Sorry Golden Gate is laying on its side, maybe you can upright it. Don't want to try and edit and lose this post - as it is my bedtime,

We left St. George on Friday, Feb. 13th and spent Friday and Saturday nights with Tripp and Ali - see Ali's blog for our doings there. We loved being with them and little Abbie stood by the window waiting anxiously for us for an hour before we got there. It is so very neat to be loved so much. Did not get pictures on that stay.

Then we left Sunday morning, 5:30 a.m. for San Ramon, Calif. to visit with Paul and Laura - it was a 12+ hour trip - but we were not tired, just anxious to see their new home and of course - them. It rained about 2 hours out from their place and rained most of the 10 days that we were there. Because we do not get to visit with them as much as the others - we had to stay longer. It was fun. They have a beautiful home, and Isabelle gave up her room for us for those days, as she shared Seth's room. That was very sweet of her. We attended the Oakland Temple on Tuesday, after our arrival on Sunday. Then on Thursday night, the Elder's Quorum had a pine wood derby for the family and a chili cook-off. Paul is a counselor, and as this was his 12-hour work-day, asked his dad to make a pot of chili. He did a great job and to cut down his long version of the story - suffice it to say - he won first prize with loads of requests for the recipe - which he could not tell you - one of his favorite from his grandma - a pinch of this and a pinch of that. Paul took a couple days off work, Friday, Mon and Tues and we went to Muir Woods in the San Francisco area to see some redwoods, which I had never seen. Some pictures are shared below. Then one night, we did some Wii bowling and I did almost a perfect game - 10 strikes in a row - see picture. On Tuesday, a beautiful clear day - we went to Fisherman's Ward in San Fran and took a boat ride out under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatrass (sp?) - pictures included, even of the gulls following the boat. We left there on Wednesday morning for Yuma, to visit with Patrick and Jenn. Thanks Paul and Laura for making us feel like queen and king. Love you loads.