Polka Dots on Parade

So I've been a little busy making these!

And these!

And these!

And more that you can find at my Etsy shop!

Check it out!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/PolkaDotsOnParade

Duck-a-Thon

Ok, so my sister said my San Francisco pictures were a little random, but what can I say? San Francisco is a pretty random place, which is what makes it so fun to visit! And speaking of random, we went to the most random event this past weekend with our friends, the Meyers. So apparently in Huntington Beach, they have an annual Duck-a-Thon. Although we don't live in Huntington Beach, we live next to it, and I've never heard of it. Neither had my friend, who is a Huntington Beach native. But when our friends invited us to go, it sounded like a fun way to spend the day, since Daddy had abandoned us for his own exciting trip to Kansas, (more on that in another post.) So basically what happens is you go buy a rubber duck, put your name on it, and then it goes in a bulldozer to be dumped off the pier, into the ocean to race all the other rubber duckies to shore. And they've been doing this for 18 years! That's right, this was the 18th annual Duck-a-Thon. Amazing. So along with tossing ducks in the water, they also have lots of booths with vendors, kind of like a mini marketplace/swapmeet kind of deal, and some food and activities for the kids. When we got there, we found out the ducks were $10 a piece! It is a fundraiser after all, for who knows what, but no thank you.

We kept wandering and found the bounce house. The kids were all over that so we played there a while and met up with our friends.

We had a picnic lunch on the grass by the beach, walked the pier, and then settled down on the beach to wait for the ducks to come tumbling down.

Jeremy got buried in the sand.

READY!

DUMP!

And there you have it, the Duck-a-thon. Random, but pretty fun! Thanks for the invite Meyers, and just maybe we'll be back again next year.

http://www.duckathon.org/index.html

San Francisco!

A few weeks ago, JetBlue Airlines ran a promotion for $9 tickets to the Bay Area. I jumped at the chance to go! It is absolutely my favorite place to visit, besides Disneyworld, and you can hardly get a better deal than $9! JetBlue runs a lot of great promotions like this, but there's always a lot of restrictions like days you can fly, limited times, and the tickets sell out fast.
This time worked out for us to go, and we were excited!

JetBlue is the best airline because they have TV at every seat, unlimited snacks, (seriously, as many as you want,) and you can check a bag for free! We packed all our stuff into one suitcase and pigged out on the snacks! It was a happy flight.

We took the BART into the city where I'd found a cheap hotel a few blocks away. It was a quaint little place called The Andrews Hotel, and was built in 1905.

I loved the flowers in the window.

We dropped off our stuff and went exploring! Our favorite thing to do in San Francisco is just walk the streets and check out all the interesting stores, people, architecture, etc. The Ferrari store was fun, but we didn't buy anything there. David showed me a baby outfit for $148! Yikes!

They have great window displays there. Inspirational.

This lady was playing the most interesting instrument. It made the most horrible sounds. Maybe it was just her.

Across the street is my favorite Old Navy store.
3 stories! So amazing.

I tried on these great sunglasses but left them there. We grabbed some pizza and hit the hay.

The next morning we had a tasty FREE breakfast buffet which was served on every floor. Nice.

I took some shots of our cute hotel before we checked out to explore the city. We had a fire escape, awesome.

In the bathroom, there was this window which opened up to...

a hollow space in the middle of the building!

This is the original elevator from 1905 and had a sliding cage door that locked us in.

This sign in the elevator was an interesting read on the history of the building.

Jeremy is currently in love with Subway and was excited to see several locations all over the city.

I never tire of looking at the architecture in San Francisco.
They have such a blend of new and old, right next to each other.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason, with buildings just thrown up here and there, running into each other, taking up every available space.

Cutie.

This is one of our favorite things in the city. This sculpture carries the water around, creating different outlets and waterfalls.

There's a walkway with steps in the water all the way around that Jeremy loves to walk on.

The buildings are just SO TALL!

I love how they make the concrete jungle come alive with greenery stuck here and there.

She thinks you blow all flowers like dandelions. LOL

Me, Jeremy, and the Bay Bridge

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Jeremy thought this was the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
We'd really like to climb to the top someday.

Fishy Bike

Friendly Lobster

How fun would it be to own one of these?

Pier 39 has the yummiest looking display of fruit. And dipping chocolate? I think so! We ate some awesome clam chowder in bread bowls, and headed off for Fisherman's Wharf.

Kelsey started doing the double-paci in San Francisco.
Did the city make her anxious?
Who knows, but it was pretty funny looking!

My sweeties snuggling with sea lions.

Me and my boy and some cookies n' cream.

She stole mine, but who could resist her?

These ships were so cool!

Jeremy checking out the Golden Gate Bridge.

Can't miss Ghirardelli! Especially since they give free samples!

We took the bus back to Union Square where Kelsey and I waited and nursed while Daddy and Jeremy went to the hotel where they were holding our suitcase for us.

Kelsey had fun playing in the bushes.

Back at the airport watching them load the plane.

She's got a monkey on her back! Those people against child leashes have never felt the terror of losing a child. SO SCARY!
And this little girl is quick!

Thanks Jetblue for a fabulous little getaway!

We enjoyed spending time together as a family!