Trip to San Fran

Whenever possible, Wade and I try to get away for a night or two, just the two of us, for our anniversary.  A couple of times we've had a baby in tow, and a few times it hasn't worked out at all, but this year we made it happen--kid free--and even FLEW to our destination!  (Gotta love those flight benefits.)

I thought we were headed to Maine, but Wade surprised me and set things up for San Francisco instead.   We packed a fun whirlwind trip into two days and really made the most of it, despite record low temps in the low 50's!  We visited Fisherman's Wharf, walked Lombard Street, rode the trolley cars, and--our personal favorite--rode a tandem bike across the Golden Gate bridge!  We stayed in the historic Nob Hill Hotel and really enjoyed walking almost everywhere and enjoying the local culture.  (Lots to pray for here, folks!)  Even got hit up by the ACLU for money to support all kinds of things that break my heart and make my stomach turn...but that's another story.

A few pics...

14 years, and looking ahead to many more!

Caricature

Yesterday we attended Delta's company block party and had this caricature done of the kids.  The last time we had one done was when we only had two kiddos; Abby was 3 & Em was 2.  Can you correctly label who's who, L to R, top to bottom?

I'm still chuckling as I look at Courtney's calm, serene face here...she was far from it at the time...2 hours past naptime, hot,  & sick of waiting in line for an hour.  As she squirmed and flailed & tried to paw the artist's sketch board with her grubby chubby little fingers, I just kept feeding her cotton candy and chips to keep her still long enough for the artist to catch literally even a 2 second glimpse.  I'd say he did pretty good.  :)

Happy Father's Day, Wade...from your 4 beautiful blessings & your adoring wife!