San Francisco

Last weekend, Kent and I were able to leave the kids (thanks to MANY helping friends) and meet up with Kent's brother, Kyle, and his wife, Kim. Kyle was there on business so he was able to get discounted rooms at the Ritz-Carlton. It was fabulous to be there during the holidays. They had a gorgeous tree in the foyer and held a Teddy Bear Tea-Party for girls and their moms. For just a moment I wished Ella was with me- she would have loved that. Each girl was dressed up in her patent leather shoes with a beautiful Christmas dress and their little white Teddy Bear. They had a beautiful dining room with tea-sets and an Elf there singing Christmas songs.

Being within walking distance to Union Square was perfect for shopping and eating. Although it rained on us, we had a great time trying new restaurants and fighting the crowds at the shops. Kent and I arrived a day earlier than Kyle and Kim so we went out to dinner at the Wharf. It was a gorgeous site to be surrounding by the fishing boats and Christmas lights.
Saturday we shopped the day away and then went to see "Wicked" at night. It was an incredible performance and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. As we were waiting for a taxi, Kyle and Kent were approached by a limo driver with a discounted rate back to our hotel. Once I started climbing into the limo, I realized why it was discounted. It was already full! So we rode back to our hotel with about a dozen strangers crammed into an already full car. We laughed and made it home safely so I guess that is all that matters. Kent and I probably won't be able to do our little "get-a-ways" before the baby comes so it was vacation. Thanks to all of our friends that helped so much with Ethan and Ella while we were gone. We are thankful to have so many wonderful people in our lives. I do have a few pictures that I took, but haven't quite figured out how to upload them to the computer yet (or haven't had the time) but I didn't want to fall behind again. I already have lots of pictures to catch up on.