happy 4th of july!

this afternoon, penny and jason reserved some picnic tables at golden gate park and people gathered for a 4th of july picnic, buckets of fried chicken and all! dottie had loads fun running around with friends. she ate sweet corn on a stick which was a first, tried to hula hoop, got a peep at a sweet little gopher that made a short appearance, tried to play badminton, hung out on lawn chairs with some buddies, successfully swiped about 5 juice boxes from other kids, and later on, experienced her first sparklers. very fun day!