From the Camera Phone

Helen and Elizabeth love visiting our local park in Montclair. There are slides, swings, ducks, lots of sand, and this little ride. Amazingly, they share very well out at this park, and the bonus with this playground is that it is fenced in and only for kids under five years old.
Helen received her first experience with paint, at a recent visit to the Habitot Children's Museum in Berkeley. Her big sister absolutely loves to paint, but until now, Helen really hasn't had the opportunity. I'm sure it won't surprise anyone that Helen was not afraid to get messy!

And we've also become members of the Oakland Zoo, which has a small area with rides for the kiddies. Of course, Helen and Elizabeth are too small to ride anything except the Merry-Go-Round (with mommy supervising) and the train ride that goes around the zoo, sort of.