At the beginning of the summer, we made a list of family goals for the summer. One of them was a day trip to San Francisco. With time running out on our summer vacation (the first Clint has enjoyed with us...yea!!), we decided it was now or never.
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| Hanging like monkeys in front of the gorilla exhibit |
We started out at the SF Zoo. It was a nice, medium-sized zoo and we saw everything in a few hours.
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| Why, hello, chimpanzee. |
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| Ignore the woman behind the light post. I promise she's fully clothed... this was just the best shot of Autumn. |
After a picnic lunch (in the car...we were too hungry at this point to wait for our picnic spot), it was off to Golden Gate Park, where we rented pedal boats and graced (haha!) our way through the pond for an hour.
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| Proof that J & M were, at one point, enjoying the pedal boat experience. They were definitely ready to be done after the hour was up. |
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| Amazingly, Asher just sat still for the boat ride. NONE of my other 2 year-old boys would have been content to just LOOK at the water! A tender mercy for an older mama. :) |
Finally, we ended up at Fisherman's Wharf. We filled our bellies with sourdough bread bowls filled with steaming clam chowder, hit up the antique arcade, and then settled in for a 3-hour ride on a cable car (that may have been a mistake... we didn't realize what we were signing up for).
In all, it was a fun day exploring new sights and enjoying each other.
WHY is Asher so big?! Are you guys coming down next month? I have some clothes for him if you are! Let me know and I'll keep them around for him!
ReplyDeleteHe really is big, but still the same sweet boy. About coming down, no one's given me any details still, so I don't know. Maybe you could hold onto them just in case?
DeleteI will hold onto them, in that case. I don't know any details, either. Dad told Greg they should be home within two weeks a few days ago? T & W are going to be down starting on your birthday, I know that much.
DeleteI really enjoyed my one and only trip to SF. How close are you guys to the city?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great looking family! I'm glad you had fun! Travel definitely has it's ups and downs. It makes me appreciate the trips we took when I was a kid now that I know how much trouble it was for my parents! You look great!
ReplyDeleteHow fun!! Before we moved up north, we took a day and went in to SF and went to the Exploratorium. We also took a day and went to Muir Woods and Stinson Beach...they were nice day trips when we were in Winters, but we'd just never really gone that direction...we'd always gone in to Sac. Your kids are getting so big! BTW - I don't think I've ever emailed you or anything and told you thanks for hosting Nathaniel's Flat Stanley. You and my cousin in Nashville were the only 2 of the 6 or 7 people he sent them out to that sent them back (well, my sister in Payson emailed pics to me, so I guess there were 3). He was so thrilled when he got it at the end of the year (the teacher had never gotten around to sharing it with the class so he got it in his "scrapbook" at graduation.) If you ever want to do that project and send one, we'd love to host :)
ReplyDeleteHad to laugh about the woman behind the light post, that is the problem with going out in public, there are always people!! Looks like a fabulous time. Good to hear you are out there having adventures!!
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