As I mentioned earlier in the week, my friend Julie and I took our little ones {Gracie who is 5 1/2 and Mason who will be 5 on Monday} to San Fran earlier this week. We didn’t really have a plan other then a quick stop at the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield. Quick because the line for the tour was well over an hour and that was just too long for us to wait. However we did grab a bite to eat and also perused the store. Which of course meant that we walked out with a fair amount of goodies. Did you know that they now have Jelly Belly flavored Popsicles? You bet they do! So I had to get a couple of boxes. One for the kiddos and the other were adult beverage flavored. Really? They just think of everything uh? We also walked away with some Belly Flops which are the “beans that didn’t make the cut”. Much cheaper and all of the good flavors. They just look a little funny is all 
But you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, right? So if you ever feel the need to see how Jelly Belly’s are made and want to sample some of the bizarre flavors such as barf, grass and buttered popcorn {that last one is actually good} then head over to Fairfield. You can take a tour, get a silly paper hat and sample some yummy and sometimes strange flavors.
Next on our trip was heading into the city. This was a quick day trip, no real plans – just a quick getaway while the dads and big boys were at Cub Scout Camp. The drive in to the city was captivating for the kids. They seemed to enjoy the Bay Bridge and seeing the water below. A little part of me didn’t want to do anything to grand as truthfully, my 7 year old is the one who would truly enjoy all of the sight seeing in the city. So we headed over to Pier 39. If you know the city at all, you are aware that traffic is a little heavy getting into and also around the city. We had a bit of a late start so Pier 39 was about all that we had time for. We watched a fun show on the Pier. It was a couple who juggled {a lot}, rode very tall unicycles and had enough adult humor to keep us engaged while keeping the kids entertained with their talent. The kids watched the sea lions, rode on the merry go round, watched a puppet dance through a window, smelled flowers and just played. We also shopped a little and then enjoyed a bowl of clam 
chowder. All of that and we were home by 7:30. It was fun. It was a chilly 60 degrees that day and oh did it feel GOOD! It has been around 100 degrees here and the change was nice.
Via my Facebook & blog friends, I receive so many fun tips on where to go which I will definitely keep in mind for the next getaway.
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- San Francisco ~ We are going on adventure
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- Bee Thankful ~ 30 Days of Giving, Day 27
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