Thanksgiving with Family & Friends

What a treat it was to catch up with family after so many years abroad.  We even somehow managed to mix in a trip skating at Union Square & an afternoon Tea with the girls – in between all the Turkey Day festivities.

Exploring San Francisco

As part of our Thanksgiving pilgrimage to San Francisco, we did a bit of exploring around town.

Moonlight Tea Party

Moya & Sophia were seeking enthusiastic royal fans to watch the Royal Wedding of William & Kate, and they found equal partners in cousins Mary & Cynthia. So they spent the weekend in San Francisco and woke up at 3 am for a proper tea party and to watch the wedding. Moya remembers as a little girl when Lady Diana was married, and I’m sure Sophia will remember her Moonlight Tea Party with her Nouna and Thea for the rest of her life. While in San Francisco, they were able to meet the newest Z cousin, James Jr.

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…

the next generation (all girls by the way) had a pretty good time, especially when they were able to watch disney on the big screen!

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…

almost 6 years ago we ate here after applying for our French Visa! No Lexa!

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…

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!