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Today we headed to Alcatraz.  Grandma, Grandpa, Diane, Allie, Kevin, Autumn and I have never been there.  We’ve been wanting to go there since last summer when we saw it going out to take Jerry’s ashes out to sea.  Here’s our boat.

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On the way out-Kevin’s legs were the only ones to reach the seats.

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Whoa, Grandma, feel those waves?

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Super sunny day.  We could see Coit tower and the Golden Gate bridge.

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Autumn and I were so excited to see sea gulls!  We asked Mommy to take a picture.

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Getting close

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Warning signs.

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Walking up to the cell house tour.

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Morgue

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Shower room

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Getting started

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5×9 cell-wouldn’t want to live in that

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Guard gun gallery

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Picture in the cell

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Solitary confinement.  I didn’t want to go in myself

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The key to open the gunnery

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Visitor windows

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Warden’s house

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View of the city just a mile away

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A “spoon” dug hole out of the cell.

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Cell block

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Kitchen knife shadow spots so they could see if knives are missing.

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Almost done

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Behind bars while we wait for Allie to pay at the gift shop.

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Cheese!

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Back in SF, a model of the island.

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The walk to Pier 39 for lunch.

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Photo bombed by Kevin.

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We stopped at Allie’s work to visit her friends.  They took us trick or treating in the Spring to get treats around the office!  Then we went to CREAM to have a treat.  I got brownie with strawberry ice cream and mini gummy bears.  Autumn got a brownie with chocolate ice cream and chocolate sprinkles.

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Mom got oatmeal cookies with churro ice cream.

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Messy faces!

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Sandwiches, chocolate dipped fruit, cotton candy “loofah” balls, cupcakes

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A few activity sheets until everyone arrived.

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Let the pampering begin.  Up first, toes!

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Goodie bags-loofahs and girls stuff.

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Facials for all

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Picture op!

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Birthday girl!

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Getting cleaned off.

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Time to make lip gloss.

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Cupcake time

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Breakfast on my actual birthday at Pancake House.

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Autumn turned 7 this year.  She had a Shopkins party at home, time at Chuck E Cheese with Ry and Bryce, birthday breakfast at Pancake House, and then birthday dinner at home.  This year, she wanted Mac an Cheese from a box and said the adults could have salad.  When Mom asked if the adults could have something else too, Autumn said fruit.  For dessert she chose the salted brownies from Trader Joe’s!

These were the goodie bags.

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Here’s the table for the food.

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She had Shopkin cupcakes.

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Kookie Cookies

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Strawberry Kisses

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Poppy Corn

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Pretz-elle

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Mini Muffins

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Kameron even stopped by for a quick hello.

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We got a new mailbox and it doesn’t have our number on it so Autumn made a sign.

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We started off with Shopkins coloring pages.

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Once everyone got to the house we started the first project.  Mom made candy dishes that we got to decorate with Shopkin stickers and Sharpies.

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While we worked on that we had a face painter who did Shopkin characters on the kids.

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After the candy dishes were done and filled with treats we got to make bracelets with a Shopkin charm or work on a Shopkin Beads project.

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Then we played pin the crown on Cupcake Queen.

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Do you see Allie in those pictures?!  YUP, she flew out just for Autumn’s party!

Then it was cupcake time!

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After cupcakes we played Shopkins Bingo.

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Later after everyone went home Autumn opened her presents.  She got sooooo many Shopkins things it was crazy!

After a soccer game, birthday party, and Chuck E Cheese we needed some down time.  We all headed up to Boulder for some shopping.  The gelato was a yummy treat even after we stopped at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory!

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Birthday breakfast at Original Pancake House.

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These were from Friday night birthday dinner with the family.  The adults had taco salad and spanish rice.

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This dessert was Trader Joe’s brownies with ice cream.  It’s pretty tricky to put 7 candles in a a drink cup!

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Then she got to open MORE presents.  We all got to help a little.

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