Fall Break

For Fall Break, we decided to go to one of our very favorite places to visit--San Francisco! We drove out with Evan and Linn on Friday for a week full of fun! Jack's birthday was on Monday, and I needed to get some dental work done, so we figured it was the perfect excuse to visit. And Andy deserved a break after a long week of mid-terms! We did our usual favorites, and also added some new things onto our list! It was Fleet Week, so on Saturday we went and watched the Blue Angels, but their show was cut short because it was too cloudy! Bummer. We still had an awesome picnic of Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches!

We also had breakfast at Mama's and saw a Ferrari exhibit celebrating Columbus Day. We went to the Academy to celebrate Jack's birthday and had a lot of fun looking at all of the animals! Addi made some great cake that the boys really loved!

Our good weather streak officially came to an end on this trip, though. It rained a LOT! One day there was a torrential downpour, so Andy and I were able to go to the King Tutankhamen exhibit at the de Young Museum, and we saw Val Kilmer! Yes, that's right! Mad Mardigan in the flesh! I tried to get a picture of him, but I chickened out, so this one from Willow will have to do. We also had to go back the next day to take a picture because it was too stormy when we were there.

We also went shopping at Union Square and Paper Source, and hit In-n-Out Burger, which was delicious as always. We also went Virtual Bowling, and even though Addi and Blake were the winners, we still had a lot of fun!

One of our favorite new activities definitely had to be when we rented a Surrey and went for a ride past the de Young, the Academy, and the Conservatory! On our first trip down the hill, we got a flat tire, so we had to go and get another Surrey to try again! The second trip was more successful.

We were also lucky enough to be able to go and watch Jack's gymnastics lesson! That little guy is going to be good!

We couldn't have thought of a better way to spend Fall Break! Thanks BAMJ for letting us visit! We'll see you again soon!