Pacifica and Palo Alto

We decided to take the entire family of five to Palo Alto with us this time around.   Kam was on fall break and we all needed a little getaway from the desert heat.  The trip started out a little crazy when the airlines computers crashed as we were checking in.  The lines were long but we made it to our gate with about five minutes to spare.  This little monkey loved the plane!

Our original plans were to drive up to Half Moon Bay after our plane landed.  We detoured to Pacifica when the GPS discovered an accident on the one lane road into Half Moon Bay.  We ran into Rockaway Beach and decided to stop and watch the massive waves crash into the rocks on shore.  Owen loved it so much.  He stood there yelling at the waves for a good 30 minutes while we waited for a table at a café nearby. 

After lunch, Owen really wanted to go to a park or the beach.  There was a heavy fog in Pacifica so we decided the park would be a little warmer. 

I texted a fellow heart mom and friend who lives in Pacifica and they suggested we meet at Frontierland Park.  The weather was beautiful and sunny.  We were in the pines and there was tons of green grass... Pacifica is gorgeous.  Logi got to swing for the first time...I think he loved it!

Owen was so excited to meet Josh too!  Allison and I met through blogs when the boys were babies.  Both boys were born with HLHS just a few months apart.  Josh went on to have all three surgeries and Owen moved onto transplant.  Now Josh has been evaluated for Transplant at LPCH and he is holding steady until he is officially listed.  Owen, Josh and his brother Sam, played at the park pretty hard for a couple hours.  We didn't see them as they were off doing boy things.  It was fun to catch up with Allison and Jon, I'm so happy they were able to meet us last minute.  Owen had so much fun playing with Josh and is excited to see him again.  This is a photo of two very brave boys!

We headed out of Pacifica and back to Palo Alto in time to check into our hotel.  It was a stay in and order pizza kind of night.  Tomorrow.. we spend the day in San Francisco.