Daddy Daughter Date

Momma and R-man went to some boring craft festival so A-bug and I had nearly the entire day to ourselves. While, a trip to Costco for her favorite samples and then 20 laps at the local train park would've satisfied the same, I thought it'd be fun to do something we don't usually do. After saying goodbye to the rest of the fam, Anna and I went to Mission Bay Park where we managed to nab the #1 spot at Belmont Park's parking lot. Get out!

From there we assembled the bike stroller and went for a 20 min ride around the boardwalk and parts of Mission Bay. We found a nice spot the two of us could enjoy our lunch while overlooking a cove within the bay.

The view

Lunch time!

Our bird-brained, lunch 'guest'

Our guest stood and watched us eat our food. For some reason he inched closer and closer to us, but would leap away when I stood up and bared my savage predatorial teeth. My celebration ended, when bird brain settled back into the viewing position moments after I sat back down. Alas, he really wanted that fallen piece of bread. Witness Anna feeding the birds.

After some good bird rousing (and a challenging feat to use the wasteland they call a restroom), we went to the park and played.

..that's me...

A quick 20 min bike ride back to the beach to play on the beach...

The beach was quite windy and cold, so we left a bit earlier then we wanted, but not without a quick stop on the merry-go-round!

On the way home, we stopped by Ranch 99 for a special treat (custard pancake thing) which Anna happily gobbled down. So quickly, in fact, I didn't have time to take a picture. We had a wonderful day together and began a ritual to be continued into the years to come!