Sol's Visit

Dru had a friend from his mission come to the United States for a couple of months to visit with her sister who had a baby.  He has kept in touch with some of the members of this family and she asked to come see California.  She came to stay for a few days and we showed her a little bit of where we lived.  Dru had work during the day so I was left to entertain her.  It was a little difficult because I don't speak any Spanish and she doesn't speak much English.  But she was super nice and we were able to do some fun things.  I took her to the dune we like to climb and went to the top to enjoy the view.  I didn't think I would be able to make it to the top because Dalia always asked to be carried.  I told Dalia that if she asked to be carried then we would go back to the car and wait for Sol and Mina to come back.  She climbed all the way up by herself.  It was a gorgeous day and it was nice to enjoy a little time with my girls while Sol ventured around taking pictures.

We also took her to the aquarium one day after Dru got off work.  The girls had fun, as usual, and Sol enjoyed it as well.

Sol said that the one thing she absolutely had to see while in California was the Golden Gate Bridge.  We waited for Dru so he could drive us all up there.  It's a 2 hour drive.  It was a nice, clear day, but it was so windy.  It was also very crowded and there weren't many parking spaces so Dru drove around with the girls while I got out with Sol to take pictures of her in front of the bridge.  I'm glad we could help make one of her dreams come true.  One the way home from San Francisco, we stopped at the Mystery Spot.  We thought we'd make a little more of the 5 hour drive than just seeing a bridge.  It's always fun going there and getting silly pictures.  And we were actually able to get a decent picture of the family all together this time.

The girls loved having her here.  Mina actually drew a picture of her on the drive to San Francisco, complete with the sunglasses she always had on her head.  Haha.  It was a fun visit.  And, once again, I was amazed at Dru for his language skills.