Summer has come to an end, and we had a busy, fun-filled August to end Aidan's summer vacation. Early this month, we had a playdate with Uncle Eugene, Auntie Vonnie and your cousins Quincy and Ruby. Though they live in the Bay Area, we don't see each other often enough. It's nice to have a get-together to have the kids play together. They seemed to get along really well, as they're about the same age. We went to Gilroy Gardens, our first time this season. It was a warm day, but if we compared it to regular Gilroy summer temperature, it was a cool day. We went on our usual rides, but tried out new ones. A couple rides Aidan had been on before, but this time around he didn't want to do it again. He's hard to please!
Towards the end of the month, we had another playdate with Auntie Leonor, Uncle Kyle and Melanie at the San Jose Giants game. This is our second and last game of the season, and the first one for them. Since I purchased a package deal on Groupon before, I was able to get us 6 good seats and a kid's membership for Aidan to play more games. We were lucky and picked the perfect game. For most of the match, where there wasn't too much action, the kids were outside playing the games. Then towards the end, everyone got back to their seats and witnessed an exciting game where the San Jose Giants came back from behind and won! Aidan, as usual, was cheering loudly. That definitely got Melanie in the right spirit to chant "Let's Go Giants" with everyone. At first, I worried the baseball game would be too boring for her, and I wouldn't want to give her a bad first impression. But everything worked out perfectly and it was a very fun playdate.
Aidan's preschool had the last field trip of the summer at Lakewood Park for BBQ/Picnic. I volunteered to chaperone that day and took a day off from work. It was fun to see Aidan getting more comfortable playing in the water park. He had a little boo boo on his knees, but aside from that, he showed me how much he has matured: from making his bed at school, reading a book while waiting, drying himself off and changing his clothes. He sure has grown up a lot this past year.
Last but not the least, we went to the Happy Kids Day celebration in Cupertino. We wanted to show Aidan the Taiwanese culture, as they had many cultural dances and performances. But he wasn't interested in most of them. It was difficult for us to force him to sit down and watch, as the sun was shining brightly above our heads, and there was no shade or tent above the seating area to watch the performances. We ended up eating and playing with different games. Now that we've been here for the first time, next year I know what to expect and will prepare our trip a little better.
That wraps up our summer fun. We will be heading to Disneyland for a few days during Labor Day Weekend before Aidan starts Kindergarten. I know it's going to be hot and crowded, but nothing beats the fun at Disneyland!
Love,
Mommy
