December 22 we packed up to head to San Francisco to indulge a little in our little family tradition (followed by our BIG extended family tradition the second night). Heff and I have been going for a pre-christmas overnight at the Ritz-Carlton since we first met. We stay in, eat, drink and relax. Used to be a tad more relaxing playing scrabble and drinking champagne as newly engaged couple- but the girls make it fun and we even got them both down in time to watch a MOVIE (Heff and I have seen 2 other movies together in 4+ years... Juno, Knocked Up and this time The Hangover- hilar :) It was a fun night in the city!

despite Maisie being mauled by her sister :)

fun in a box- somehow we got upgraded to a suite and Francie was thrilled with her own "bed" (ok, it was a couch but don't tell her) AND her own bathroom! Perfect for our half-hearted attempt at potty training the last month or so (see diaper below) She is good at home but I'm a little too lazy to venture out and have to rush to find bathrooms just yet.