We're back!

Mer and I just got back from a quick trip to San Fransisco for a girls weekend with Aunt Lizzie.  We had so much fun. It was nice, happy, and relaxing.  Liz and John were wonderful hosts.  We dined, shopped at great stores, saw a few sites, and had a blast playing with George and Grace. 

This was the view in the back seat pretty much the whole weekend.

As tourists, we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge...

...and ventured into Muir Woods to see the Redwoods. The largest ones are around 2000 years old

I've always wanted to see these big beauties in real life.

Next up, with no cupcake shop in our own home town we had to sample some cupcakes to see what we were missing.  First stop, Kara's Cupcakes ... the Coconut was my favorite... so creamy

And then for comparison sake (another day of course) we just had to try out the famous Sprinkles...Red Velvet won my vote as favorite... so dreamy.

 Next stop as a tourist was the Bell Tower on Stanford campus.  Stanford was beautiful.  It made me think a bit about my own college days.....

Love this picture!!!  These three are so cute.

Here they are dipping their toes in the nearby fountain.

For the Stanford trip Mer had the privilege of riding with John in his Convertible.  Seriously a dream come true for her...

 Here are a few other favorites...Liz and John live near a commuter train track and George covers his ears every train a train rumbles by.  So cute!

Mer enjoyed every minute playing with these two.

We arrived home about 11:30 last night and got up bright and early, business as usual this morning.  Mer had to go to school to turn in her science fair project, and it was Valentine's day... so much to do.

Tonight we Celebrated, exchanging cards and chocolates!!

A special THANKS!! to the Balena Family for our wonderful weekend, you made our dreams come true.   Happy Valentine's Day to you all!

Good night!