Sunday, October 18, 2009

Wicked Weekend in San Francisco



What a Weekend we had in San Fran!!!!!

We lived it up and played tourist hard core!!

We headed up to San Fran with our friends Mike and Erin Johnson Sept. 25. When we arrived we checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Harbor Court Hotel on the Embarcadero!!! Totally Cute little boutique hotel. Next stop was a walk down the waterfront and onto a Street Car. We stopped at Pier 39!!! One of my very favorite places!!! We ate at Boudin!!! Who can resist clam chowder in a Bread Bowl? The funniest thing happened after that. We headed to the end of the Pier to take a look at Alcatraz and something caught Dex and Mike's Eye. A Party Boat? What in the world was this thing? Everyone on the Boat had their hands in the air like they were riding a roller coaster. Naturally we had to check it out. Lo and Behold it was called the Rocket Boat. Why not? So, it looked like so much fun we had to hop aboard.

What a blast that was!!!!! Dex took some great pics of our ride under the Bay Bridge.

The view of the City was spectacular!!!!! Next was back to the hotel to freshen up for our big Wicked date. Mike flagged down a town car!!!! So much fun. He took the driver's dinner recommendation for dinner. The driver dropped us off at what looked like a nice restaurant - only a block away from the Theatre. However, I was a little weary when the Name on the outside of the restaurant read, "Heaven's Dog." Seriously, what were we getting ourselves into? Well, to our surprise it was probably one of the best places I've ever eaten at. The food was a fusion of Asian and Indian cuisine!!! I had a lamb stir fry and Dexter ordered the beef Clay Pot!!! Yummy!!!











































The highlight of the trip was Wicked. We all really enjoyed the show. What a marvelous experience!!





































































Here we are in front of Pier 39.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Spiderman Visits the Zoo!!!

Lions, Tigers and (no)Bears oh my!!!
Here he is...Jaq's favorite man in tights!!!
Here are my kiddos watching Spiderman at the Sacramento Zoo. There is actually quite a cute story behind this zoo trip. Well, any of you who have met my son Jaq know that he is quite the reader. The funny thing is, because he reads just about everything, he can even fill me in on what's going on around town. So, we stopped at Tigers Yogurt after school one day and there was a stack of newspapers that included activities for kids. Well, he was so excited when he read that Spiderman was going to be stopping in at the zoo over the weekend. Well, who could resist a five year old who was able to read an advertisment right out of the newspaper? He read every single word including the date and time. I do have to say Spiderman was a bit cheesy for my taste but, the kids loved it!!!
What a fun day!!
Jaq and Aubrey on the train at the Zoo.
My attempt at taking a picture of the three of us.