San Francisco here we come...

At the end of May we flew out to San Francisco. It was Elyse's first long flight, over three hours. She did very well. Luckily we had an extra seat in our row each time. So Elyse really had her own seat. I think from now on we will plan on getting her a seat for longer flights. Elyse really enjoyed the airplane, especially looking out the window ;)We stayed with Scott and Brooke while we were there. They were nice enough to let us stay the whole week. Elyse enjoyed playing with her cousins Kelley and Ryan. They had breakfast every morning. Elyse loved sitting in her chair high up.

We made it up to wine country while we were there. Usually we go to Sonoma but this time we went into Napa. There is even a winery in Napa ELYSE WINERY, really! We had to stop and get a bottle of wine. We hope it is good, we didn't get to try it because they are by appointment only and were expecting a few groups. At least we could get a bottle;)

We also went to the pool with Kelley, Ryan, Scott and Brooke. It was a bit cool for Ellie but she did get in for a while. Nate had a great time having water fights with Ryan and Scott.

We also went Blackberry and Cherry picking....

Elyse also met William and Andy (and their parents too!). We had dinner on Saturday with Becky, Dan and William at their place in Oakland. On Monday we went to a cookout and Andy's first birthday party!

On Sunday we spent the morning in Sausalito

We had a great time and while we were there Ellie started crawling! Now life is moving......

Bark in the Park

Every year St. Louis has Bark in the Park. Owners can bring their pets (mostly dogs) to Forest Park. This is actually the first year we have gone and we didn't even take the dogs. There are just so many people and even more dogs to have to deal with. Gershwin and Lexi spent a relaxing morning at home;)
There were activities for kids including the BIG slide. I decided to take Elyse down the slide. When we got to the top I couldn't believe how BIG it really was. She seemed to enjoy the ride.
She also got to see animals and pet a pony! I think she liked it.

Sitting Pretty!

Mother's Day!

Wow! My first Mother's Day! Nate ( and Ellie) went all out for me. We went to brunch and they got me a massage! Nice and relaxing;) Nate wanted to go to the park and take pictures but it ended up being a cool rainy day. We still enjoyed ourselves though.

Grants Farm

Saturday before Mother's Day we went to Grant's Farm with our neighbors. Elyse loves their daughter Stella, who is 3.
You take a tram through the park where they have animals from around the world including deer, buffalo and cows. Grant's home was moved into the park. Today they had a stop there, which they usually don't. We got to see they house and Elyse posed as one of Grant's soldiers.

In the park Elyse was checking out the animals. She enjoyed feeding the camel and laughed when it ate out of her hand, and almost ate her hand!

She Enjoyed the clydesdale babies too...

We had a great day and can't wait to go back!

Cuddling doggies

Gershwin and Lexi get along well. Here is Lexi with her arm over Gersh on the couch! Funny...

Day at the park

We spent a wonderful afternoon in the park on Sunday. Elyse enjoyed the grass and all the other people, she is really social.