Run Forrest Run 5k

I was searching for a good run when all of the sudden I spotted a run along ocean view ave. in Monterey... I immediately copy down the information and asked dear husband... He didn't say no but didn't seem too excited when I told him I would register for the whole family... The day before the race, everyone was not happy since we need to wake up at 6am.. And the Dammit run experience was horrible for Monica.. So she was bit upset in the morning of the run... As we approach Monterey, the ocean breeze was nice.. Soon we parked our car, we saw the 3k race just ended and there was a feast near Bubba Gump area. We know then that we will have this feast as soon as we complete our race.. The race started... the excitement of the count down and running along over 700 people was really fun. I was the last person behind again.. Timothy finished in 24:05 minutes. Monica and Daddy both finished around 32 minutes and I come in at 39 minutes..

The race was a well-organized and had a beautiful course.

Tour at Apple Hill

Apple Hill compose of a handful of fruit ranchers in El Dorado County.

It's a must-see destination for every NorCal foodie according to Mercury News.

We took advantage of the free Apple Hill shuttle on the weekends of October this year to explore Apple Hill.  Lots of people come here every year as their family tradition to enjoy arts/crafts, eat apple donuts,apple cider, apple pie, tri-tip sandwich, and apple everything..  Below is some of the stuff we experienced. ..

Napa biking

I've always wanted to take the kids to bike at Napa since I went to Sonoma Mission Inn and bike with a friend many many years ago.  Biking through the vinyard is so peaceful, you see cows, horses, and rows and rows of vinyards along the way.  We really enjoyed our biking trip at Napa.

Rum Cake

Whenever Safeway has a sale on cake mix, I crave for this cake.  Monica and I made it over the weekend... Yum

Rum cake

1) Duncan cake mix- butter receipe yellow (1 box)

2) Vanilla Pudding Powder 3.5 oz

3) 4 eggs

4) 1/2 cup of milk

5) 1/2 cup of rum

6) 1/2 cup of olive oil

Mix all the ingredients well in a large mixing bowl. Pour batter into greased bundt pan. Bake in preheated 325 oven for about 45 minutes.  Let cake cool, then invert to plate.. Sprinkle with powder suger if you wish.

Orienteering at Briones Regional Park

Orienteering is an event that you run in the woods with a map and compass to locate series of points on the map.  You have a e-stick that they give you, then you find the controls and put the stick in it indicating you visited the location.  At the end of competition, whoever gets the most of the controls with the least of time wins!  We went to this event last Sunday at Briones Park.  It was tiring and lots of fun! Here are some pictures!