California Girl

We're all ready to go, we just need to pack the baby...oh wait! She's already packed!
We just got back from California visiting family and have so much to share!
This is Naomi on the plane, she did such a good job on both trips. She slept and played most of the time, and really didn't bother any of the other passengers.

Naomi got to meet more grandparents, great grandparents, great aunts, great uncles, and some second cousins.


She also learned to get up on her knees! She will wiggle back and forth and lunge, but doesn't actually crawl yet (thank goodness!).
We got to see the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point. Naomi actually stayed in the car (with Granny Anne) for this outing because it was pretty cold and she was asleep.


Here Naomi is with more family (we're great at catching people at their finest moments...in robes and swimming suits!)









Naomi also had her first picnic in Sonoma. She didn't actually partake in the food, but we all enjoyed her company.

Here we are at the scenic overlook for the Bridge, it was really windy and a little chilly, and Naomi almost lost one of her socks! Thankfully and nice woman found it on the path and brought it back to us.

We also visited Ghirardeili square. Most of the shops were closed, but it was very pretty and we had some really good ice cream!


Here I am with Naomi and the Sea Lions of Pier 39. We ended up going into San Francisco on two different days, but we enjoyed both trips.

Other firsts from the trip:
Chewed on Sourdough Bread
Ate sand at Crissy Field
Traffic jam (Naomi doesn't like these AT ALL!!)

Earthquake (this was actually a first for all of us). It was located about 7.5 miles away from us and was a 4.4. Funny story...we were trying to get a day bed from the 2nd story porch down to the ground floor, but just over the porch railings. Ken and Anne were lifting it up and over while Michael down below holding it up when it hit. Michael thought the porch was coming down on top of him and I thought the day bed was coming through the wall (I was inside with Naomi at the time). No damage was done and we came away with an interesting stroy.


It really was a very good trip. We enjoyed seeing everyone and hope to go back out this winter so Naomi can see her Great-great grandparents (5 generations!)

I may have left things out...sorry. You'll have to bear with me, I'm still getting over the trip plus trying to pack up our house to move. We'll get pictures up of the house as soon as possible.