A Visit with Auntie Gina

Now that my sister Gina is a short one hour car ride away, we had to take the kids up to San Francisco to see her new place!  San Francisco living is very different living than San Jose or even Kirkland.  It has it's own feel, it's own vibe and Gina is loving it. 

The kids thought her apartment was really cool and really different.  It is updated but certainly has a 'historical' feel to it, to.  They loved looking out her bay window at the SF cityscape and couldn't wait to walk the really steep hills on our way to lunch.  We took a nine block walk into a really cute area where we noshed on pizza and sandwiches.  The kids loved seeing how people in SF live!  They saw a park and couldn't believe how small it was, realized that there are places called laundromats, noticed that a lot of people walk in the city, and that in certain parts- it smelled funny.  Michael was in his own world and kept asking us 'Am I Going to Fall into the Sky?'  Um, not sure where this came from but he was scared!  The sky was so blue today and it was really warm, too!  Nothing like a clear, warm San Francisco day. 

Gina had promised the kids ice cream after lunch and wanted to take them to Swensen's Ice Cream Shop for their sweet treat!  At first glance, they thought she had found a place that was identical to their last name!  Only on further review did they realized there was no D in this Swensen's.  But it didn't matter.  They had ice cream and plenty of it! 

We walked back to Gina's, took a few scenic pictures, Gina quickly painted Emily's toenails, and then said goodbye.  Claire and Michael are already talking about having a sleep over with Gina in SF one of these weekends.  Thanks for the great day Ween!!!