Shortly after we moved in we had family come visit! We love having family over. Chris' sister Cindy brought her five kids to San Jose to go to several museums. They came and had dinner with us and then stayed overnight - sleepover! The next day Chris and I were able to go with them to a nearby zoo. Here are three little girls all buckled in our back seat ready to go to the zoo.

We had a lot of fun watching the animals and riding the rides.


I had never seen a zoo with so many rides, but here we are on the Danny the Dragon train ride!

A week after the Pratts visited us, Brittany's extended family came to visit. They were spending their fall break with us. We spent some time in San Jose, but one of our long days was spent in San Francisco. This is the view above Lombard street. Doesn't it seem like a bright, sunny, clear skies day?

Well, it wasn't clear and sunny over the bridge. Unfortunately, there was some pretty heavy fog around the bridge.

Ta da! You should be able to see the bridge behind us... too much fog.

For dinner, we headed to Chinatown. Dinner was delicious, and everyone had fun shopping in Chinatown.

The third day we went down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.



Their little boy Kelton was such a trooper during the whole trip. He is a very good baby and seems to love going new places and seeing so many new things. He's a cutie.

This is the 17-mile drive down the coast line south of Monterey Bay. This area is so beautiful.