Keith had the great idea of doing a hike-in brunch at the West Point in on Mount Tam (in Marin county, north of the Golden Gate). With all the times we’ve been there, this was still a new trail for us (there are dozens of trails covering 200 miles easily). The bonus was that we found mushrooms and huckleberries to eat.
Flowers too. Montbretia:
and Pink Broom:
Leilani showed Kelby and Belen all the toys she had brought on the hike:
We started in the fog and then the weather turned beautiful. We still saw the rolling fog from the Inn:
The pancake brunch is really popular, hundreds of people hike and bike in on the various trails to enjoy tasty pancakes on the deck of the historic building. Kelby volunteered to deliver orders to the tables spread around the building, and Leilani was so impressed she followed him around (and even got to carry the tray back several times). We also watched them make the pancakes on a griddle.
Hiking down after the brunch, East Peak (with the fire lookout tower) in the background
One of the areas with young redwoods growing everywhere. They must have been planted, because they’re roughly the same age, and there are no mature redwoods nearby:
Short break to read Thumbelina. Leilani had brought 2 books, speculating that Belen would be nice enough to read to her, and she was right.
Leilani played the monster chasing Kelby:
Despite the age differences, Kelby and Belen always played nicely with Leilani, joining her games and involving her in theirs. I think their more mature play (less sillyness) is a great example for Leilani:
