I Missed You! (and a trip to the zoo)

 

Last Tuesday we lost our DSL connection. Initially I thought it was a problem with our computer but when it became apparent it was with the phone line I felt bad about calling in someone over Christmas and waited until yesterday to get it fixed. So I have had a mandatory break from blogging. Here's what I did on my break: I spent the days leading up to Christmas finishing up the painting and installing the flooring in my new studio (post coming soon!), gathered for a fun filled Christmas eve at my parent's house where we played bingo for stocking stuffers which was a big hit. I enjoyed watching my little ones Christmas morning and shared a lovely brunch with homemade cinnamon rolls at my house with my parents, sisters and my sister's boyfriend. We had the pleasure of my sister and her boyfriend here for several nights during which we consumed large amounts of decadent food and played Yahtzee every night. And then to top it all off on Saturday my husband and I loaded up the kids and drove two hours to the San Francisco Zoo. This was our first trip to the San Francisco Zoo and we had a wonderful time.

   

  Audrey and Strauss were thrilled with the animals at the zoo. We snapped a few shots of Audrey in front of this peacock photo backdrop. I think she makes a handsome peacock.

 

When it was time to leave the zoo we made a quick trip across the street so Audrey could see the ocean with her daddy. 

 

We couldn't leave San Francisco without a stop to my favorite French bakery, La Boulange. I love the boulange on Fillmore and the original boulange on Pine but this time we went to the Polk street location. Visiting La Boulange is always the highlight of my trips to San Francisco and I think if I was ever to live in the city my only requirement would be a flat in close proximity to La Boulange on Pine. I picked up several croissants and a loaf of brioche which I made a fabulous bread pudding with on Sunday. So that sums up what I did while my internet was out of commission. I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas with loved ones. I will be posting a (late) Christmas giveaway tomorrow so be sure to come back and enter to win! I've missed my blogging sisters and am off to do some catch up reading!!

 

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[MaryIsabella]

Wishing you a very Happy New Year...m.