San Francisco, day three

As we awoke in the hotel room Vickey took a photo op with the two kids still lounging in bed. Of course Dominic had moved from his crib to tickle Eliana and wake her in her rollaway bed. They look like two little happy angels, but they were being quite devilish this morning. Nothing like long days and a nice long night’s sleep to help kids rejuvenate.


After The Pampered Chef buffet breakfast Vickey took Eliana on a San Francisco cable car ride. Ellie loved it!


Dominic and I ventured out in the Sequoia navigating the city’s confusing one-way streets to get to Fisherman’s Wharf. The four of us met up there and enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Boudin’s.




After lunch we did the sightseeing thing, from Fisherman’s Wharf to Pier 39 to Ghirardelli Square.



The kids and I rode on the second story of this carousel at Pier 39 (this was about 30 minutes before it started raining).


Vickey and Eliana got lost in a candy shop. Ellie and Dominic played in the arcade. Ellie left with a handful of prizes in exchange for the tickets she won ($5 for what was worth about $0.25 . . . but I suppose the time together makes up for the rest; it was fun to see how excited she was in the arcade).


This photo has Alcatraz in the background (you can click on the photo to enlarge it).



We even drove down Lombard Street which was pretty close to Ghirardelli Square. I'd hate to be a resident on that street.


Eliana and Vickey spent a lot of time at the seashell store at the pier. Here’s Ellie showing off her new collection. (Ellie says: “Thanks, Grandma Snow, for the spending money.”)


We made it back to the hotel in time to freshen up, get dressed up and attend The Pampered Chef farewell banquet.


We were treated to a good meal, Chinese dancers as entertainment, and a monogrammed Chinese fan for both kids.


After the meal Eliana and Dominic were the first ones on the dance floor.


Dominic was a handful during the meal. He and I spent some quality time together out in the hallway and riding the escalator. I even made a special trip back up to the hotel room on the 15th floor to get his binky. And yes, as you’ve seen, we kept the pacifier in play in anticipation of our trip (the doctor recommended we go cold turkey several weeks ago.) Dominic’s still not weaned. Then again, neither is thumb-sucking Eliana at five-and-a-half.