Our first stop was Auntie Janeen's company picnic in Santa Clara. As is often the case when I'm out and about with the kids, I opted not to bring my big camera with me. Taking sharp photos while holding a 4-year-old's hand just doesn't happen. I took a few with my phone, but none of them were great. During this trip, though, I did continue to experiment with the Hipstamatic App on my iPhone, with some pleasing results.
At the picnic, Holden got his face painted. Despite a cat nap in the car on the way to Janeen's in Pacifica, it stayed mostly in tact. How I feared for her newly-painted white walls, newly-installed carpeting and white couches with this all over his face:
On Saturday, we met up with cousins Lisa, Miles and Gabriel and Aunt Diane for a visit to the Children's Discovery Center in San Jose and lunch. Holden and Miles:
Auntie Janeen was a great sport to indulge me in my need to step foot in San Francisco's city limits, especially considering what I had in mind. Despite all my visits and living there, I never walked on the Golden Gate Bridge. It was freakin' cold and foggy (of course) and Riley was scared crazy when we first set out ... but I think we all got a kick out of the adventure.
I lived close to the Bridge in the Richmond District, and was excited to visit one of my favorite pizza restaurants on Clement Street for dinner -The Front Room. It was, sadly, gone. But Scott Davis, who Janeen is back in touch with and who we went to camp with when we were kids, found another great spot and met us for a bite.
I spent many a Sunday afternoons here, fueling up on caffeine while studying:
The kids and I veered off the highway in Gilroy for an impulse buy of fresh corn, strawberries and garlic. Totally worth it.
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