Saturday, July 18, 2015

san fran photos by a real photographer

Marmie has had professional family photos of us made in Duluth twice in the past and she did it again this year in San Francisco. Macon had an ear infection that was diagnosed a few hours later, so he didn't always put his best foot forward, but Carol Vaziri managed to get wonderful images in spite of Macon's heightened recalcitrance.

These are some of my favorites . . .





This one almost made me cry because he looks so grown up! 
Thankfully, the gap-teeth bring it back to reality. 


Thursday, July 9, 2015

SF

During the last few days, we've used Uber, Airbnb, and had spinach smoothies. Where were we? 

Why, San Francisco, of course!

We had a fantastic time, but as all our David-Family-visits do, it went by too quickly. The boys were great travelers on the plane and the grown-ups were even allowed to sleep and read their own books and magazines throughout the journey! And, best of all, everyone was able to manage his or her own luggage in and out of the airports. 

We rode the cable car, drove over the Golden Gate Bridge, visited Tiburon, took a ferry ride, watched street performers and enjoyed as much cousin time as possible! Thanks for hosting, Brian and Dara! 

As soon as we arrived, Jed made a beeline for Tobin.

driving down the "wavy" street (Lombard Street)

waiting for a cable car


being a tourist is exhausting

Jed and Amara visited the Japanese Tea Garden while Tobin and Macon hit the Academy of Sciences.
(Try and mess with our Cheddar Bunnies and we will mess you up.)
 photo credit: Marmie



In Tiburon, we visited the fire station . . . 


. . . and played on the rocks despite all the grown-ups yelling, "get off the rocks!" 

Tobin followed the rules, but he was really keeping an eye on Macon throughout the trip, so rule-following won't be his strong suit for long, I fear. 

Jed yelled, "Let's make a cousin sandwich," to which Amara responded, "I want to be the ketchup!"


returning to SF by ferry


Our ferry landed at Fisherman's Wharf, so we joined the masses of humanity, and the street performers blew the boys' minds. Here, Jed is helping a magician. 

worn out and homeward bound

Thursday, July 2, 2015

summer in full swing

This week, Macon had the chance to harvest one of his all-time favorite foods: blueberries! The farm had suffered a hailstorm a few weeks ago, so pickings were slim, but he made the best of it and brought in about 1.25 pounds in about 40 minutes. 






And Jed lost his first upper tooth today at camp at the Y, where he was named his group's "Honor Camper of the Week!" We're very proud of him, and he was very proud of the fact that his group leader introduced him as "my man, Jed" when he named the award-winner!