as promised…

…Easter pics.  Of course the first thing the kiddos wanted upon waking up was their Easter baskets, ‘cuz everyone should start their day with chocolate & candies.
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We spent the morning as a family just hanging out without having to rush out to a game of some sort.  It was nice.
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Then we headed out to San Francisco to pick up Auntie Fabianna at the airport and then off to the Cliffhouse for some brunch.  The Cliffhouse sits on a bluff on the Pacific side of San Francisco with some amazing views.
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This was the view from our table:
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It was beautiful and the food was great.  I’m always apprehensive about brunch buffets but this one was very good (or I was really hungry).  The service left a bit to be desired at times, but between the view, the champagne and the harp player we got over it.
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Since our reservation was at 2:30, sebastian was astute enough to point out that at that time it should be called dunch since it’s a combination of lunch & dinner and not brunch.  Yes, he’s my highly literal child.  And, he’s got a point.
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I do have to say that the kids both enjoyed themselves AND made the experience enjoyable for the grown ups.  My kiddos are growing up and embracing more of the grown-upish activities.  They even left the DS games in the car & everything.  It’s a bittersweet acknowledgment.
We tried to enjoy the outside views after brunch drunch but it was c-o-l-d & windy.
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We would have liked to take a little stroll along the water to walk off our drunch but we were all shivering.  That’s San Francisco though….always picturesque but the weather is a roll of the dice.
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When I reminded the children of the story and symbolism behind Easter I received plenty of questions and concerns which was my Easter present.  Although we don’t frequent church as often as I would like my kids embrace it & understand it deeply.

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