Weekending :: Beach, Art Show + Symphony

We had a bit of a heatwave last week and when that happens we head to the beach in Bodega Bay (just 7 miles west of our home).  

This boy of mine is now 11, but he still enjoys hanging out with me.  I'll take it as long as I can get it.  He dug holes in the sand and chatted with a few locals.  I'm so glad we got our beach fix because it was like hitting a reset button for all of us.

 

Over the weekend we attended Grady's alma mater, Pastures Preschool.  They were having their bi-annual art show and open house and it is an event not to be missed.  We bid on a painting and took in all of the beauty and comfort that this little red schoolhouse had to offer.  I love that Grady never passes up an opportunity to go back here, play with the little kids and climb his favorite trees.

gsh = my little unicorn

Grady woke up with some crazy hair that morning.  He commented that he looked like a unicorn that had run into a wall.  I encouraged him to write a haiku about it.  He wanted to illustrate it out in his art studio and asked me to type up the words.  He gifted this poem and a basket of strawberries to his first (and favorite) teacher, Stacy.

Fake Godfather Posing

Our friends gifted us with their season tickets for the Santa Rosa Symphony.  Grady was less than thrilled at the prospect of wearing a suit jacket AND sitting still listening to old people's music.  He survived and we enjoyed the final symphony of the season, Spring Rhapsody, in the world-renowned Weill Hall at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center.  

It was incredible and Grady even stayed awake.