Fall Fun

The first few weekends of fall have been busy around here. Last weekend we had Grandma Rhona in town. We all went to the Dragon Boat Festival on Treasure Island and enjoyed watching boat races, playing games in the kids' pavilion, and snacking on yummy bao buns fresh from the best-named food truck I've ever encountered:



This weekend is off to a good start as well. We set out early to check out a pumpkin patch near Pleasanton. We were literally the first visitors of the year and they weren't quite ready for us. A fork list was still delivering pumpkins and the rides weren't up and running yet. Apparently somebody (and I'm not saying who, but she used to start working on her Halloween costume in June, and she loves to decorate) was just a wee bit over-eager. Oh well, water under the bridge. We still managed to pick out and overpay for several nice pumpkins:



Next on the agenda -- a block party Oktoberfest extravaganza and a community bike ride and BBQ. Hurray for Autumn!