Mini Vacation

This last weekend we got to take a mini-vacation. It is the first time since the girls were 9 months old that we took a trip as a complete family. Since the girls are older and didn't have double ear infections that we didn't know about, it was a blast!
It started out Saturday with us getting up and leaving the house by 6:30. We got the girls their morning milk, put an Elmo DVD on and drove to Modesto where we stopped for breakfast. It was fun because we went through the drive through at McDonalds, and got pancakes. The girls got to eat their pancakes in the car and were tickled pink!

We drove to Oakland, to see Elmo live. It was a wonderful show with a them of....Elmo's Green Thumb. It was educational and cute! Megan was enthralled in the beginning shouting out all the characters. Hannah was scared at the beginning, but near the end of the show, Hannah was singing and dancing with Abby, Elmo, Big Bird, Count, Cookie, Bert and Ernie, Oscar, Rosita, Baby Bear, Carrie and the lady bugs!














After the show, we drove to the City by the Bay! It was a perfect time to enjoy SF. We stayed about 1 mile away from the wharf, so had a great walk up and down hills with a stroller with 40 pounds of baby...yikes! When we were settled in the hotel we took the walk to the pier and ate at Cioppino's. It was a delicious meal! I just love seafood...pricey...but delicious!

The next day we headed back to the pier and enjoyed the aquarium. The girls named every "sish" "Memo" but we had a blast. We now understand why the song was written, I left My Heart in San Francisco, as every time you leave, a part of your heart stays. Can't wait til our next trip!