San Fran

San Fransico is fantastic. I love the energy in the city. The weather was colder than we are used to and very foggy. Typical for San Fran. Still, it was hard for me to pack and prepare for such weather since I was leaving 98 degrees with intense humidity. We felt the climate change immediaetly and purchased fleece coats.  Typical for the Andersons.

Golden Gate Bridge.  Of course, we did the touristy things.  You can't help it when you have 3 little ones to entertain.  

Fisherman's Wharf.  Yummmm, crab.  Zach was in his element.  He was all over it.  Of course, most of his thrill comes from cracking and peeling it himself. 

Pier 39.  Loved the sea lions, especially the little white one snuggling in with the big brown ones.

Up the coast, to Fort Bragg.  This is a very small and quaint town.  We spent the day of the wedding at Glass beach.  It  was something special.  So beautiful.  The ocean water was freezing!  Just dipping your toes in was  numbing cold.  Zach tested the waters and you can see it in face.  But, we all had a blast spending the afternoon there.  The sand was covered with tiny pieces of rubbed sea glass.  Bright colors, different shapes and sizes, all fun to collect.  And, beautiful to walk upon.

As we traveled back down the coast we tried to soak in every beautiful site.  The scenery was gorgeous.  We stopped along the way.  Just to look.  Get out of the car and soak it all in.


First up, the beauty of mother nature.  We stopped at a portion of the Redwood Forrest.   Not the gigantic Redwoods for which the forrest is known but every bit as majestic.    This forrest was awesome, quiet,  and still. Until we pulled in. And we let the kids run wild, climb trees, pick up sticks and otherwise get the wiggles out.   I loved it.