Time In the City

After such a late night getting in to San Fransisco, ALL of the kids slept in late.  That was super amazing because Eden and Bereket hardly ever sleep in away from home, especially Bereket!  They were so tired!  So, by the time we left our hotel it was almost noon!  We walked a couple of blocks to the cable car since Connie had this super cool idea of the kids enjoying riding the cable car to the wharf.  Well, it was a super cool idea and it was even logical because then we wouldn't have to drive and find parking again but we waited for around 2 hours in line to get ON the cable car!!  It was crazy busy and COOL!  I had prepared the kids for cool but it still is hard to imagine when we have been having such HOT days at our place!  So, the kids are cold and we are waiting around...

Finally we made it on and by that time lunch had come and gone, yet we hadn't even ate lunch!  Since when did I worry so much about food?  Well, since I had kids and then since I had kids who have insecurities about food and not getting fed.  When we got to the wharf we had two things on our list, warmer coats and lunch!  We made it to the Rain Forest Cafe, which is like a rain forest and they even have make believe thunderstorms every 15 minutes where the make believe gorillas and animals in the rain forest move, which really freaked Bereket and Eden out at first!  We had our first meltdown here at the cafe, in the restroom to be exact.  Eden had a majorly infected nail which she hadn't shown me and it was ingrown nail.  It was very sore and needed tending to....  Anyway, needless to say, it didn't help things out with Eden's coping skills.

The rest of our day was spent walking in and out of swarms of people, trying to keep track of my kids, and watching people!  HA!  Close to it, but not exactly!  A busy day and lots of memories were had by all....!  We went to Sunday meeting there in the city, had lunch together with the Hernstedts, and then settled in for the long ride home, much of which the younger kids slept!

Katreese and Eden on the cable car

Danny, Treva, and Chey in the front

sitting. enjoying the ride

the view to the wharf

At the Rainforest Cafe

our lunch experience

excited kids waiting to get their limo ride.

yes, excited!!

look here!

the other side!

fun experience for the kids and such a great driver!

view from the home where our mtg was

Treva's picture on our way to mtg

lunch at Olive Garden after meeting and before heading home 

Treva and Katreese and their "selfies"