Aaron's brother Ben and his family came for a visit earlier this week. They stayed for a couple of days and we did a trip into San Francisco. It was cold, overcast and windy in the morning and cleared up nicely for the afternoon.



We first stopped at the Golden Gate Bridge (on the nice side this time) and walked part of the way down it. We stopped at the first main cable section.



I stood at the bottom and took a picture of the pillar straight up.



After the bridge, we headed to Golden Gate Park to have a picnic and let the kids run some of their energy out.



Adam found a great spot to take a rest. Then we wandered down to Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf.



We saw (and smelled) some sea lions and walked along the shops there. This is an awesome (tourist trap) and fun place! There were some street performers, lots of product demos and we bought an enormous bag of taffy.



We also got a great view of Alcatraz. Well, as good as you can get without actually paying the $50 per person to go out to the island.



We left soon after this picture and stopped for dinner on the way home. We had a great time and loved having them come and visit!