Andie has loved to climb ever since she learned to crawl. Now that she's even more mobile, she's regularly surprising Jason and Kristin with new heights -- over the back of the couch, out of the bathtub, on top of the sandbox -- she clearly can't wait for her first trip to the climbing gym!
Perhaps her love of climbing comes from Jason, who prefers to take the family to secluded beaches with the steepest access points, like this one they recently visited:
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| Just a little ways down there... |
We made it down in one piece!
It was fun combing through the beach rack with Andie.
Kristin was excited about all the tiny bull kelp fronds on the beach -- better if they were still attached underwater, but at least there must be some recruitment happening after such a low kelp year!
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| Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) |
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| So cute! |
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| Even cuter! |
Jason continued showing off his climbing skills at the beach.
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| Can you spot the Herilino? |
Andie loved excavating the sand.
It was a wonderful hike, and we even all made it back up the cliff!
Post beach hike, Hawkeye had a rough couple of exercise-free weeks after getting a tumor removed from his chest, but he recovered well and his prognosis is good. He even got to sport Jason's SF Giants shirt for a few days so Andie wouldn't be too curious about his owie.
Andie took a trip to the polls with Kristin and bestowed great hope for the future amongst the electorate.
Kristin took a trip to Mexico to talk about abalone for days on end last week. While she missed her family deeply, she enjoyed some tasty tacos, some delicious margaritas, and she even got to meet a Mexican white abalone!
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| So excited about snails! |
Everyone made sure to send her Kristin of updates while she was away.
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| Too cool for brakfast |
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| Snoozes with Papa |
Andie's buddy Shayne stopped by for a playdate. They chased bubbles, ...
... they played in the sand, ...
... and they splashed in the water.
Shayne shared some treats with Andie, ...
... and Andie shared some hose water with Shayne.
While Kristin was in Mexico, some of her colleagues introduced her to Snapchat. She realizes she's super late to the game, but she's been having fun with it recently, especially by forcing it on Andie.
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| Snapchat thought Kristin's neck was another face. |
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| Puppy face! |
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| All done up and ready for breakfast... |
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| Disturbing face swap between Kristin and Andie. |
Andie showed off her fish face in drag:
Jason even got into the Snapchat game.
Technology is a hoot!
We celebrated Fathers Day at Nana and Papa's house. Andie enjoyed some of the Fathers Day cookies Nana made Jason.
Andie generously shared her cookies with Papa and others, but only after she conditioned them thoroughly.
Nana took some father/daughter portraits for us.
It's so nice to get to spend so many holidays with Nana and Papa!
It's even nicer to get to spend so many days between holidays with Nana and Papa. At the ramen bar last week, Andie showed off her love of strong flavors by requesting some pickled ginger from the server after she finished her noodles.
And just because there clearly isn't enough fun in this post already, here are some Slinkies, gold crowns, colanders, and pet store fish we've enjoyed recently.
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| In case there was any question about who rules the Herilino roost... |
Clearly, the past three weeks have been much better for Team Herilino than they were for Jason's diving dummy, Oscar.
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