We are sitting in the Bay Area right now watching bad late night TV because we're still on Hawaii time. I think it's always harder to go back to the later time zone. At least we'll have a good chunk of time to ease our way back into St. Louis time. We've really had a good couple of days besides:

a. having to fill out an accident report regarding Carter and the beverage cart on our flight into San Fran last night and...
b. having to call poison control tonight (everything is fine).

We left the house around 9am yesterday so we could make a few last minute stops before we headed to the airport in Kona...

Here is my mom and dad with Lexie and Carter right before we left.

At our open air gate in Kona. I was trying to document Carter's last free flight. If only kids flew for free based on weight and not age. I can't believe he'll be 2 in just a few days.

He passed the inspection with flying (get it) colors.

Watching a plane take off with Daddy and Nate.

It was so fun to be flying into San Francisco and not St. Louis (we love St. Louis... but we're just really loving vacation right now). After we got luggage and cars worked out... we headed to my Grandpa's across the Bay while everyone else drove home to Chico.

Today we spent an amazing day with my Grandpa and Aunt Gail. We spent the morning with my Grandpa and the afternoon with my Aunt (who got a sub for her 3rd grade class today on her 3rd to last day of school). My Aunt took us to lunch at a great deli in Berkley...

and then we headed up into the Berkley hills to Tilden Park. Here is a picture of the Bay from one of the lookouts.
We were hoping to take Carter on a little train ride but it doesn't open until next week. Instead we headed to the Little Farm in the park.

Car seat head from his 30 minute nap in the car.

Learning about a pigs nose from Aunt Gail.

From the farm we took a nice half mile walk around Jewel lake.

Trying to take off his shoes so he could get in the water. How do you explain that it's not ok when you've just spent the last week in tide pools?!We ended the afternoon with ice cream at a place that my grandparents and aunt used to take us to. It's so fun for Carter to get to experience the things that I used to.

For dinner we had amazing Mexican take out at home. It was great to sit and chat with everyone (we missed you Lisa -- and no worries!).

One last pic with Aunt Gail before she headed home for the night.
Thanks for a great day!!