the rock

A few weeks after my birthday, I cashed in my present and went to Alcatraz. Isaac's cousin and family came with us. (We have seen them so much in the past few months and we love it!)

We started off our day with lots of donuts and an incredibly crowded ferry ride to San Francisco. It was also Fleet Week, so there were tons of people headed into the city and tons of boats and battleships in the water. Pretty cool.

isaac and kendra enjoying our more leisurly ride to the prison

the rock

this is my awkward, 'i'm so thrilled to be at alcatraz for my birthday present', face

in the cell. (i make a lot of awkward faces. you should see my drivers license. no, you shouldn't, i will never show you.)

dark solitary confinement

hazel enjoyed her backyardigans alcatraz tour

the tear gas dispensers in the cafeteria

they were doing some battleship reinactments on the water. really cool.

those are some steep streets

so beautiful. can you believe we live here?!

the family that visits prisons together...

 After Alcatraz we ate clam chowder while watching the air show.