Girl's Trip San Francisco Day 3

On our second day in the city we ventured across the Golden Gate passed Sausalito to the Muir Woods national park. It was definitely the highlight of the whole trip for me. The trees were just absolutely incredible. So tall and so huge in the circumference of the trunks.  And I will never forget how incredible it smelled in those woods. It was like stepping back through time, you almost expected dinosaurs or something to come walking through the trees.

We stopped at the Buckeye Roadhouse on our way back to the city where Lacey had eaten before and loved it.  Our last stop was at this incredible lookout over the Golden Gate that we managed to park and get there just as the sun was setting (thanks California traffic).

Girls Trip - San Francisco Days 1 and 2

My sweet brother-in-law surprised Lisa with either a birthday and/or Christmas gift of a girl's trip to San Francisco. We left the day after Christmas and had so much fun eating delicious foods, navigating the crazy hills of SF, and just some good ol' fashion girl time (there were too many "What's Up Doc" references to count).  The highlight for me was seeing the Muir woods. The redwoods were just awe-inspiring. So tall, and the trunks were massive. And the smell. My goodness the smell in there was incredible. I will never forget it.  Cadence was such a great little traveler. She did so well the whole time, except when she got a little sick on our second-to-last day there. Poor little lamb.  She is just my little traveling gnome and has now made it to both coasts before her first birthday. It will be so fun so show her all these pictures when she is older.

On the first day, after a fun adventure trying to secure a rental car, we checked into our rental house in charming Noe valley. It was really beautiful and charming and even had easy street parking.   We walked around our neighborhood and grabbed lunch in a cute little coffee shop, and then grabbed some fruit and essentials at the local market.

The next day we took the J Church train downtown and walked over to Pier 39 and Fisherman's wharf where we ate at the Neptune restaurant that had the most beautiful panoramic views of the bay. I of course had a hamburger because I just don't do seafood and it was honestly, probably the best burger I've ever had. Then we made our way over to Ghirardeli Square and stood in a massive line for some amazing sundaes. It was delish. Then we eventually made it back home on public transportation and hiked up to the house.

movie buffs will appreciate this one

Just under the January wire (Christmas 2014)

Yikes, I'm gettin' real bad at blogging lately. I guess it's the whole working-mom thing. But there's been a lot happening lately, and I would hate if I didn't at least get one post up here in January.

The holidays were great. It was so fun to have a little papoose for Christmas, it makes it so much more magical even though she was way to young to really understand anything.

Christmas Cards

I finally got around to ordering our Christmas cards and couldn't believe Brody and I have celebrated so many holiday seasons together.  This year's will always hold a special place in my heart because it's our first with the little goose. We decided on this picture in particular because it was one of the few with a genuine smile from Brody and I. And I can't get over that baby girl's expression, this was one of the few where she wasn't trying to grab the little tree I'm holding too ;)

I have loved doing our cards ever since we got married and I can't believe we already have six year's worth! It was so fun to look back at all of them and see how much we've changed.

Look at those young pups!

And because it's always fun to see the ones that didn't make the cut, here are some more from this year. Enjoy!