grammy and josie visit

July 25th-31st 2010

Janet, Josie and Grammy also trekked out on the road to San Francisco from Iowa! We got back from our Colorado trip on a Saturday and by the next Sunday we were welcoming more family to visit! Janet dropped Grammy and Josie off at our place and they stayed with us till Thursday night while Janet went to spend time with her cousin who lives in Alameda. They arrived Sunday early evening so J actually had some time to spend with them before the work week started back in full swing. He is always teaching Josie something art/drawing related when she comes to visit. They get so serious and she just sits and watches him intently while he teaches away. It is really something to watch. Grammy brought out one of her water color paintings as my birthday present. She did a water color of a the painted ladies here in San Francisco and I just had to have a print of it! The colors are so vibrant! (and I didn't even brighten them in photoshop in the pics below).

Grammy and Josie accompanied Maya and I to her 6 month appointment and then we were off to our favorite thrift store down the street. The next day Kyle and Brandy came to visit and we all took a stroll to ocean beach (which will be its own post.) And I worked a weekday night so Grammy had the chance to have little miss all to herself. Per report she did fabulously and took her bottles without a fuss! Grammy even ventured out with Maya in the bjorn for a long walk to keep her occupied. The last night they were in town was quite the treat. Janet's cousin offered to take us out for dinner to anywhere we wanted to go in the city (she is a CA lottery winner). After having such a fun time two years ago at the Tonga room for my friend Mandy's birthday I thought I would suggest for our family to go there. It was such a hit! It is a hawaiin inspired place with live music and yummy food!  The Tonga Room lives on the basement level of the ritzy Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco's Nob Hill. We stayed up way past Maya's bedtime, but she did great and didn't even fuss until we were on our way home.

he is totally enamored by her....

and by the 6th shot we finally have a semi-decent family photo!

Many many thanks to Janet's cousin Judy for treating our family to such a nice evening!