Foster Fun House: If you're going to San Francisco...

... be sure to wear your Grateful Dead onesie!

Thanks again to the Tizers for the Dead onesie!

Having Linda drive out with Mike, help us unpack and get settled, and most importantly watch after Andrew for the last few weeks has been an invaluable gift for which we will be forever grateful. My parents arrived on Wednesday 2/22 to relieve Linda of her duties. Since Saturday was Linda's last full day with us before heading back to wintry PA, we decided to do something special and headed to San Francisco for the day.

It was Andrew's first train ride!

We started at the Ferry Building on the bay, and walked up to Fisherman's Wharf. The Ferry Building had a Farmer's Market that included a ton of merchants selling everything from jewelry and art to fresh fruit and veggies. As we worked our way up the pier, we stopped for lunch before taking in the views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alacatraz, and the famous sea lions. (Unfortunately, Mike and I forgot our camera, so the amazing scenery wasn't captured quite the way we hoped it would be... oh well, at least Linda and Dad remembered theirs!)

Pretending I was in L.A. instead of San Fran

Grandpa and Andrew after yummy fish and chips

The Golden Gate Bridge is in the background! (very small)

Looking at Alcatraz (I think)

Sea Lions! Apparently they've been there for 22 years!

I wanted a picture of Mike, Myself and Andrew in front of the
Sea Lion Family statue, but that didn't work out so well.

Tulips in February! I'm loving California weather!

Sourdough Bread Characters! Too cute too eat!
And too expensive! ($20 for an alligator)

We made it to Fisherman's Wharf! Some say the most touristy place in the city.
We didn't really do much here, and probably won't be rushing back.

We then worked our way over to Ghiardelli Square, which was disappointing because it didn't compare to our memories from the first time we visited. Linda and Mike wanted to see the "crookedist" street in the world - Lombard Street - so we headed UP about four blocks. We got to the top of Lombard Street and realized, it's steps the whole way down, and we have a stroller. So, Mike did what he does best, ignored the signs alerting pedestrians to stay off the road and walked the empty stroller to the bottom of the street, while I carried Andrew down the countless steps. I guess that was better than Linda's job of pushing the stroller up to the top of the hill.