Jelly Beans, San Francisco & School...Oh My!

Wow, I have had such a busy week! We went to San Francisco with the kids for Labor Day weekend. We love San Francisco! We spent a week there in December and have been dying to go back ever since. The drive there was a little long, I think I over stimulated the kids with stuff to do, but once we got there it was so nice. We stayed in Union Square this time, in a tiny hotel, but it was close to the public transportation which we love to take advantage of.

We stopped at all of our normal kid friendly spots. Chinatown, Fisherman's Warf, Ghiradelli Square, we even took a side trip to the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield.

The tour was a little long, especially for the kids. The flavor that was cooking up that day was bubble gum, and boy was the smell strong!



Chinatown is always a favorite with the kids. They both love looking in the tiny shops for their souvenirs. Emma's main purchases from our Chinatown visit was a pair of pink slippers, a Chinese umbrella, and a kite from Chinatown Kite Company. There were hundreds of kites to choose from, so cool and different, but she opted for a Barbie kite. Owen got some wooden animals to add to his collection, a crocodile, sea monster, and cobra.

Emma loves her little slippers



Right outside the hotel they had this silly bench from an antique store. The kids loved the monkeys on it, but every time we passed it to take a picture there was always a car parked in front of it! It was so annoying.



To Owen, no trip to San Francisco is complete without a visit to the Aquarium of the Bay



Sorry about your eye there buddy




I was browsing around a store on Fisherman's Warf when I stumbled on these guys down an aisle





We didn't have time to catch our breath after returning from our trip. Two days later Owen had one of his many milestones, the first day of kindergarten. I was a little nervous for the day, but he surprisingly took it like a pro. No tears were shed I am happy to report, but that didn't make it any easier on me. I can't believe my little Bubba is in school.



The following day he decided he wanted to take the bus to school, so like a big boy he waited at the bus stop. Since he goes to PM kindergarten we didn't think the bus would be too full, little did we know he would be the only person on the pick up!



After all that excitement he has now decided he would rather be dropped off than take the bus. So that was his first and last bus ride to school.