On our third week of Christmas, we visited with the Ruane side of the family. Sunday, we drove from Uncle Chris and Aunt Lauren's to Uncle Gabe and Aunt Karen's house, where we stayed till Thursday. Thursday we all drove down to Los Osos to see the rest of the Ruane cousins and introduce ourselves to Griffin Mathew Ruane, who is Uncle Matt and Aunt Devon's new baby boy.
While we were with Gabe and Karen, we enjoyed visiting the Bay Area Discovery Museum, walking through the giant redwoods at Muir Woods, and catching up together. While we were with Matt and Devon, we caught a sunny day and went down a three-story tall tube and went ice-blocking down the grassy slopes at a great park nearby.
After a wonderful visit where Aidan had a blast racing around with cousins, we all drove back on Sunday, expecting to return for NYC first thing Monday morning. However, a blizzard hit the east coast, and our flight, along with about 3,000 others, were canceled in New York. So, we are still in San Francisco! We are scheduled to fly back on Thursday morning, and are hoping that works out!
Fortunately, our being here has had a silver lining: my dear friend Julia went into early labor at 27 weeks of pregnancy on Sunday night, and being here meant that I was able to visit her on Monday and Tuesday (she has been put on bedrest there), while Daddy took Aidan and Kiana on the street cars in the city. We are hoping all the best for her, and are now staying our last couple of days with Gabe and Karen (again!) before trying to go home again on Thursday.
Things have been a little crazy, so this is a short blog post this week - I'll update more next week. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! XOX
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