Violet had her first experience with the beach in San Francisco. San Francisco isn't known for it's great beaches but we went anyway. I took her to Baker Beach. We didn't go near the water (I'm sure it was frigid) but she loved the sand. She layed her whole face in it. She had sand everywhere by the time we were done, but the mess was worth it for some great pictures. That's the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
Other notable events include Violet's first time on a carousel and it also happened to be a panda cub to ride on! This carousel was at a little theme park in Vacaville, CA which is half-way between San Fran and Sacramento. We met some of Zach's friends there with their little girl. It was probably 104 degrees and ridiculously hot. But while there Zach took my favorite shots of Violet from the whole summer. Check them out. Her cuteness kills me.