Are you Going to San Francisco?

I think I know why there was a song written called "I left my heart in San Francisco." What a great city. The people are friendly and laid back, there is lots to see and do, and it reminds me an awful lot of Vancouver. Doug was attending the Q con Conference Wed-Friday last week, so I flew down Wednesday night and enjoyed 2 blissful baby free solo shopping days while Doug attended his workshops. Saturday was spent on cable cars and walking around Fisherman's Wharf and Chinatown. The culinary highlights of our trip were crab legs and seafood bisque at Neptune's at Pier 39, and a delicious Sicilian style dinner at Trattoria Pinocchio (recommended by a family friend, thanks Bob!) We had a great time and are thankful to Nana for coming to stay with Lexi, and to Oma for her help as well. We missed Lexi terribly, but we had a great time. It's definitely a place I'd like to go back to, and would be a great family trip.

Halloween 2010

After the chaos which was treat or trick or treating at the mall last year, we decided it was time to venture out into our own neighbourhood this year (now that we have a neighbourhood to call our very own). Lexi had decided that she wanted to be a bumblebee, but when we went back to Old Navy to buy the costume, she saw the dalmatian one instead, and she wanted to dress up like "Lucky", her favorite stuffed animal. We headed out early, and we delighted to discover a large number of kids from our neighbourhood doing the same with their parents. Many of the houses around the corner were REALLY done up, complete with mazes, music and over the top decorations. Sadly, we did not get any trick or treators at our house (probably because there are no houses on the other side of our street. Lexi had a great time and still asks me "Is it Halloween again yet?"