Friday, November 26, 2010

The Boys, and Thanksgiving #4

Our last Thanksgiving celebration was with Troy’s friends from growing up in the Sunset hood.  Amazing food, with a different menu than the other 3 celebrations.  It has been years since we all have been together, and it was so much fun to hear the laughter about the old days – now that most of them are over 40 we can call them the old days…

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Sunset Beach

Troy grew up never really playing at the beach, but it seems like every time we are in San Francisco the weather is beautiful & we have a great time there.

As is tradition we start with lunch at the Beach Chalet

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almost 6 years ago we ate here after applying for our French Visa! No Lexa!Sophia's 1st Birthday! 035Sophia's 1st Birthday! 022

Then it was across the street to play in the sand.  We had forgotten that Lexa has never really played in beach sand.  Most of the beaches in Italy & Croatia that were close to Munich had really rocky beaches…IMG_8866

She started throwing sand up in the air, and then a poof right into her face.  It looked as if she had done a face plant.  And she made everyone smile!IMG_8869IMG_8878IMG_8873IMG_8885IMG_8899IMG_8901IMG_8906IMG_8908IMG_8916IMG_8925IMG_8937IMG_8938IMG_8947IMG_8953IMG_8956

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving, takes 2 & 3

We have the fortune of being able to celebrate multiple Thanksgivings this year.  In San Francisco we celebrated both Wednesday & Thursday evenings with lots of old & new friends.  Thank you to Mary & Cynthia for hosting us & all of your amazing cooking – including the turkey & the gravy…

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Sunny Views

We had the most amazing views of the city this week.  From our room on the 27th floor to the view from every hilltop, San Francisco was stunning!Our view of San Francisco from the hotel

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

A photo shoot for Lexa

Troy & Lexa spent the morning around Moscone Center playing in the sun, discovering shadows & playing with color.  Needless to say they both had a blast!Alexandra & daddy's photo shoot at Moscone Center

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

The Cousins Tea

The girls & I spent the afternoon with Mary, Cynthia & Julia having tea at the Secret Garden Tea House.  It was so lovely to have the girls enjoying it as much as the adults did!  It also helped that they had a great dress up corner where we could all get dressed up in boas, sparkly necklaces, and perfect hats for tea!

Tea at the Secret Garden in San Francisco with the Nounas.

Tea at the Secret Garden in San Francisco with the Nounas.

Tea at the Secret Garden in San Francisco with the Nounas.

Tea at the Secret Garden in San Francisco with the Nounas.

Tea at the Secret Garden in San Francisco with the Nounas.

Tea at the Secret Garden in San Francisco with the Nounas.

Tea at the Secret Garden in San Francisco with the Nounas.