Hi Mommies and Daddies!

The world is becoming more family-friendly all of the time! I was
delighted to hear from Kristen this week, who will lead an ice
skating event this Wednesday. Ice skating with babies? Yes - thanks
to Amy's blog about her visit to Winter Lodge in Palo Alto, skating
with her stroller, Kristen is inspired to try skating with her wee
one, as well! See the event and a link to the blog below, and see
Paul do some fancy twirls.

Here are this week's events:

Monday, December 15th at 9:30 am we'll meet at John W Christian
Greenbelt. Amy and little Adelina will lead a speed walk / jog along
the lovely wide, paved greenbelt in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara. Dogs
allowed but be sure they can manage on a faster-paced walk/run. We'll
take a break around the halfway point for the trip, to play at the
large playground for toddlers, along the greenbelt. Meet at the
pedestrian bridge on Ahwanee Avenue and San Junipero Drive (the
bridge is just NW of San Junipero Dr.). Here is a Mapquest Map of the
Starting Location:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/Ahwanee+Ave+and+San+Junipero+Dr+Sunnyvale+CA/. For
more information about the trail, see the John W Christian
Greenbelt Webpage
(http://www.strollerhikes.com/Hikes/GreenbeltSunnyvale/GreenbeltSunnyvale.html).
If you're running late, call Amy at 650-207-6556.

Tuesday, December 16th at 9 am Loren and little Angelo will lead a
mellow stroller jog around Almaden Lake and down Los Alamitos Trail.
Meet at the water dragon by the big playground near the bathrooms and
swimming beach in the main parking lot near the intersection of
Coleman Avenue and Almaden Expressway. No dogs allowed! Jogging
strollers are best, but this is an entirely paved trail, so smaller-
wheeled strollers are also OK. Walkers always welcome! For more
information about the area or directions, see The Los Alamitos Creek
Trail Webpage
(http://www.strollerhikes.com/Hikes/LosAlamitos/LosAlamitos.html). If
you're running late, call Loren at 831-227-6737.

Wednesday, December 17th from 3 to 5 pm Kristen and little Lillian
will lead Stroller Babies on Ice. Come to Winter Lodge in Palo Alto
and skate with your stroller! Admission is $8 and skate rental is
extra. If you're not a great skater, you're still welcome - you may
find it easier to skate with a stroller to serve as a
counterbalance. For more information about the venue or directions,
see The Winter Lodge Webpage
(http://www.winterlodge.com/index.shtml). Kristen was inspired to
lead this event after ready Amy's blog about her trip to Winter Lodge
(http://bankheadadventures.blogspot.com/). (Amy is a Stroller Hikes
mama, too.) If you're running late or plan on joining Kristen and the
group after 3, call Kristen at 408-410-7200.

Thursday, December 18th at 9:30 am Jennifer and her little one will
be leading a walk about the tidepools at Pillar Point in Half Moon
Bay. A carrier or backpack work best for this outing, and walking
toddlers or older children are welcome. Meet at the parking lot at
the end of West Point Drive. Low tide is scheduled to be at 10 am, so
this should be a great time to view some beautiful fauna and flora
and see some great examples of a intertidal ecosystem. For
directions, use Mapquest or Google for West Point Avenue; the road is
just beyond the local airport, and ends at the tidepools (continue to
its end from
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Half+Moon+Bay&state=CA&address=%5B170-199%5D+W\
+Point+Ave&zipcode=94019&country=US&latitude=37.50305&longitude=-122.49405&geoco\
de=STREET). If you're running late, call Jennifer at
408-470-0463.

No events are scheduled for the last couple of weeks of December, due
to the holidays. Events resume January 5th, 2009!

-Debbie and little Max