Friday night we were up in San Francisco for our annual family overnight to kick off the Christmas week. We all stay at the St. Francis on Union Square and have been going since I can remember (even when we could still put Baby Ann in a crib in the closet:) All of my moms siblings and there families showed up Friday afternoon for a little shopping before taking over the lobby bar for drinks and Shirley Temples then a walk to Sam's restaurant at our table for 26. The guys usually follow dinner up at The Cigar Bar and the girls and the kids shop til they drop since the stores are open until midnight at least. It was a fun night as the festivities begin!

Cousins Luke, Ella, Connor, Emmy and Claire in the lobby bar

Drew, Johnners and James

A cute picture of Jerry and "Aaa-woo" :) (aka Allison)

Francie convincing Grampa to take her over to the Choo-choo around the gingerbread house

Silly girl with Emmy and Claire

Aunt Mimi and Uncle Andy

Another round please!

Twirling with Emmers!

Ann and Pat

The holiday scarf gang

Uncle Jerry and Emmy

Uncle John and Ella

Mom and her Francie :)

Checking out the choo-choo train

Everybody bundling up to walk to dinner (or to cheat and take a cab:)
Jer and Allison

Pat and Ann

Grandpa carrying the baby girl through the crowds

Lots to window shop along the way with Grampa and Jannie!

It was a little LOUD for Francie... those eyebrows tell it all :)

Allison with a near-miss evaded the "kids table" this year!

Uncle John.. just released from an overnight in the hospital was told he might have gallbladder issues and to stick strictly to this diet. He had to admit he'd NEVER eaten a thing on here and proceded to induldge in calamari, onion rings, bread and butter, oysters with tabasco, a tuna steak (THIS was his so-called "healthy choice") and just a FEW alcoholic beverages.