Pier 39

On June 18th we flew to San Francisco to hang out with Ryan on another long layover. The boys thought they were so funny on the airplane, and the nice (but not so smart) flight attendant gave Zack a water the size of his leg to drink- which of course he spilled- bless his heart. The boys and I watch for layovers in San Fran because Ryan stays at the Embassy Suites- which is a Fancy (for us) hotel there. We even had the afternoon to be tourists. We took the boys on the train/ bus system for the first time, which was interesting to say the least. I sat by a homeless man for a good 20 minutes on the bus, which led to flea bites up my left leg that evening. I am questioning getting a taxi next time...
We ended up at pier 39 near fisherman's Wharf. It had awesome views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. There was tons of great food and some really cool shops. We ate at a place where we could sit outside and look out at the boats and water. The boys fed some seaguls, and then we saw the "Don't feed the birds" sign. Oops. The boys got to sit on the Forest Gump bench and ride the carousel. They had a fruit market with strawberries that were bigger then any we had ever seen-Josh thought they were great. They also had a homemade donut shop-and I though it was great. (I would be so thin if donuts didn't exist.... *sigh*)
Anyway, It was a beautiful day, and we had such a great time! Once again we were truly grateful for the opportunity to fly for free and get to take the boys to see so many interesting things that are so different from our life here.


As our trip came to an end, we found ourselves at the airport with a full airplane- no room for us. (Hate it when that happens).... We decided to hop a plane to Phoenix, visit Amy and her boys for the afternoon and then fly from Phoenix to Salt Lake and home from there. It was a slight detour, but we had such a great time seeing the cousins!