Pivoting 400 Miles South for Sunnier Climes

This blog is in absolute disrepair. Four months and no updates? Wouldn't be surprised if nobody reads it anymore and/ or gets their updates on our family from other social sources.

Regardless, we do have some news. This week, we're moving from the San Francisco bay area (Pacifica, California specifically) to the Los Angeles area (Studio City specifically). The move is related to Paul's job. It has been really tough this week to say goodbye to such good friends but we are excited to see what new adventures await us 400 miles south. Given the cold and rainy weather we have been having in San Francisco this week, we're also looking forward to slightly warmer days as well.

Before we head off though, we wanted to reflect on our happenings over the past couple of months. I'll stick with pictures and spare you any commentary.

One more thing - if you need our new contact information, just let us know - and Merry Christmas!

We went on a few local roadtrips

Sadie at Monterey Bay Aquarium

Rebecca and Paul at Monterey Bay Aquarium

We celebrated some birthdays

Ethan partying with his buds at Chuck E Cheese

Ethan turning the big six

Rebecca enjoying her first birthday with some cake

We enjoyed local sites

Sadie and Ethan at Alcatraz

Sadie listening to the audio tour of the cellblock at Alcatraz

Sarah smiling as she tours a maximum security prison

Ethan at the Palace of Fine Arts

We celebrated Halloween

Ethan went as Boba Fett again and Sadie went as a "dancing fairy princess"

Chew"Becca"

We celebrated San Francisco sports

An angel at the Exploritorium dressed up to celebrated the Giants - World Series champions

Freezing our butts off at a 49ers football game

We rode boats

Paul on a company dinner cruise

Sadie and Ethan on top of an aircraft carrier during fleet week

We enjoyed San Francisco's beautiful outdoors

Monterey, California

Half Moon Bay, California

The Golden Gate Bridge

The Bay Bridge

Baker Beach, California

Ethan on Mount Davidson in San Francisco

We studied hard
Ethan proudly displaying his reading certificate at Kindergarden

We worried about our neighbors
The San Bruno gas explosion from Paul's car

We enjoyed living in the San Francisco area
Rocking out to Neil Young

Posing next to a cupcake at Google's headquarters

Looking at the DeLorean from the Back to the Future movies

Riding a train with Rebecca

Ethan riding the Seward Slides in San Francisco

One Parting Shot
All three kids passed out in the backseat of a rental car as we house hunt in Los Angeles