“A sweet friendship refreshes the soul”
Hello amigos!
I just came from an awesome date my husband and I had tonight, mouth watering duck and sea bass dinner, great conversations while watering the plant of our marriage. Her name is Lolita; she was named over ten years ago when we started dating.
Today, more than I have felt in a while, I feel very blessed to build sweet friendships and lasting relationships with really great people. While we don't have family living in San Francisco, we have wonderful friends that have become like family, aunts and uncles, sisters and brothers.
I'm giddy to share a little outing we had with some great mama friends and their cubs.
The gang.
He was so excited to find different looking pumpkins.
It was Friday afternoon, the goal was to enjoy time at the pumpkin patch, grab some pumpkins and then go for pizza on Irving street. It was my friend Lidia and her girl's first time experiencing a pumkin patch; they loved it!
Beautiful amigas<3.
The kids spent significant time grabbing, grouping, categorizing and organizing pumpkins according to size and color, while giving us mamas a chance to talk and catch up. I find that nature always allows for this sort of break because the kids always end up inventing their own games with the "natural toys" available. As a results, mothers become observers and kids explore their environment in a very engaged manner. There a camping trips and nature walks in the near future for the Kropf family.
Pumpkin nirvana!
I love these kiddos<2
I was so excited to find out there is a pumpkin patch in the city! I mean, it is quite the accomplishment for Clancy's Pumpkin Patch to achieve this sort of thing. They offered hay rides and pony rides. The staff was really nice and attentive as well.
What are you sayin'...?
Look at Emma's face...priceless, haha.
Pumpkinssss!
On a mission
She fell in love with that rabbit( part of the patch decor).
There were carts available so the kids could push their own pumkins but instead they decided to carry each other, except miss Dominika wanted to carry her baby bunny everywhere. It was hard for her to leave Mr. Bunny there.
Playing hide and seek.
Dominika is such a nurturer<3
Lidia and her girl
Nuestras amigas lindas<3
We did the hay ride and the kids had a blast. When we got home there was hay everywhere, in their tummies, in their armpits in their..
Hey, ride!
The start of the hay ride.
After the hay ride, we decided it was time to go have dinner on Irving street. Emma's mom always has great suggestions for food. She recommended Park Chow so we all met there. Park Chow is a very family friendly restaurant. Due to the size of our party, we ended up going to the second floor which had a delightful atmosphere. If you are in San Francisco and hungry while strolling your family at Golden Gate park, I highly recommend this restaurant.
Emma feeding Mark Jacinto; a very functional relationship;-)
We had a great time with our friends, specially Mark Jacinto, who after having dinner suggested Emma fed him too;-)
These kids, I'll tell ya...
Till next time.