The Bennetts visit for Oyster Fest

Rois and Mike wanted to come up and visit from Palo Alto, to hang out and enjoy a weekend. It's so exciting that they are living in the states now and we can see them so often. Plus, we got to spend a bit more time hanging out with Michael- such an adorable child. As luck would have it, it was Oyster fest here in Humboldt and oh what fun awaited!


The Oyster Festival happens every June and brings people from the whole county together to eat thousands of oysters, drink beer and revel in the Arcata Plaza.

Oysters being grilled:



the mad mob on the plaza:



enjoying some delicacies such as quail egg:



After enjoying/surviving the crowds for a bit, we decided to change locations to the beach and try out a new kite that CD gave me as an early birthday present.

CD and Mike fly the kite while Rois and Michael look on:



CD recovers the kite:


Michael was slightly unsure of the water, but dipped his toes in and enjoyed it



One of the funnest things was that Michael had never spent time at a sandy beach and he LOVED it!! He got quite messy, but was so very happy.
"sand baby"



We spent the evening catching up, eating and drinking and Sunday came way too soon. Before driving back south, Rois took Michael to see the neighbor's chickens. More smiles at meeting the critters. I'm hoping for more smiles with them again soon!