Visitors!

A few weeks ago, we had visitors!  Sid, Trish, and Brooke flew in and their visit was perfectly timed with Hannah's birthday.  It was so good to have them here!  Sometimes you don't realize how much you really miss family until you are with them again and you see what you've been missing.

The day they arrived, we took a tour of Valero, where Aaron is working.  It was fun to see the refinery up close.

(It was really bright, if you can't tell.)

We also went to dinner at Sailor Jack's, our favorite local restaurant.  We love the food and the view.

On Hannah's birthday, Trish and Brooke came over for the day, while Sid and Aaron worked.  We talked, got ready for the party, and looked at pictures and videos from when Hannah was a tiny newborn.  They were such good sports to help me and didn't even mind when I got all teary about my baby growing up.  Ben and Alicia came over for the party and then after Hannah went to bed, we all played Nertz and watched videos on the computer, in traditional Bytheway fashion.

Sid and Aaron had to work on Friday, so we took a trip to the city.  We visited Boudin's, ate delicious food at the wharf, shopped, and started counting all the guys that hit on Brooke.

The lady at Boudin's thought Hannah was so cute

that she gave her (and us) free turtle bread!

 The gold man also gave Hannah a piece of candy, which I promptly threw away.

Testing out the furniture at Crate and Barrel.

On the train.

Helping Grandma push the stroller.

After a fun-filled day, we all went to  Ben and Alicia's.  Alicia made us a wonderful meal and Ben taught us how to play an awesome game called Bang!  It was such a fun night!

Saturday was our last day together (boo), but it was fun.  We took a tour of Adobe, where Ben works, got some Chipotle, and played frisbee.

Thanks for coming guys!  We sure miss you.