Last week we traveled to San Francisco with my family to visit my sissy and vacation. We did a lot and ate A LOT! In fact, we ate way too much, but that is how we do vacation. The weather was so refreshing, we got our first pumpkin spice lattes of the season and all in all had a great time! Amaia and I are used to a pretty consistent routine, but she was so flexible and just generally great. I love her. She also really seemed to blossom over the course of our trip. She learned several new words and even her first two syllable word - apple!
We did so much, that I don't even know where to start, so I am going to let pictures tell the story.
I may have been a wee bit stressed/nervous about flying with Amaia, but she did really, really great for the most part. We even received compliments on how good she was on 3 out of 4 flights. However, Adam and I agreed that we don't ever want to fly with a little one again. Hard work I tell you! I was Amaia's jungle gym and I have the scratches all over my body to prove it :)
Our first flight was delayed, but I had lots of help chasing her around and we had Elmo on video!
I pulled out a couple books on our first flight and she feel asleep fast - SO thankful!!!
Amaia loved Golden Gate Park! She swang and slid up a storm. I even let her go down the slide unassisted for the first time. Yes, I am possibly over protective :)
Carousel at Golden Gate Park! She was a slightly skeptical until another little girl came and sat right next us and was loving it.
Golden Gate Bridge with my sis. Gorgeous day.
Picnic lunch at a winery in Napa. Yummy!
Exploring the winery grounds.
A chilly day at the beach. We let the waves splash over our feet and the water was COLD, but Amaia surprisingly loved it. She also learned the world "wawa" for water on our trip and she had lots of opportunities to use it!
Amaia was a little bit confused by her new surroundings on our trip and she took a long time to wake up in the morning, probably partly due to not getting as much sleep as she is used to. One day after she woke up I brought her into bed with us and she cuddled with me for at least 30 minutes before wanting to get up. This has NEVER happened before! And it was amazingly wonderful!
We went to Muir Woods to see the redwoods and it was beautiful. Amaia did not actually like riding on Adam's shoulders, but I thought the picture was sure cute.
Amaia and Aunt Jessica. Jessica really won her over by the end of the week.
On our last day my parents offered to watch Amaia for the day while Adam and I went into the city on our own. Some good friends that have great taste had high recommendations of La Boulange, a french bakery and it did not disappoint. I so appreciate a good coffee. And we had the most amazing chocolate hazelnut croissant. Need I say more?
After breakfast and a walk we spent the afternoon cheering on the Hawkeyes! I admit I had kind of lost hope in our Hawks towards the end of the game, but they pulled it out in the end and it was a really exciting end to the game. We spent about 5 to 6 hours watching football at this place that day, so Adam was a sweet husband and also suggested we download words with friends on our phones and play together. He is so sweet to me :)
An early morning at the airport on our way home. Baby girl was tired and entranced with people watching.
All in all a great trip and lots of memories made :)
