San Francisco!!!

After a looong travel day from Siloam Springs to the coast (and dodging tornadoes at the Denver airport) we found our way to this German restaurant. The food was really delicious. I think I ate more meat tonight than I ever have in my life! We didn't split the $60 "das boot" of beer, but we did have a local Anchor Steam.
Our hotel is right across the street from the Ferry Building. Inside are tons of fun shops and great restaurants.

Beldon Street is actually an alley full of restaurants. We ate at Tiramisu Friday night...delicious pasta.

Chinatown!

So it was my decision to walk all the way up California St. to the very top! THE VERY TOP As soon as we got to the top, it started raining and not just sprinkling. Anyway you can see how high up we were as you look down to the bottom....and the Bay Bridge in the background.

Oh to be a sea lion....

Free samples of chocolate makes anyone's day!

At Fisherman's Wharf looking up at the city.

Dinner at Nick's: half crab, bowl of butter, and an Anchor Steam. Nice

We strolled by AT&T park.

The crooked-est street and the steepest! We walked up and had a great view of the city.

Golden Gate Bridge

Looking at the city from the bridge.

City Lights is just up the street from Larry Flint's club...fitting?

We spent a fair amount of time on the cable cars to give our feet a break.

The Ferry Building

A view of the Ferry Building from our hotel room.

Birthday pictures with Jude.

Ben took this one and it cracks me up. Check out my cool skirt from the boys.

Time for Teeth

Mr. Slobber Man
Two teeth!!

Jude is FULL of smiles.

Here he's just about ready for bed. I love how he has his toes curled.

The boys

A day with the boys....

We finally put up our family pictures after Jude was born...he's really changed!

Our Dogwood tree looks amazing right now!

Mother's Day pics

Getting ready to have lunch with the Snodgrass clan.
Ben took the next series of pictures. He was getting restless so I gave him the camera and that kept him busy. Here are six of the 52 pictures he took :-)

Jude is 6 months

He's so handsome....

At 6 months Jude weighs 17 pounds and is 25 inches tall. He was worked over at his 6 month appt. He's now on Zyrtec for allergies and antibiotics to prevent any infection that may be going on. Hopefully his hacking cough and red eyes will be taken care of now. And, hopefully he won't start coughing around 3 or 4 am!! He also had 3 immunizations yesterday so he was not a happy baby as we left the doctor's office. With all his meds plus some Tylenol to ease the vaccine pain, Jude slept well last night!