painted ladies.

what? levi was home? this is weird. not only was he home, he didn't have homework or a test to study for, so i snatched that business up and made plans for our one weekend together! of course, we needed to do something on our bucket list, so that maybe he will be in some of the pictures with us. we were going to go to alcatraz on such a gorgeous day, however we decided we should probably do something a little more cost effective until we examine our budget for the month.... ten eleven days later. 

sooo, we decided to go to the painted ladies and have a picnic. i'll be honest, i was thinking of crissy fields when i put in "painted ladies" on google maps. shows how much i know about san francisco. that will be another adventure i guess. 

in any case, the weather was amazing, and despite our children being up way too late a little late with their favorite babysitter, {ensuing the grouchies upon us before 9:00}we managed to get there and play at the park, force the males to take pictures that they didn't want to take and bask in the glorious sunshine that has decided to no longer make itself present by our house. hello summertime. thumbs down. 

this is what i deal with now. they used to be so cute in their pictures. this also shows their attitudes today. lovely. just lovely. 

it's a good thing they're just so totally adorable. 

because otherwise.... this whole "i refuse to look at the camera without some sort of bribery" stage would give into "mom will never take pictures of you again" stage. 

i present to you. san francisco. 

give me your cracker yo.

greysen did not want to take pictures either, but insisted on eating a million strawberries just like this. go big or go home i say. 

say what? a smile? together? it's a miracle. 

we had such a great time with dad, playing on the playground, swinging, playing frisbee, picnicking.... if only he could join us on our adventures more often!