We were a bit nervous about the flights since it was the first time we traveled with Graham when he was quite mobile. Our last trip was to Hawaii and he wasn't crawling yet. Luckily, he did really well! One of the flights out he was a bit overtired and had to "cry it out" for 5 minutes before conking out, but other than that he was a great little traveler.
We kept the trip pretty low key. We knew we couldn't pack too much in with Graham. But it was perfect and relaxing! Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 took up most of our first day. We spent our time wandering around the boardwalk, visiting the aquarium and watching the sea lions. We also ate lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe!
Daddy and Graham outside of Hard Rock Cafe
The Pier 39 Aquarium had a cool underwater tunnel.
As cute as he looks, Graham did NOT get a Nemo hat.
Graham made a new friend at Pier 39!Perhaps our most exciting moment of the day came on the trolly car ride to Fisherman's Wharf, however. A man and two "strangers" came onto the trolly car and tried to get us to play a cup-and-ball game. One of the "strangers" won $100! Why, it looked so easy!!! Needless to say, Daddy did not take the bait, and acted like a good Samaritan when, upon being told that the main cup-and-ball man had just returned from Vegas and didn't need the money, Daddy told him that there were plenty of other people who needed the $100 more than he did.
On day 2, we visited Golden Gate Park. There is LOTS to do there, so we only scratched the surface. We visited the California Academy of Sciences (?), which may have been the COOLEST part of the trip, quite honestly. The museum is fantastic, with a terrific four-story rainforest "dome" habitat, a great aquarium, and penguins! We also visited a Japanese Tea Garden and had a brief picnic before a smattering of rain brought an early end to the day.
The California Academy of Sciences aquarium was better than Pier 39.
Playtime before the rain came.That night, we also ate some great Chinese food in Chinatown! Graham got to try some spicy food and, much to Daddy's delight, he loved it! Though, he needed some water after a bit of munching on a dumpling! I guess he got some of Mom's genes!
Graham's already better with chopsticks than Daddy!
That's SPICY!Sunday was a bit more relaxing. For breakfast, we visited with some of Daddy's relatives [David and Jonelle Clark] who also happened to be vacationing in San Francisco. Then, we went to Golden Gate Bridge. The day was gorgeous... but windy! It was certainly chilly, and with Momma well into her third trimester, a walk across the full 1.7-mile bridge was not in the cards. Later that day, we wandered the streets of downtown San Francisco, and Graham did some good people-watching.
A beautiful day in San Francisco!
Hi Daddy!All-in-all, it was a wonderful family vacation that Graham will remember forever... thanks to our pictures. ;) Next stop: Owen's pending arrival! Here are some photos of Momma and Owen at 31 weeks!
