San Francisco

My mom called a few weeks ago and told me that my cousin Mark and his wife Stacie were having a baby shower for their cute little boys they just adopted. She said that we were all invited to come. And I am totally pro adoption and I want to support anyone who is willing and able to do so.
Also, I really needed some time away from my babies so that I could appreciate them fully. So I wished Dan good luck with a teething baby and a very adventurous 2 yr. old and flew to SanFrancisco with my mom, her twin sister Janice, and my sister Kristen who also helped her husband have bonding time with their boys.

It rained sooooo hard the first day that our sight seeing in the city got cut short. We all purchased umbrellas and bought new jackets. Although we did get to eat at a fancy restaurant in Ghiradelli Square that overlooked the bay. Kristen got the seafood Jambalaya with whole crabs that looked like it was a scene straight out of The Little Mermaid. I got a boring sandwich. That night we drove to the Santa Rosa Marriott. (which btw has really nice beds)
The next day we went to the babyshower in Santa Rosa. It took literally and hour and fifteen minutes to open all the presents! Stacie is so hooked up now, I've never seen so many clothes before. Not to mention how cute those little boys are. I love them and loved playing with them. (I can't post pics for privacy although I wish I could because you would all fall in love with those cute little faces.) Mark and Stacie are natural parents, it seems as if they've had the boys all along.


The last day of our weekend excursion, we went to Sausalito and walked around all the cute little shops and bought souveniers. We also went back to SanFran to buy some famous sourdough bread and biscotti. I forced everyone to stop at the Golden Gate Bridge so I could take some pics and improve my photography skills(to Dan's dismay, there are not people in them so please bare with me).

We made it to the airport on time and ended up waiting for two hours for our flight to leave. This is the great part about traveling without children; normally that would be a disastrous situation trying to keep the kids occupied in a confined space for hours on end. So, Kris and I took advantage of the situation, went into Brookstone and sat in their massage chairs and listened to an awesome 90's love/relaxation cd. We had so much fun. I was energized for our two hour flight home.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to such an awesome vacation for us. Although I missed the girls and still had to pump every few hours. I loved SanFrancisco and seeing our family.