San Francisco

The end of April and first of May we got to head out to San Francisco. Nathan had to go there for a class for work. The kids and I were just glad to get out of town. This was our third trip to San Francisco and we enjoy it every time. I don't think there is a city quite like it anywhere in the world. Every time we get off the bay bridge I marvel at the beauty of it all. We had a great time and got to spend some fun times together despite the fact that Dad had to work part of the time. We spent one day walking around the Oakland temple. I had never been to it, and had just seen it from a distance. It was beautiful and the gardens we amazing as was the view. After we went down to Rodeo beach and sat in the warm sand, it was so relaxing.

The beach is covered with small dark pebbles that were warm from the sun that felt wonderful between your toes. On the way back from the Golden Gate bridge we stopped at the Palace of fine Arts and took some photos.

(Nathan took this photo with a bunch of shots and stitched it together, it's a favorite of mine and I think he did an amazing job)

Another day we went to Pier 39 and froze as it was very windy, we ate lunch at our favorite restaurant on the pier and went and saw the seals.

We also ate as much In-N-Out as we could find. I enjoyed the mall across the street from our hotel while Nathan was in meetings. Elise loved the pool at the hotel although we froze every time we went for a swim she is such a fish. We also had the luck of having my cousin Kelly and her husband be in town so we all got together with my other cousin, her sister Brooke who lives in San Francisco. We had a fun time visiting and comparing our pregnant bellies. We love San Francisco and never mind heading out there.