San Francisco part 2 The end of the road!!

We are home safe and sound. We arrived at around 12:40 this am...tired but still excited from all of the AMAZING things we have seen. We ended our trip on such a high in San Francisco. Ethan was an incredible host, taking us on a hike on MT. Tam and through the Redwoods. We saw the seals in Fisherman's Wharf and we had fun running on the beach on Crissy Field. The weather was unseasonably spectacular. On Sunday night, Palmer brought cupcakes to a great fish restaurant in Sausalito and we threw Olivia a proper birthday party with the Weiss's and the Cahans.

We are sad the trip has ended, but are hopeful that the memories we have created will be lasting for the children. We know they will be for us!! We will post the last of the pics in SF. Some video will come later.

San Francisco part 1 Happy Birthday Olivia!

We decided to forgo the train ticket for our ride up the California coast and rent a 15 passenger van instead. We stopped in Montecito for lunch, ate dinner in Big Sur at Nepenth (thanks Ethan for the rec) and arrived in SF after midnight last night. Happy birthday Olivia!!! She had a wonderful bday. Our friend Alice Cahan gave us a ride to the ferry for Alcatraz. The kids loved the tour. It was a GORGEOUS day, so they were able to see the beautiful views from the boat and the island. We met up with Uncle Ethan for lunch, a hike on the beach and then a fantastic Burmese dinner, followed by birthday ice cream on Ethan!! We finished off the evening by taking a stroll through Chinatown. It was a GREAT day!! We are off to Marin tomorrow.

LA

LA was a blast. We were hosted by the amazing Dunn family who are staying at a fabulous pad in Pacific Palisades. The house had a pool, tennis court and three giant tree swings. It was like camp. We went to the beach in Santa Monica, ate great food, saw Olivia and Gwennie's Aunt, uncle and cousin... We even saw Michael Jackson's house. We love LA!!

Grand Canyon Pix

Grand Canyon Pix