Vacation part II

June 30, 2008 on 8:49 am | In Haley, Hayden and Laura | No Comments

Hayden had the whole week off last week and we hit the road!  We went to Florida for a few days and spent time at the beach with my family (Platten’s).  We celebrated Father’s Day there and Hayden had a blast playing golf with my Dad.  Hayden played while he was in Dallas too and says he forgot how much fun it is, I expect him to get out on the course more this summer.  Hayden and I took a kayak into the ocean one morning too.  That was really fun, we were extra motivated not to tip over because of all the jellyfish we saw floating beneath us, yikes!  His kayak will hopefully be done soon…we’ll definately let you know.
 
Hayden and I just got back from a wonderful 4-day get away!  We had some airline vouchers to use so we decided to meet up with Amber and Dustin (sorority sister from State) in San Francisco.  We were so excited to go out to California, neither of us had ever been to San Fran.  We started our trip with a neat tour of Alcatraz…and somehow got out of there without buying any souvenirs.  A little tour of prison always confirms our decision to remain law abiding citizens! 
 
From Alcatraz we drove to Napa Valley.  We found a great little Italian restaurant where we sat outside and relaxed.  Amber and I couldn’t believe how nice it was to be able to sit and talk without having to reign in our little ones non-stop!  Napa was beautiful and a great place to spend the day.  We started our morning with a balloon ride and brunch.  The hot air balloon was a really neat experience and a great way to see the area.  Next, the limo picked us up for a day of wine tastings and tours…plus a great little lunch in between.  Dustin has a favorite wine, Stag’s Leap, so we made sure that was our first stop.
 
The next day was spent in San Francisco doing all the touristy things we could find: riding the trolley, checking out Lombard St (the most crooked street), shopping in Chinatown, eating in Little Italy (we felt like we were in a mob movie, everyone was speaking Italian!), ice cream from Ghiradelli, then hanging out at Fisherman’s Wharf looking at the Golden Gate bridge and watching the Sea Lions.  We were exhausted! 
 
It’s always fun to get away, but even more fun to get back home.  We missed Haley SO much and couldn’t wait to get our hands on her when we got back.  There were tons of hugs and kisses…even though she was SO tired because we didn’t get in til 10pm.  I won’t even bore you with the long day of sitting on the airplane and losing money in the Las Vegas airport…darn slot machines!  Hayden’s parents watched Haley for us while we were gone and everyone had a blast spending time together.
 
The only other new thing in our lives is our new nephew.  Seth Murphy was born June 25 and we can’t wait to go meet him!  Everyone is healthy and doing well.  We’re keeping the Murphy’s in our prayers because we remember all too well how crazy it is bringing home a new baby!  But, what a joy!!