8:53pm
Patti: "Quiet down, Allie."
Allie: "Whadja say, Mom?"

My point exactly.

Family Adventure Day

The weather was too warm and sunny to stay home (even with stuffy noses) so Scott and I took took the girls to San Francisco to ride the cable cars. We planned it all out - park at the main junction and ride it down to the Wharf, over to Ghirardelli Square and back up by Union Square. Easy right? Well I forgot about all the one way streets and how most of the time you can't turn left. Yikes! Just as we were getting closer to a parking garage a fire engine got ahead of us with its lights on. The front of the truck was driving in one lane and the back end (with its own driver) was driving in the next lane. Then it stopped and the fire fighters got out and the street was blocked. We just looked at each other, not knowing what to think, never seeing anything like this before. Then it starts backing up! Turns out we were right in front of a station that bended right into the buildings.


Once we finally found a nice place to park for the day we headed to the cable cars. Line for buying passes then a long line to get on. There was some entertainment while we waited. One man was tap dancing and teaching someone how to do it. There were some guys dancing with their loud stereo. And then there was a loud woman getting into the music. And then started yelling. And it got angry. And then her shoes and pants came off. Yes, really. Scott and I were now at the point in line that gave us a front row view of all that was happening, so we turned the girls away from the commotion, trying to distract them with the cable car turntable. After a few minutes of this the music came back on nice and loud. We have never been so thankful for loud music on the street!

Saw some sights along the way.

Went to Pier 39 for ice cream and a carousel ride.

One the way back to the car the girls were asked if they wanted to ring the bell.
Good ending to a long day.

A few weeks ago I told Mollie that I might be picking her up from school instead of her going off to Chess Club; that's why the funny face when she comes out of class. It took her a minute to figure out who was hiding behind me to surprise her after school. Once she adjusted her focus she had a great time showing Amber-May, Zahra and Nikki around her school campus.

That afternoon we had so much fun playing with our visiting friends from England. The girls enjoyed each other just like we hadn't been apart for the last year and a half. We are already looking forward to our next visit together!