to some similar parks we have been to in Pleasanton area.
There was also a lot of construction going on. At the time I believe the bathrooms were closed
At least half of the Parking Lot was also full of construction vehicles
And when we first arrived the water feature was turned off and also being fixed.
That said, it was still pretty amazing. There were three different playground areas in addition to the water section
A very cool sand box and several picnic areas and benches for sitting
The play structures were huge with giant spiral slides and lots of places to climb
I was really proud of Holly for going down the slide all on her own
Well, she did of course have Chloe to help her. Its a toss up some day's if she will be brave or not.
On this day she was being really brave and was super excited to see and play with Chloe
We didn't really know the other kids at the play date that well
But everyone was really nice and friendly.
Kathy and Chloe arrived rather late so most of the other Mommies were on there way out by then
I haven't been going to the park a lot this fall
I'm not really sure why. I think it has to do with the weather
Lately it has been really Hot or Cold and Raining. During the end of the summer the weather was perfect.
Here the girls are having another snack.
Chloe hadn't had a turn yet to make a Sundae so we took our last chance
Before the ice Cream melted. There was some yummy Orange Sherbet and Vanilla
Later the Water Feature turned on. Before then I hadn't actually noticed it was a splash park
The water was as good as the Splash park at the pool but totally free
It was actually a little cool on this day, as you can see Chloe in a sweater
But Holly is always hot, and of course adores the water. She had a blast
Chloe ended up getting soaked anyway, just in her cloths.
The spray guns were really fun and the girls had fun squirting
It was a fun day, but coming to an end. Chloe headed home and we played a few more moments
Slides - 1 - Several, plus big twisty ones.

Swings - 1 - yes

Surface - 1 - Three Kinds, Bouncy Turf, Sand, and Chips

Shade - 1/2 - In the picnic area. The play structure could get very hot

Climbing - 1 - Climbing Wall, Climbing Rock, ladders.. there were lots

Parking - 1 - Even though there was construction, there was a large nearby lot

Bathrooms - 1/2 - There was one but it was closed when we were at the park

Distance - 0 - It was far, at least a thirty minute drive

Friends - 1 - It is much closer to Chloe's house and while we were there lots of kids were too

Fun - 1- It was a super fun park that I wish was much closer
I think the construction should be finished, I should check the park out again soon.