love deeply: san francisco summer

to cap off a fantastic summer, we packed up for one last big trip...san francisco. we have grown to love this city for so many reasons but a five-way tie for the best reason to visit goes to the west coast pilgreen family.

we jumped right into their daily plans the first couple of days and soaked up some amazing weather in the city. i even took in my first giants game (finally)!

and then the bug hit. for the next few days, we passed around a not-so-fun stomach bug while we tried to disinfect the entire house before it claimed any more victims. once those of us who had been under the weather were finally ready to get out of the house again, we quickly made up for lost time. ben and lee made a trip out to napa valley for dinner. shauna and i drove over to hayes valley and pacific heights...two little pockets of the city i had never visited...and explored cute little shops, boutiques, bookstores, and more. and of course, the boys caught up on baseball with uncle lee in the garage.

saturday, all eight of us made the trek to lunch and the farmer's market in noe valley and then onto dolores park to play. we followed that up with a bus ride to get ice cream and then a loooong, steady incline of a walk back to their house.

i'm sorry. i thought i had a baby boy, not a grown-up big boy!

sunday, we were blessed with another sunday at epic. God is doing amazing things in and through that church, and we are so thankful to follow this journey with them.

this was perhaps the best weather we have ever experienced in the city. brendan played legos and watched videos on the ipod with his cousins. we left refreshed and ready for the upcoming year and all that God has in store for us.