Spring Break- San Fran

Monday we headed up to San Francisco to see the bridge and thought about going to Golden Gate Park.  It was raining, so that put a damper on things.  And I just hate crowds.  And parking far away and walking forever with kids.  When it’s just adults it is not a big deal.  But kids get tired and super cranky.

We parked down below the bridge and walked up to it, then along it maybe 1/3 of the way.  It was a bit chilly.  Sadie wasn’t in the best mood.  We showed the kids Alcatraz, and we went down to the Fort below but it was closed.

There was a car right by ours that had their window busted out and some things stolen.  We got lucky!!  Sara and I had both left our purses in the car.  Nobody wants to carry their purse around the bridge, and the thieves obviously knew that.  But we hid ours so I guess we got lucky.  How annoying would that be on vacation?!  In the rain!  With a broken window.  Ryan had to drive home from Salt Lake with a broken window when someone did that to him at a Jazz game in the winter.  Not cool. 

We drove over to Golden Gate Park but it was still raining and there were cars everywhere and none of the kids wanted to get out to walk anymore.  So we just scratched that plan and decided to try and find a Rubio’s because Kylee was begging for it.  We found one on Google Maps and followed the directions through the city stopping every few yards for a light.  It took for-ev-er.  Kaden and Jason both fell asleep in the process.  And when we got to it, it was on a corner of a busy shopping center with nowhere to park.  We could see it, but we couldn’t get to it with the traffic and parking situation.  None of us were really that hungry anyway because we had some snacks.  So we just got back on the freeway and headed out of there.  We found a Rubio’s a few cities south and stopped there.  The kids were happy.  The parking was fine, though metered.  I totally appreciate my city so much more after traveling through California for a week.

When we got back to Mountain View, Sara and I took all the older kids to Beauty and the Beast.  Ryan stayed back with the two 2-year-olds.  The movie theater had big recliner chairs and it was really nice.  Plus, I loved the movie.  It has always been one of my favorites from childhood.  And I adore Emma Watson.  I loved it.  Sadie had a bad attitude.  She had been cranky all day, but she still cuddled with me and even put up with my singing for most of it.