Birthday parties and vacations
>> Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted -- I'm not quite sure where the time has gone. Here's a update on what we've been up to since Alex's birthday.
April was birthday party month for us -- well for the kids anyway. Aside from Alex and Isla's joint birthday party on the 10th, Austin went to a friend's bowling party on the 17th and then we all went to a friend's son's 1st birthday party that afternoon/evening. (Needless to say, Austin was exhausted by the time we got home). The following weekend, we had yet another kids' birthday party to go to -- our neighbour's daughter turned 2 and it was an afternoon, backyard bbq affair.
So, with parties every weekend, there was little time for anything else this past month. Luckily, we're now all on vacation, thanks to Ryan taking the first two weeks of May off work.
The vacation started out with the kids going to their grandma and granddad's house on Thurs. April 29 for the night as I flew to San Fransisco to visit Ali, Billy and Theodore for four days.
I arrived late Thursday night and on Friday, while Billy was at work, Ali, Theodore and I just 'hung out'. We went for a walk, we had lunch at a cute little Mexican restaurant and we did some shopping (at Target of course!).
On Saturday, we all drove into San Fran (they live about 45 minutes outside of the city) and spent the next 8 hours doing the tourist thing. We drove over the Golden Gate Bridge, drove down the Crookest Street in the World, had lunch just off Fisherman's Wharf, saw the sea lions on Pier 39, had tea at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park and touched the Pacific Ocean before heading home. A busy day, but a really fun one. And we were all amazed at how well Theodore did -- considering he was not quite 8 months old, he handled the tourist thing like a pro.
I flew home on Tuesday, getting home around 10 p.m. It was a really great visit, and for me, a much-needed break from the kids. But after 4 days, I really missed my family.