San Francisco Creamery Co.

After we toured our soon to be new house, we drove up to Walnut Creek CA. We wanted to go eat at the San Francisco Creamery Co. We were introduced to this restaurant via the TV show "Man vs. Food". That guy is crazy, but the food sure looks good on TV(more on this later).

This place sure delivered....

Walnut Creek is beautiful. I do not even have the words to describe it, it is one of those places you just have to visit. SFCC is an old fashioned ice cream store nestled in this little town. You can eat dinner, eat desert or have both. (That is what we did!!)

I skipped right to the good pictures.... DESERT!

They have sundaes....

Waffle bowl Strawberry Shortcake Sundaes....

and the Grand-daddy sundae.... THE KITCHEN SINK!!!

(It is so much bigger in person!)

If you eat this sundae in 30 minutes or less you get it for free.

Here are some stats about this sundae:

6 bananas

3 gallons of ice cream (you choose the flavors)

4 Toppings (you choose the toppings)

a huge portion of Whipped Cream

1 cherry on top

Serves 8 people

Cost: $40

& you get your picture taken with the sundae as a souvenir.

Matt did not have any trouble taking down his sundae....

He chalked it up to training so he could one day finish the Kitchen Sink!

To end this post I will leave you with some video footage of Brody & Matt eating their sundaes... I hope that you enjoy!

Bob the Builder Exhibit

Brody and I frequent the children's museum once or twice a week. Last week, the Bob the Builder exhibit opened. It is really great for toddlers. All the stations are at a perfect height for Brody. I really wanted him to wear a hard hat and a tool belt, but he refused to wear either (not even for a quick picture).

Views from Pier 39

Last weekend we ended up in the city. Great weather, great people watching and great views of Pier 39. Here are some pictures that capture our day in the city.

The clouds hugged the bridge....

Mama was using her big girl lens to capture this great photo...

my boys...

they are slowly returning...

You can't see the bridge any more...

The clouds cleared and now you see across the bay...

there she is....

we love fire-trucks...

Coit Tower...

Bathtub Crayons

As if Brody needed another excuse to stay in the "bubbles" any longer, I got him bathtub crayons. He just spent 40 minutes playing with his new crayons, squirt toys, letters and cups.

Blue, blue, blue....

still the only color his says out loud!

Brody loves playing in the "bubbles"!

& brushing his teeth!

He told Matt, "I brushed"!

A Love/ Hate Relationship

Brody and Ryno have a love/hate relationship.

Brody LOVES Ryno.

Ryno HATES Brody.

I love you Ryno! I think that you need to wear a hat today ~ Brody

I hate you Brody, look how ridiculous I look!!!! ~ Ryno

I love you Ryno! I crack myself up!!!! ~ Brody

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

Yesterday, Brody and I went to Happy Hallow Park & Zoo in San Jose. This place is great for toddlers and anyone looking for a small intimate Zoo experience. The only complaint I had was with the weather, it was HOT! Other than that we loved it!

Entrance to the Park and Zoo...

Mommy & Brody

Keepin' Cool with my Cup....

The Zoo part of the park is very small but that is what was great for Brody to enjoy a little independence walking through the park. We saw monkies, mierkats, lemurs, a tortoise, parrots, bees, and a wallaby. All the exhibits allow for the kids to experience these animals up close and personal. (I did not take any pictures as I enjoyed experiencing the animals with Brody!)

Playing on the playground....

In one section of the park, there are rides for small children. They are included with the admission into the park. I of course was excited for Brody to experience a couple of these on his own as they were for toddlers only. The first was a car ride, with alternating fire truck and police cars to ride on. He really liked the car when I first put him in it....

then it started to move... and he might have freaked out a little. Hey they make for great action shots!!!

We then rode the Dragon Train. He thought he was going to have ride this one by himself, I only wanted a picture in the train.

These faces are priceless...

The park also features a petting zoo with goats, sheep, ponies and cows. Brody was pretty fearless when it came to the goats, I guess because we already have two horses at home (ha)!

Brody also rode the lady bug ride. This one he really liked and did not cry as much. You can see by his face how confident he is and this is only his second ride by himself ever. I wonder if he will like roller coasters when he is bigger?

We ended our visit to the park with a ride on the carousel. He really liked this ride.. maybe it was because of the music or because I was able to stand next to him. Either way it was a great way to finish our day at the park.