Fun with Grandma & Grandpa

This last weekend was busy and fun. It all started last week where we celebrated the end of soccer for Grace with a pizza party. The girls had a great time signing soccer balls and playing the arcade games. We thought our season was over, but to our surprise Grace was selected to play in the all-star game under the lights.

Grandma Annie flew in to see us on Tuesday night. The kids were off of school on Wednesday for Veterans day so we enjoyed hanging out together. We had a picnic lunch at the park and played lots of games. That night Grandpa flew in as well. The kids were so excited! They loved playing with Grandpa!

On Thursday evening the kids went out with Grandma and Grandpa while Chris and I went out on a much needed date. We got to see The Martian and really enjoyed it. It was nice to be out and about on our own. 

Friday night was the big all-star game. The theme was the World Cup, and Grace was on team England. It was great to get Grandma cheering for England! The game went really well, and Grace even scored a goal! It was so fun for all of us. Her team won and we went out for ice cream afterwards to celebrate. 

On Saturday we drove to San Jose to check out the Winchester Mystery House. It's a really old Victorian mansion built by the widow Sara Winchester. It has a lot of very odd features including doorways to nowhere, stairs that end in a ceiling, and small riser stairs. She was pretty superstitious and had people work on her house 24hrs a day for 38 years. The grounds of the mansion were really pretty too. There was a small firearms museum with lots of old rifles as well as gorgeous gardens. It was a nice day to walk around.

On Saturday night we had Claire's last softball game. They played under the lights as well, and it was freezing! We were all bundled up and poor Claire froze. Her team played hard but lost the game. I think they were all just excited to go home and get warm. 

Sunday was my parents last day in town. We took them into San Fransisco to see the sights. It was a really windy day but the sun was shining. We walked down pier 39 and saw the shops, rode the carousel, and enjoyed the sea lions. The bay was really rough in the strong wind and it was really fun to watch the giant waves.

After exploring for a while we stopped at Boudin bakery for their famous sourdough bread bowls with clam chowder. Delicious! We walked further down the waterfront where we found another Boudin bakery where they had created these cute bread animals. It smelled amazing there!

We continued our walk for several blocks until we came to Ghirradeli Square. They had a restaurant there where we could see fresh chocolate being mixed. The kids had a cone and Chris and I shared a banana split. 

We continued walking and found this fun little historic pier that had several old boats that are now part of the national parks. There were rangers to answer questions and even a few interactive displays for the kids to play around with. This little wooden dinghy was a hit. 

We went right from the city to the airport. It was a very busy weekend and definitely not long enough. Thank you so much Mom & Dad for coming to see us! We had a great time and can't wait to do it again sometime! Love you!