La Familia

While California has many sites to admire and explore our favorite is still our family. We met our new cousin Lola. We all adore her and are happy to have made the trip to meet her. We look forward to many adventures with her.

Chinatown

Fun in Chinatown in included wrestling with chopsticks at a fabulous vegetarian Chinese restaurant we found and discovering how fortune cookies are made.

Year of the Ox

The Streets of San Francisco

When in Rome do as the Romans, so we did. We saw the Golden Gate Bridge and walked around for good viewing. You can never tire of this sight.

We visited with our Aunt Carla and Uncle Jim who enjoyed the kids appreciation of the sites. Gabriel shouted with complete joy, "yeah, there is grass". They all 'ooohed and ahhhhed' at the site of the bridge.

The fee has increased from the 80's, $6 to cross the bridge. No wonder CA is struggling, needing to pay that fee everyday to work.

Yes Watson they are flying!

Even though we love driving the countryside our goal was to get to CA to see our new cousin, so flying was in order.

Walking to the train through the snow to the airport was very urban and we enjoyed knowing we were leaving the cold:)

Despite a minor run in with TSA, airport security, and a $9 fee to send back the pocketknife to our house all went without a hitch.

Ask Gabriel about his flying experience.