Father/Daugher Dance

 Rolling down the hill is always a favorite.  

 She had a blast playing with the cat tails.

Avery and I enjoyed our own date.  We went out to eat, took a hike while eating ice cream, played a board game and then raced each other with Sonic the Hedgehog.  I am still terrible at racing games and still can't figure out how to turn around or not go the wrong way!  Avery loved every minute of it.  We always look forward to date night every year and hope to do this more often. 

San Francisco

Scott had a conference in downtown San Francisco so we decided to take the opportunity to join him and explore the city. 

 When we got there we knew the first stop had to be the Cable cars.  Powel and Mason Streets have the turntable where they turn around and we knew the kids would love to see that.  Our hotel was only 2 blocks from there so we walked, jumped on the cable car and rode it to Fisherman's Wharf for supper.  

 

 We just finished our ice cream from Ghiradelli square and Alia yells, "Hey Mom I am a statue like him, take a picture."  

 Lombard Street.  She was running through the streets yelling, "I love big cities!"

 The sunset from the top of the hill was amazing!

 The hills were pretty extreme even for a Seattleite. Alia's face says it all here!

Visiting Robin Williams in wax

  On day 2 the kids and I walked from our hotel in Union Square to Fisherman's Wharf.  We decided to explore more of the wharf and I let the kids pick what they wanted to do.  Avery had his heart set on visiting Ripley's Believe it or Not.This was Barnum's famous mermaid.  

 "Hey Mom, I found my girlfriend!"

 We also did a mirror maze.  I was not a fan of being lost in a dark room with mirrors but the kids had fun.

 Next stop, eating at Rain Forest Cafe.  They loved this place and didn't want to leave.

 Alia bought the pink sloth named Strawberry here and then carried it all over the city.

 Once Scott joined us we took an Uber to Golden Gate Park and enjoyed playing around.

 Dinner was at an amazing Puerto Rican Restaurant called Parada 22 in Haight Ashbury. 

 No visit to San Francisco is complete without a visit to China Town.  

 The architecture in China Town was really cool.

 After spending 3 days in the city we headed to the airport for 2 days while Scott had more meetings.  

 Visiting the Magic Park

 I think Strawberry felt like the rest of us after an amazing week!

Headed home.  Virgin Airlines has great, comfy chairs!  Avery's favorite part of the trip was everything and Alia said the elevators and hotels.  They had fun going up and down in the glass elevators.

Family Time!

Last weekend we were able to enjoy a visit from Grandpa and Grandma Davis and Laura, Tony and Lilly.  The weather was great and we were able to spend the weekend playing outdoors.  We went geocaching, played at a park, spent time at the beach, went on the art walk tour, and visited the new baby sheep by our house.  The kids had so much fun together and my kids really miss Lilly.   

Geo-ninja is still making the rounds in the caches 10 years later.

Skipping rocks!

Every year since we moved in we have enjoyed the baby sheep in the spring.  This year there is a total of 7 baby sheep so far. 


This one is responsible for all those babies!

That's a big tree!

Dinner with a view.  Rainer even decided to show itself while we were there. 

Impromptu concert, even Venus enjoyed the music.

Lilly claimed Venus's bed and snuggled in for a story.