This is us at the Sacramento temple. Amber served her mission here, so it was fun to re-visit places with her.
Okay, so San Francisco was so beautiful and so much like Seattle that it made me totally homesick...
Alcatraz- We took a boat out to the island and did a tour.
The Alcatraz jail cell- and yes, Jackson is sitting on the potty... and yes he wouldn't get off of it when I told him to...
The cell where one of the most famous prison escapes took place. They chipped all the concrete out with spoons!!! That is dedication.
Solitary confinement- Jackson LOVED it in there! It is a depressing little concrete room where they shut people in for 6 or 7 days in PITCH blackness with a hole in the corner for a toilet... and yes Jackson honestly wouldn't leave this room! He kept hanging on the bars yelling "Let me outta here!"
The island was actually stunning with incredible views of the bay area! I want to live there!
Alcatraz was super cool to tour, it was really educational and was very interesting. I highly recommend it.
Saturday morning we went to My friend Adrienne's wedding in the Oakland temple. It has the most incredible views.
From the roof terrace at the temple
What a cutie this kid is!
Our little group. Kevin, Jackson, Amber, and Dave. Kevin forgot to take other socks and shoes after the temple to go sight-seeing... someone looked like a Chinese tourist all day...
Our little family at the Winchester Mystery Mansion. For anyone who hasn't heard of this place, I'll explain...
Sarah Winchester was the heir to the Winchester rifle fortune. She was left with loads of money after her husband and daughter died. She went to a psychic to find out why her family had all been taken from her and the psychic told her that it was all the spirits who had been killed by the hand of the Winchester rifle that had come back to haunt them and they would surely kill her too unless she moved to California and kept building a house to confuse the spirits.
So Sarah Winchester kept construction crews building on the house for 33 years 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The Result? A crazy maze of rooms and doors and secret passages. Some rooms were remodeled 160 times!
This stairway was in an earlier picture a few up from here in the post. This staircase has 44 2-inch stairs, and 7 complete turns, all to go up 9 feet! It was so funny to walk up this crazy little stairway.
The house was STUNNING! She had too much money to spend and had wonderful taste. All the windows done in stained glass were all from Tiffanys. The windows and doors in this room are worth 2.25 million dollars.
Pictures don't do it justice, they were so beautiful. It was such a fun tour. I'm so glad we did it!
Us at the hotel
At Adriennes wedding reception at the Hiller Aviation Museum.
Our little group. Kevin, Jackson, Amber, and Dave. Kevin forgot to take other socks and shoes after the temple to go sight-seeing... someone looked like a Chinese tourist all day...
Our little family at the Winchester Mystery Mansion. For anyone who hasn't heard of this place, I'll explain... 
Sarah Winchester was the heir to the Winchester rifle fortune. She was left with loads of money after her husband and daughter died. She went to a psychic to find out why her family had all been taken from her and the psychic told her that it was all the spirits who had been killed by the hand of the Winchester rifle that had come back to haunt them and they would surely kill her too unless she moved to California and kept building a house to confuse the spirits.
So Sarah Winchester kept construction crews building on the house for 33 years 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The Result? A crazy maze of rooms and doors and secret passages. Some rooms were remodeled 160 times!
This stairway was in an earlier picture a few up from here in the post. This staircase has 44 2-inch stairs, and 7 complete turns, all to go up 9 feet! It was so funny to walk up this crazy little stairway.
The house was STUNNING! She had too much money to spend and had wonderful taste. All the windows done in stained glass were all from Tiffanys. The windows and doors in this room are worth 2.25 million dollars.
Pictures don't do it justice, they were so beautiful. It was such a fun tour. I'm so glad we did it!
Us at the hotel
At Adriennes wedding reception at the Hiller Aviation Museum.
She was a beautiful bride and had such a nice reception, with beautiful flowers and delicious food. I am so happy for her and Rob and hope they had a wonderful honeymoon in Hawaii... I wish we had been invited to that part too... ;)
I loved our trip and hope to go back sometime and see chinatown... that was one of the few things we didn't get to see...
8 comments:
Wow, the Oakland temple is beautiful! I had never seen it before. And that house looks like so much fun. Now I want to go there.
How do you keep Jackson entertained for all of these long car rides you do? I really need to know your secret, because I can't stand road trips at this point.
I love that mansion. What a fun trip! I've always wanted to go there, and now I want to even more! Kevin black socks and shoes make laugh so hard!
Kevin - I like your uncle dave impression there with the shoes and socks. lol. At least you still went out, right.
I'm so glad you had a fun trip to CA. Return anytime :) Thank you for coming out to support us and for always being such an amazing friend.
ok steph i totally love your post.. we need to get together and swap pics!! hope you are doing well tell jackson i said hi!
I have heard ot this house. It's absolutely stunning. It looks like Jack Jack had a great time.
Uh oh, Jackson looks way to happy to be incarcerated. Better keep your eye on him. (: Looks like a fun trip! I loved Alcatraz and the Winchester house.
Loved your photos from the San Francisco trip. Everyone looks so happy. Our parents will also celebrate their 50th anniversary soon and are planning for a weekend trip to LA. They might book one of the most beautiful event venues in Los Angeles for their vow renewal ceremony. Can’t wait for this family trip and their ceremony.
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