San Francisco Treat

We have been looking forward to this past weekend for weeks. Adam's sister, Laura, and her boyfriend, Matt, were in San Francisco and we drove up to visit them. Friday morning started out a bit rough for Mason. He didn't sleep well at all the night before and I started to believe he had another ear infection. I called the doctor Friday morning, and got an appointment for him right away. Sure enough, he had a double ear infection as well as an upper respiratory infection. Poor guy!

Saturday morning we left bright and early for our 5 hour drive to San Fran. We had heard it was going to be extremely windy this weekend, but we had no idea that the gusts would be up to 40mph. As we were driving, we passed a Windmill Energy Plant. There were hills and hills of windmills spinning all around us for a good 10 mile stretch.

Soon after that, we had crossed over the Bay Bridge and entered the adorable city of San Francisco. This was a first for both Adam and myself. We stayed with Laura & Matt at The Palace Hotel, which was located in the middle of downtown, right next to the prime shopping spots. It was wonderful to see family.

Unfortunately, due to the chilly weather, we didn't get to venture out as much as we would have liked, but I didn't mind too much. I have come to realize that taking a trip with a baby is more time consuming and work than I had ever anticipated, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. We still were able to drive around town and get a glimpse of the spectacular architecture, the gorgeous view of the bay, eat delicious food down by the pier and Little Italy.

The weather didn't help with Mason's illness and I think it made it a little worse. He slept most of the drive home and crashed as soon as we fed him and gave him his medicine Sunday night. He still has a nasty cough and the sniffles, but he is on the mend.

Part of the Windmill Plant

Driving on the Bay Bridge

Still driving on the Bay Bridge, if you look closely, you can see the Golden Gate bridge in the distance It was a gorgeous day
San Francisco Bay
Downtown San Francisco

Driving to the hotel

The Kaye's in looking over the bay

Laura & Matt

Alcatraz Island

Entrance to The Palace Hotel The ceiling of the Garden Room

Stunning

The original Garden room, which is now a restaurant One of the many hotels in San Francisco...look at the parked cars

Market Street

Mason Street

One of the many hillsSt. Elizabeth

Blog Clog

He doesn't look like a baby anymore.

A Holy Dunk

It was a very special day for our family. Last week we joined Valley Baptist Church and this evening, Adam was baptized. He accepted Christ into his heart when he was a student at Baylor University, but had never been baptized. Last week when we joined, he requested to be baptized. I was sad that our family and friends back home wouldn't be here to share the moment with us, but God provided the next best thing...the Internet. Our church broadcasts the sermons online, so I sent the link out for those that wished to watch it.

I knew that some of my family would be watching, but as I was waiting for the service to start, an old dear friend sat down beside me, it was the Boyer family. I have mentioned them before, but they are a precious family that I have known since my days at Tallowood Baptist.They switched to Kingsland around the same time we did and moved to Bakersfield about 4 years ago. When we first moved to Bakersfield, they had us over for dinner and gave us all sorts of suggestions and information about our new hometown. I don't know if Mrs. Boyer reads this blog, but if you do, thank you for coming to the service this evening. To all of our family, thank you so much for the sweet notes and messages that you sent Adam. We truly are blessed by each and every one of you.

If any of you would like to see the baptism, go to http://www.valleybaptist.org/ and you can watch the archive sermons. I don't know how soon they will post the sermon from tonight, but it will be 4/13/08 - Pastor Phil Neighbors sermon on Miracles of Jesus.

Wordless Wednesday

Pathetic, I know! But this is the only picture you can see his bottom two teeth

games

I love playing games, whether it be cards, board games, marbles, or dominos. This past weekend, we spent most of the weekend hanging out with our friends and playing different games. So, I thought I would list some of my favorite games:



1. Apples to Apples

2. Balderdash

3. Chickenfoot/Mexican Train - Dominos

4. Spades

5. Hearts

6. Egyptian Ratscrew - a card game I grew up playing with friends

7. Monopoly

8. Scatergories

9. Guestures

10. Marbles

11. Pente

12. Taboo

13. Scene It

14. Yahtzee

15. Family Fued

16. Phase 10 - a new fav

17. Life

18. Speed

19. The Friends Game

20. Trivia Pursuit



What are some of your favorite games?

Diamond Class Action Suit

If you or anyone you know has purchased a diamond between January 1, 1994 to March 31, 2006, please read below:

De Beers is the largest supplier of rough diamonds in the world. Beginning in 2001, Plaintiffs in several states filed lawsuits against De Beers in state and federal courts alleging that De Beers unlawfully monopolized the supply of diamonds, conspired to fix, raise, and control diamond prices, and issued false and misleading advertising. De Beers denies it violated the law or did anything wrong. The Settlement Agreement provides that $22.5 Million be distributed to the Direct Purchaser Class, and that $272.5 Million will be distributed to the Indirect Purchaser Class. De Beers also agrees to refrain from engaging in certain conduct that violates federal and state antitrust laws and submit to the jurisdiction of the Court to enforce the Settlement.

All persons located in the United States who purchased any diamond or diamond jewelry or other products containing gem diamonds for personal use and not for resale between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 2006. For example, Consumers include people who purchased diamond jewelry to wear or to give as a gift.

You can file a claim online at the site below. If you plan on filing a claim, you must do some before May 19, 2008.

https://diamondsclassaction.com/

As promised

Date Night

Mason hanging out in the backyard
Mason's black eye
The coloring on his eye is getting better