Lydia Hollinden: San Francisco!

This past weekend the three of us headed out to San Francisco, CA to visit Mike Krueger and his girlfriend, Erin. We flew out on Thursday evening and came back on Sunday. This was Lydia's first plane ride, and overall we think she did pretty well. The first leg from Louisville to Atlanta was full of screaming and crying, but the other three flights went very well.

Once out in CA we had our own personal tour guide in Mike. We spent Friday seeing the sights of the city including Alcatraz, Pier 39, the Painted Ladies, Chinatown, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Tony Marchand, another friend from high school, lives about 45 min. from SF with his wife Erin, and they were able to come down on Friday night for dinner.

On Saturday we headed to Muir Woods to see some giant redwood trees. We went on a 6-7 mile hike around the National Park, with Lydia riding in the infant carrier. We then stopped at a local cafe for lunch and then headed to see the University of California (Berkley). We were able to walk around campus for a bit and see some of the amazing views from the top part of campus.

We caught an early flight Sunday morning to come back to TC. We got lucky in the fact that our flight from SF to Cincinnati was not full. Lydia was able to sit in her car seat in an extra seat next to us. Although it wasn't bad having to hold her, it was a lot more comfortable to her and us with her in the carseat.

Below are some pictures from the weekend!