San Francisco with Dean and Amy

We spent a lot of time in San Francisco in March! Dean and Amy flew to San Francisco for a weekend and we met them on Saturday. We went to the aquarium, Fisherman's Wharf, took a boat ride around the bay (and Alcatraz), walked down Lombard Street, and went to dinner. It was a lot of fun. Addison has become obsessed with Alcatraz. He sends text messages to Cha-Cha at least twice a day asking questions about it. Who was the first prisoner? Who was the last prisoner? How many guards were there? He's crazy about the place. Weird.
Anyway, we were glad Dean and Amy let us crash their vacation!

Addison and Aunt Amy rode the carousel on the pier because mom gets too sick. Good thing he's got Aunt Amy. She's good for lots of things, including Star Tours and merry-go-rounds!

Man, I wish I'd taken my sunglasses off.

Amy and I are buying this house on Lombard Street soon. If anyone wants to come visit, just let us know.

This is in the middle of Lombard Street. (Notice the Alcatraz bear in his hand.)

Dragons From The Parade

The parade was so cool! We loved the dragons. It was dark, so my pictures aren't great, but it was the best parade I've ever seen.

Chinese New Year in Chinatown

We went to Chinatown in San Francisco for Chinese New Year. It was a super cold and rainy day, but it was still a lot of fun, and really crowded! We walked around Chinatown for a while before the parade. Of course, there were lots of things to see and buy. Addison got a cool new ninja sword. We ended up cold and wet, but we had a blast and found a really good restaurant (House of Nanking).

Addison has always wanted to take a ride in a taxi, so Tom parked a couple of miles away and we took a taxi to Chinatown. Addison thought it was pretty cool. On the way back, Tom thought we were being driven in the wrong direction and I got a little nervous, but the taxi driver knew what he was doing and we arrived at our car safely.

We love Linda!

They look pretty ragged... and this was at the beginning of the day! I promise we had fun!

Addison's New Haircut

Tom took Addison outside to buzz his hair, like he's done before, and when Addison came back in, he looked like this. Addison loved it. I told him he could probably keep it until he was baptized. We'll see.

Shooting Hoops

Addison loves to practice "shooting hoops", as he calls it. He and his friend (our neighbor) Jamie took advantage of the beautiful weather, and played basketball on the deck all afternoon.



Addison likes to gear up with the head and wrist bands that Linda, Steve, and Brei gave him for his birthday last year. Thanks guys!

High School Musical!

One of the things that I love about this place is that there is always something to do. In Carmel there are several theaters, and we always say we are going to go see something, and never do. BUT... when High School Musical came, of course, we had to go. The cast was made up of local high school kids, and they did a great job. Addison had the time of his life.

Addison wanted Troy's autograph, but didn't want to get his picture taken. Troy talked him into it, and Addison was stoked! He was such a nice kid. He talked to Addison and told him he went to the same elementary school that Addison goes to now.
By the way, I saw Troy the next day at Jamba Juice, and he still impressed. He opened the door for his mom, and chatted politely with her friends.


They made posters and t-shirts identical to the real HSM merchandise with the kids from Carmel.

Addison's Field Trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

On February 1st, the second graders took a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We've been there a few times, but it is always exciting. It is a huge aquarium that where you can spend hours and not see it all.



You can sit "under a wave". I don't really know how it works, but you sit under a window and a wave comes crashing over your head. It's really loud and smells like the ocean.


Mrs. Grainger's second grade class. Mrs. Grainger is on the left, and Addison is three to her right.