Spring 2011 San Francisco

Where to begin!?! This past week was full of excitement and adventure of all kinds. We'll begin with Scott and Aubrey:) After flight plans going south on Wednesday night, they decided to continue their already long drive (from Idaho Falls to Boise) through the night to San Francisco! It was such a sweet surprise that they decided to come-no matter the conditions as they had a few scary yet thrilling spin-outs near Donner Pass in the early hours of morning. It was such a treat to see them on Thursday afternoon and be able to introduce to them, their newest nephew! Grant instantly loved them and was so happy when they each held him. We picked Tyler up from work and went to a pizza place and watched the BYU v. Florida game. At least the pizza was good! When we got home, we ate lot's of candy and played Settlers of Zarahemla (similar to Catan). Friday we went for a walk in Pacifica, along the coast and came back and made dinner. We played a ton of games Friday-we wanted to make sure everyone could win at something so we played games that were tailored to our individual talents:)
The next morning we all went on a walk around Lake Merced (5 miles)-right outside our apartment and Aubrey braved carrying Grant the whole way in the Baby Bjorn! It was after this walk that we heard awful news from Seattle that Misha, John and Baby Asher's flight was cancelled-along with all of Alaska Airlines flights due to the computers being down. It was pure love and sacrifice that kept them in the airport for 3+ hours in line-waiting to see if they could even catch another flight. It did not look like they were going to make it. Meanwhile, we went across the Golden Gate Bridge, took pictures and went downtown to Fisherman's Wharf. We were eating lunch at In-and-Out (thank you Aubrey and Scott!) when we got the text that livened our spirits! John texted and said they would be in SF in 2 hours!! Hip hip Hooray! We finished up getting some goodies and then only by a miracle, did we enter the Rental Car road (which we were not allowed to proceed) right as they were coming the opposite way! We came home, ate some wonderful pizza (thank you Misha and John), and played some games. Asher and Grant got to meet each other for the first time. Asher is just the cutest little guy, getting excited each time he saw Grant and would get across the room as fast as he could saying "dadadada." Asher has gotten so big since the last time we saw him and just continues to get cuter each day. We definitely missed Caleb but it sounded like he was having a blast at Mom and Dad Young's!
The next morning, Scott and Aubrey left early for their long trek back to Idaho Falls. We met up with John and Misha at their hotel in Pacifica and went to the Tide Pools and saw some Seals and beautiful scenary along Highway 1. We proceeded north to the Golden Gate bridge but as we did so, the weather was becoming increasingly dreary and a hike in the John Muir Woods became a few photos at the park entrance! It was so cold and rainy. We came back and ate dinner after which, we had some of Misha's yummy Caramel Corn and played games. The next morning, we made a quick pit stop at the waterfront, taking pictures, getting souvenirs, and buying chocolate at Ghiradelli square before the three had to get to the airport. The time just went by way too fast and we miss everyone so much. The house is way too quiet! We love to spend time with family and appreciate everyone's efforts to visit us. Come back soon!