Thing 1 & Thing 2 see Andy Z. Quick trip to San Fran.

We prepare to go to Andy Z's performance in Pottery Barn Kids in Walnut Creek this morning. Kai is wanting to give Lukas his toy.


We meet the twins Dylan and Sierra also.

And watch the show.

Andy Z is very talented, being able to sing in different voices and use stage props real well. He is also very good at not being distracted by the screaming, crying, and talking from the audience during his performance.

Lukas, is momma's boy here. He barely made a peep, let alone participate in the entertainment.
Maybe he was upset that I dressed him up in this t-shirt "Thing 2".

OH NO! The POOR THING!!!

I warned Kai this is what could happen if he played on the stairs...

Thing 1 Thing 2, each with a mini-me Thing 1 Thing 2!

We head out to Fresh Choice, one of the only restaurants left that tolerates mischievous toddlers.

~Video: Jump, jump mommy

Kai shows the proper way to eat mac-n-cheese!

That's right macaroni face!

Video: Thing 1 Thing 2 fight

So we bid farewell to our friends and took a trip to San Francisco on the Bart train.
Kai was so excited, he could barely contain himself. (like that would really happen anyway!)

We changed clothes and headed out to Hotel Adagio for a go-see for a Japanese company that advertise clothing 4 months out of the year in Kobe, Japan.

Afterwards we head out to Union Square and came upon sidewalk autographs on Geary Street. See the hand prints of Stevie Wonder?

At Union Square...

...Kai left his heart in San Francisco.

Then off to the Westfield mall to get some smoothies! It was so hot outside, we just had to!

Nice architectural view, ay?

And at home we met up with daddy and each had an ice cream. YUMMY!

Andy Z show and Tiburon views for lunch

Thursday August 3, Corte Madera

Kai and Lukas play before Andy Z performs.

Yup, even the insects are bigger here in California. We beat you Amazon!

Here we go again to see Andy Z! Is it bad when Ute and I know the words to a his songs? And is it just as bad when we show our excitement and sing along when Andy sings the scarecrow song? Yup, I think we are the groupies here not Lukas and Kai. They were mature than their mothers!

Video: Scarecrow

Ute walks the little puppies and gets tangled with them.

Here is Ute, begging for Andy's autograph. Andy probably thinks she is stalking him...

So for lunch we bought some panini sandwiches and had a picnic in Tiburon. What a gorgeous day! Beautiful views of the Golden Gate Bridge right at the waterfront. Of course, Ute spent half her time running after Lukas (or Kai) while I took pictures of her pursuit of them.

Angel Kai and plum-stained Lukas run around the waterfront.

Ute catches at least one of the boys!

Kai and mama Arleen.

Lukas and mama Ute.

And it's back home as the boys think we are the chauffeurs.