Good Times

This has been the summer of nice visits from relatives that live in Oklahoma and Texas. M came to visit for a few days. We always enjoy her visits and this time was no exception. Not only did she make lemon meringue pie...twice, we also went to San Francisco with her. M taught the girl how to make M's Mom's lemon meringue pic recipe. It was nice seeing them in the kitchen cooking, while I relaxed! M has a niece, L that recently moved to San Fran. Her niece came down to see us last time M was here, so we went up to see her in SF this time. Since L is a professional chef, it was an easy decision to head up to SF to enjoy the day and have dinner. L and her roommate G have a cute apartment that overlooks the bay. We were able to watch the America's Cup racers from the picture window. L and G had us out walking up and down hills, past Lombard Street to Fisherman's Wharf and Ghirardelli Square. It was so much fun. It made me realize that we need to make an effort to get to the city more often. The kids had a great time seeing all of the sights. L and G were perfect hostesses and we had a delicious meal. Even the kids loved everything. G had better watch out though. Both L and G are pretty, blonde girls and the boy loves blondes and obviously older women. Don't ask me why. He has been like that as far back as 2. It was funny, wherever G would be in the apartment, the boy would be next to her chatting her up. He sat next to her on the couch, walked with her around the city and staked his claim next to her at dinner. She is very sweet and answered his questions and gave him attention. She is the oldest of 5 kids with a little sister that is 10, so she is very good with kids. The happiest place on earth...for the boy. He was so excited when we finally made it to Ghirardelli Square. Of course we went into the chocolate shop. The best thing was, the free samples!

The small island out behind the tall masts is Alcatraz. It was a really beautiful day and there were a bunch of people swimming in the bay.

The kids in front of Lombard Street. I couldn't believe the amount of tourists on the street and on the street below, where we were. There were police officers directing both the car and foot traffic. So, of course we had to add to the traffic and stop and get some pictures.