Spring has Sprung!

Spring has finally arrived in San Francisco, which means we've been able to get out a lot more with the kids and enjoy some fantastic sunshine! Earlier this week we had a great time at the park, and then today it reached 26c, so we headed down to Chrissy Field to spend some time at the 'beach'!

Happy Easter!

Z was absolutely thrilled that the Easter Bunny made it to our house last night. He woke up and bounded through the house to get us all out of bed to have a look. Needless to say Z's been on a sugar high all day. A is just excited about the balloons! Here's a photo from this morning's excitement.

We're all going to the zoo today

We've been meaning to get back to the zoo for a while, especially now that A is a little bigger. The weather's been pretty good the last few days as well. Though when we got down to the zoo it was awfully windy, so it ended up being jackets weather (probably on account it's right next to the ocean, so we were getting all that breeze). Anyway, A got a good look at the giraffes, including the new baby giraffe that was in the giraffe house. We got the usual takeout sandwiches from Picnix - which are always fabulous. But just as we were finishing up lunch we noticed the redness on Z's face had started to form into blisters. After a benadryl, we decided to push on and go to the carousel. As we were waiting, Z put his hands up on the railing and they were all red and blistered too. It's the first time he's ever had his hands react so badly...so off to the emergency we went. By the time we saw the doctor the benadryl seemed to have kicked in, so it's still a mystery exactly what caused the reaction. It doesn't seem to be something he ate, so it looks like it was something he touched or something in the air...so it's off to the allergist again this week to see if we can solve the mystery. Here's a couple of photos from the zoo. In the picture of Z on the carousel you can actually see how red his hand was getting - and that was the good side...

Hittin' the town

Today was the first day of Spring Break. I'd been talking to Z about going downtown and checking out some of the statues and art around the place, as well as the Macy's Flower Show which is on for the next couple of weeks. We were lucky as the weather held out - it's been raining on and off this week, and Z even got to see his first rainbow on Wednesday evening! It was quite spectacular as the clouds were quite dark, but the rainbow peaked out and extended across an area south of downtown - we got a great view from our roof.

Anyway, today we went downtown and checked out many of the statues and art pieces around town, as well as the Wells Fargo Museum, Macy's Flower Show, Union Square and the Transamerica Pyramid. Then we caught up with Dad for lunch at the great foodcourt at Westfield (it reminds me a lot of the one at Chatswood in Sydney). A was so excited to be in the foodcourt - she couldn't contain her excitement. Z has decided it's one of his favourite places to eat, alongside Mediterranee.

First Wave....

Little A is growing up fast. She's just started to get the whole hang of this waving thing. She tried her first wave on Tuesday, waving Mum and Dad good bye as they left to go to work. It's a full-arm action right now, but she's working on it! She's also scooting about the house using her commando-style crawl. Her favourite destination is Z's toy spot. Our lives will never be the same!

It's spring break right now (a whole 4.5 days of it!). School finished up yesterday with a half-day party. They organised for 'My Pony Party' bring in some baby animals so the kids could see them - chickens, ducks, rabbits, baby goats and baby pigs. Z took it in his stride, and was more focused on the Eater egg hunt, but A wasn't sure what to think of it all. She watched the animals with a degree of apprehension, but Mum helped her pat a couple before we headed out on break. Here's some of Z's great Easter artwork...as well as A's new look...