August 11

Abby often notes that we don't spend much time with just her anymore, so with the dawning of high school just 48 hours away, we decided that today would be an Abby Day. We headed into San Francisco late-morning (the boys spent the night with Adam's parents) and had lunch at the Fog City Diner, and then took an impromptu hike up a lot (lot) of steps to Coit Tower. (Which, as an aside, is an awesome experience in a dress and heels, but I digress.) Then it was on to the Orpheum Theater for Les Miserables.

It was an amazing show, but beyond that, it was wonderful to just be with my husband and growing-way-too-fast daughter. I truly treasure all of our children, of course, but it was a sweet treat to be able to focus on just our girl for a day.