(Cousin) Evy visits!

April 15-18
All the way from Western NY!!! =)

Had to do all the obligatory Tourist Checks:
Lombard St


Cable Car (Evy didn't actually get to RIDE it, but that's for suckers anyway)


Wharf


(with GG Bridge in the background)

Alcatraz (again, didn't actually get to GO, but SAW it, hehe)


*Note: as you can see in this pic, Madeleine got The Biggest Charge out of Evy... not sure WHY, but Maddie certainly lives for Evy! ;>

Haight



Madeleine and I thought we'd take Evy to our favorite pizza-by-the-slice place... Turns out the pieces were bigger than I remembered, LOL! :P


*Note: Here is Maddie enjoying her first taste of pizza!

On Saturday, Sharkey babysat while Evy & I went to the newly renovated CA Academy of Sciences (museum). It's a VERY well done and FUN museum!
We saw Log Fish (odd!)

Cheetahs in trees!


and not sure what Kirk did to the guy who discovered these tiny, tiny creatures, but it must have been bad! :P


Good times! Thank you for visiting us, Evy!!! =)

Mademoiselle Madeleine

How cute is this outfit?!? :) (Click to enlarge photo.) Thank you, Kristin & Libby!

Riding her 'new' $5 garage sale horsey. =)

Uncle Bob, Rose, & Bill visit =)

April 3-11
Evidently working their 'normal' jobs wasn't taxing enough, so Rose, Bill, & Bob decided to take some time off and come to San Francisco to do some REAL work! :P Since neither Sharkey or I are very 'handy' AND since Rebecca & Don bought a fixer-upper, there is no shortage of tasks awaiting them here in SF!!!
So at our house, for this trip we managed to: put more planks in the attic so we can store baby stuff (thank you, Kristin for everything!!), install 2 more chandeliers (even rewire one!), and hang a LARGE, HEAVY mirror.
And here's Bob showing Sharkey how to fix a vacuum cleaner

Whew! and we don't even know what got done at Rebecca & Don's...

Despite all their duties, time for fun was still found!
Here Rose is getting some laughs out of Madeleine:





Uncle Bob gives Miss Maddie a ride on her trike.


Madeleine's newest favorite: MUSICAL CARDS! (ew, boy...)

Here's a LONG video of Madeleine checking out her new card from Grandma (& Granddad Sharkey)


Hangin' out with Grandma =)

Eating with Granddad




Just making sure she's not missing any of the action. ;>

Showing her toys to Uncle Bob :)



Thank you for visiting!!! Great times, as always! :)

Charlie talks to Gampy

Often when Madeleine napped, Sean & I would take Libby & Charlie to one of the parks near our house. Kristin would babysit & get some much-deserved Sweet Peace. ;>
During one of these outings, our Dad called. (And a rare time we could actually talk b/c a little person wasn't needing our attention!) Charlie saw Sean talking on the phone, and insisted on having a chat with 'Gampy'. Too cute! Here is Charlie walking & talking (just like Daddy & Mommy)

Sean, Kristin, Libby, & Charlie visit! =)

March 24-30
All the way from Philadelphia just to see us! :) Thank you guys again for coming; we had such a great time!!!
Family Fun:

L-R (back): Kristin, Wendy, Me, Sharkey, Sean
L-R (front): Libby, Madeleine, Charlie

The obligatory Wharf shot:

hard to see, but it's Charlie in the stroller, Sean, Libby, and me with Madeleine in the Moby wrap

Charlie entertaining Madeleine while we waited in the car:


As if coming all that way wasn't enough, they even brought birthday presents for Madeleine (which Libby showed Maddie how to open)


Libby even brought some special toys for Madeleine's birthday:


Sweet Peace of Snack Time ;>




FAIRYLAND!!! (Over in Oakland lays this magical kingdom...)

(Madeleine's special Fairy Dress compliments of her cousin Libby. Thank you again, Libby! =)


Notice that Charlie JUST made the height requirements!


Libby (very proper) and Charlie (looking bored!) on the Merry-Go-Round in Fairyland



Playing on the Captain Hook ship. :)




Note: Libby picked out her own FairyLand attire. GREAT choice!! (I only hope Madeleine has the same penchant for fanciness as her cousin!)

The Ferris Wheel ~ Libby and Charlie enjoyed it, but Madeleine is still too small... maybe next year!



Happy Birthday, Sean! While here, Sean celebrated his birthday ~ Sharkey even made him TWO homemade cakes! =)


Perhaps reason to come back NEXT year for Spring Break Part 2??? ;)