Shelter-in-place Month One

This month we have taken unusual number of pictures due to the Corona Virus pandemic.  All events have been canceled.  As we are adjusting to the unprecedented lifestyle, we tried to get some outdoor time in a safe setting.

I "ventured" out of the house and looked for trails that are not well known.  Sometimes I took shortcut to avoid the foot traffic.  This is the three-mile route that I plotted and took Max with me.

A few days I took both Max and Renee on the same route.

Renee and Max often say they don't want to go out.  But whenever they do come out with me, they would greatly enjoy their time.

Both in DI and Scouts BSA

This year Max joined a Destination Imagination (DI) team as well.  This month, Max also joined Troop 805, a Boy Troop in Danville known for its great community.  I was going to say great program but my experience with Renee's Troop 126 and Max' Pack 996 tells me it is all about the community around the unit.

This is Max' DI group, Kinetics Kids.  They have a great coach.  This year, they won the competition in second place, and can go to the state competition.  It is very exciting!

I joined Max on the school field trip at the Black Hawk Museum.  It has a thought provoking display about how history is told from the perspective of Native Americans and Western Settlers.

This month, Renee went with Troop 126 on the Pioneering Camping event.  Besides practicing the normal cooking, camping, hiking skills, the scouts got to learn about pioneering tricks.

Max working on the card bridge for the DI team challenge project.

Max attending the Kungfu school's community event.  He is still working on weapons.  His fist forms are the best.

Renee joined Max at his Pack 996 bridging ceremony, where Max is welcomed to Troop 805.  Renee also welcomed a few girls from Pack 996 to Troop 126.

It has been over four years since Max started his Cub Scouts program.  Looking back, it is amazing how much he has grown.

With the weather still warm, Renee went with Troop 126 on a urban hike, where we hiked over Golden Gate Bridge.

DI, Scouting, Outing

In case I somehow forget this (since no one else really reads this blog except the family), I actually don't consistently create a new post at the end of each month. Sometimes other things take higher priority, and my goal is to make it up later. This is one of the post. This one is actually written in May, when the COVID-19 is taking over our life and everyone is doing his or her best to keep the family sane. Under the circumstances, it is interesting to look back at the picture and wonder how different life was. I hope soon we will look back and reminisce about how life 'was' during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place period.

The Destination Imagination (DI) was in full gear, with both Max and Renee are on two different teams. We got lucked out this year with Max. We are hoping for getting both of them in the global competition.

Max is working on his last Pinewood Derby (PWD) project. This year, the paint job is SUPERB! Looking back at the cars that he made over the years, scouting program really brought a lot of growth in him.

As our family usual activities, this month we went to the "Little Yosemite" sunol park nearby.

Renee and Max were fearless when it comse to walking through the rocks and water streams to have some fun.

Our Chinese New Year dinner.

Renee's Scouts BSA troop went out for a service project to clean up the yard in Danville Grange. There are so much to learn in the community!