Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park

I can't believe our summer is coming to an end so quickly. It has definitely been a challenging one, but mixed with lots of fun and memorable times. We decided it would be fun to take a quick day trip up to San Francisco to end our final week. My husband and Lucy had seen an advertisement for a dinosaur exhibit up in Golden Gate Park, so it was decided that would be our destination!

We loaded up in the car and a few hours later we were at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park! It was gorgeous!

Lucy seems oblivious to the giant t-rex head as she's picking flowers....

We headed inside and enjoyed the exotic and interesting plants and flowers. 

And then we ventured into the dinosaur exhibit! Theo was not into the dinosaurs complete with sound effects. 

Afterwards, we had some fun at the nearby park and also took a ride on the carousel. Theo loved his first ride! 

Definitely a good end to the summer! We'll have to come back- never realized how big Golden Gate Park is!

Back to Reality

It's always so hard to come back from a trip, no matter how long or short. I guess, for me,  it's a actually mixed feelings of stress having to catch up on things, but some comfort being back to our normal surroundings and routines.

We had such a nice time seeing our family and friends. There was a picnic, play dates, football game, girls night, knitting and lots of meals out!  And the whole time I had nothing to worry about except enjoying each moment. I wish I could carry that feeling over to being home. Instead, I tend to focus on what I have to do next. Something to work on I guess...

Friends

We headed back to our hometown for the weekend. It's been so nice seeing all our friends. That's what we've missed the most about moving- so many wonderful friends nearby! Luckily we're close enough to make lots of weekend visits!

Here's Theo hanging out with his best friend. I think he missed her a lot!