San Francisco

We left the Boardwalk around 9:30 and our family drove to San Francisco and stayed over night in a hotel. Everyone but Parker fell asleep before we were even out of Santa Cruz!! The drive would have been a beautiful one driving along the ocean had we been able to see it!!!

We were all exhausted and slept in until 8:00. That's late for our family!

It was fun to go to San Francisco and see the sites. We saw:

• Ghiradelli Square (they have the cutest dog store!!)


• Fisherman's Wharf (we had lunch at Boudin Sourdough- YUM!)


• Sea Lion's at Pier 39


• Lombard Street (twice)


• Chinatown


• The Golden Gate Bridge

I hadn't been to SF for years to see the sites so really enjoyed being there! We had a great little family vacation. We did so much in two days that it felt like we'd been gone for so much longer. Now back to work, laundry, cleaning, shopping, etc!!!

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

After spending the day on the beach we all ventured over to the Boardwalk for more fun. We divided into groups and went on rides together. It was fun to see everyone having so much fun! I was surprised at how busy the Boardwalk still was at 9:00 p.m.!!

Memorial Day Weekend

Mommy has been dying to go relax on the beach for a long time. We finally had the opportunity to go on Saturday. The week prior it had been chilly and rainy and I was concerned we'd be rained out. No such luck!!!

Michelle had the idea of our families going to Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz. We'd never been there so were open to the suggestion. What a great place to relax for the day! I've found a new favorite beach!!!! The beach is rather small and not well visited with the bathrooms being clean (every time we had to use the facilities they were being cleaned!!) and close to the beach.

It was fun to be on the beach, enjoy such great company (Matt, Paul's brother, included!), watch the kids play in the ocean and lagoon, and see the dolphins swimming by.

An awesome day!!!

4th Grade Play

Mrs. Blackman and Mrs. Villanueva's 4th Grade Class always does their end of the year play on the California Gold Rush. I'm sure you'll agree that Paige was the cutest-dressed girl in her class!!

5th Grade Play

I didn't realize until I went to Parker's 5th Grade Play that he had a lead role as Paul Revere. Parker does a fantastic job at acting and really enjoys it. I was so proud of him!!