Monday, July 5, 2010

Etheringtons Visit us in San Francisco

Craig and Diane lived in San Francisco several years ago. It was fun to walk around their favorite areas of the city and to see the different places they lived.

Eloise had a blast walking around, especially when it involved walking up or down hills. She had no fear when it came to going down hills, which scared me to death. She would take off running and we would have to catch her and slow her down before she fell on her face. She would giggle and thought it was so funny that we were chasing her.

Breakfast at Mama's, right down the street from where we lived.
Sporting her new sunglasses.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Kitty, Kitty!

We rented an apartment located in the telegraph hill area of San Francisco, about five blocks away from Fisherman's Wharf. During our stay here, we took care of two cats. Eloise always chased them under the couch and here she is trying to lull them out.

We lived on the top floor and had great views. There was even a back yard where Eloise loved to collect rocks. The location was perfect being walking distance to Trader Joe's, Safeway, Fisherman's Wharf, great restaurants, parks, the library, etc. We were surrounded by steep hills and every time I left the apartment, I knew I would get a work out. Pushing Eloise up the hills about did me in. I always arrived to the apartment huffing and puffing.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Oakland Zoo

Eloise got a kick out of brushing the goats.
Of course, she loved the elephants.

Subway ride home from the zoo.

Monday, May 31, 2010

California Academy of Science Museum

Eloise loved this museum. She was very excited to see all of the animals and the "fishies."
Nick and I were very busy chasing her as she ran from one exhibit to the next.




Saturday, May 29, 2010

Golden Gate Park

The first 2 weeks we were in San Francisco we rented a place that was near the Golden Gate Park. Here we are walking around the Botanical Gardens, which were beautiful. It was fun to see all the different plants native to various parts of the world.


This was Eloise's first carousal ride. She loved it, but was not content riding just one horse. She wanted to ride all the different animals.


Saturday, May 22, 2010

Boppy

Eloise has named her blanket "boppy" and carries it with her everywhere.
She also snuggles up to her "boppy" when she goes "night night."

Monday, May 10, 2010

Playtime with DaDa

Eloise and Nick collected small pinecones and are sharing them with her bunny and cow.