Grandpa and Andrew at the beach.
"Taking a break" at Stanford.
Not long after they arrived, we headed off to New Brighton beach to enjoy the sun and sand. There were a TON of huge birds there (I don't know what kind they were...so "big" will have to do. And I don't know how many, so "a ton" will have to do.) Grandpa was curious to figure out what they were eating, so he took a shovel and scooped up some sand... sure enough! There was a crab! (I wish I'd gotten a picture of it, but I'm not great at remembering those things.)
Friday, we spent the afternoon at Stanford University touring around. Russell is definately one of Evan's favorite people in the whole world! Thanks to my mom, who likes historic homes, we discovered there is a Frank Lloyd Wright home there! We didn't get to tour it because it takes some planning ahead. But we drove by and admired it. We also drove by the Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover home, but once again didn't get to tour it. Maybe next time.
Admiring the Golden Gate Bridge.
At the piers.
Saturday was the big day at the city. We packed a lot of things in. We visited the Japanese Tea Gardens at Golden Gate Park. We drove over the Golden Gate Bridge for Russell. We ate lunch at In-N-Out Burger of course! And walked the Piers to see (and smell) the sea lions, snack on some hot donuts, and check out Alcatraz through binoculars. Next we hurried off to visit the Haas-Lithienthal house for Mom, which was really cool! It's an old historic Victorian home in San Francisco. What a day!
Then of course, Evan had to show off his bike riding to Grandma and Grandpa and we made a quick stop at the neighborhood Halloween party.
Haas-Lilienthal House. Japanese Tea Gardens.
It was so much fun to have family here! And to show you around the place we call home.
In case I haven't told any of you, I have an amazing family! I love you all and am so proud to be part of such a wonderful family that loves each other!
