Our Last Pre-baby Trip

Our last getaway before the baby comes was so much fun! Not so much the driving for 15 hours when you're 7 months pregnant, but breaking in our new car was such a treat! We headed out pretty much as soon as the bell rang last Friday and made it to San Francisco on Saturday night to stay with our friends Kristin and Owen who have a beautiful view from their apartment in Pacifica.


They took us sightseeing and shopping for the first few days and we got to check a few things off of our to do list:

Monterey Bay...

Pebble Beach (golfers' Mecca)...

Shopping in downtown San Fran...

and seeing the park and houses (the "Painted Ladies") from the Full House intro.

Owen and Kristin went back to work, so we headed back down to Santa Cruz for surfing and sightseeing on our own. What a beautiful day we scored with!

Surfing at Steamers in Santa Cruz (Shane is on the right)...

Walking the boardwalk at Santa Cruz...

Alcatraz...

Alcatraz...

Alcatraz...

The ferry building and the piers, especially Pier 39...so cool!

Finally, on our way out of town, we stopped at the Golden Gate Bridge. By Shane's elbow you can see swell wrapping around under the bridge. We saw dolphins under there and a bunch of guys surfing. I tried to convince him to get out there, but he decided not to.

Onward to Seaside, Oregon!!! Notice how there are no pics...it was stormy all the way through Oregon, so we decided to come home a day early. My dad was at our house because he had another interview out here, so it was nice to see him for a couple of hours before he headed home. And that wraps up our last trip before baby, but this summer is looking good for our first trips with baby. I'm glad we agreed to not stop traveling, otherwise I would go stir crazy on maternity leave.

We found our crib bedding in California, so I'm getting really excited to set up his nursery. I just need to convince my baby daddy to get painting! We're counting the weeks into the thirties now, so time is gonna fly between now and when little Deringer makes his debut. I can't wait to start my mat leave count down. Sweet!