Our hotel room was right across from all of the piers, which was pretty cool. We were within walking distance to the public transit. Kalia still thinks adults are the scariest thing in the entire world, so she clung to us on the public bus, but that was a-okay by me!
We got there a day early and spent the weekend too so Chris got to see some of the sights along with Kalia and I. Here we went to see the seals laying out on the docks. Apparently they mostly head somewhere else for the summer months because there was only one loan seal. Kalia thought it was great! (It's back behind my head on the left!)
The coolest thing we paid to see was the Exploratorium. It was so incredibly amazing and Kalia could've spent HOURS there. She's definitely got her Momma and Daddy's Engineering inquisitiveness about how things work!
Here we are looking at a train that goes through different lights...
Making our hands go up through the needles...we kept having to look under and then on top.
Dancing in the big screen to make our shadows appear. Kalia takes a baby (normally 'cute baby') with us when we go somewhere new. It's like a security blanket or paci or something...
Cute baby had to get in on the dancing action too :-).
This was a pretty cool exhibit about how a straight rod can pass through a curved slot (because it doesn't all pass at once, it becomes a part of the hyperboloid). And yes, Kalia said the word hyperboloid! We tell her what things are and then ask her if she can say them, and she's normally right on track with it! She has no idea what it really means I don't think, but I'm constantly surprised and amazed by what actually does stick. She's such a bright little girl!
This exhibit was about weather and fog and tornadoes and it was Kalia's absolutely favorite. It's the first time since we moved that she's played with total random kids and just been goofy and had a blast. It seriously melted my heart! She played on here for forever before we drug her away!
....trying to 'catch' the fog!
She really got into the xylophones, keyboards, and drums here too! We really need to get her some musical toys for Christmas, she LOVED these. Look how high her hand is raised here!
On a day that Chris had to work, Kalia and I went to the aquarium. Kalia thought it was really cool, but it was a total tourist trap :-). Makes me really miss the aquarium in Tampa!
She played with this starfish for forever. She thought it was so cool that she could 'touch' him!
Walking through the tunnel with fish and sharks swimming all around us. She kept trying to jump up to touch the top and touch them!
For really touching the starfish! She is not the least bit squeemish at all!
This was the view by our room, and Kalia would RUN there and look at the window and say "I want to go down there!!!" every.single.day!
This was our first time in a hotel room with Kalia. She thought she should unpack all of the suitcases, backpacks, drawers, and when all of that was done, the wipes. She is so proud.
We took a boat ride to go by Alcatraz and the San Francisco bridge. Kalia kept wanting to go "on ANOTHER boat ride!!"
We ALL really miss the beach being in Texas. Kalia most definitely hasn't forgotten about it and was SO excited to see the beach here, although it was a little too cold to do any swimming! She still had fun running in the sand...
...chasing birds with Daddy...
...trying to see who could jump higher in the sand. Chris...
...then Kalia.... (I personally think Kalia won!)
Pure joy!!
So excited, she had to lay full out in it (nope, didn't bring any extra clothes!)...
...and eat the sand.
Really Kalia? That was necessary!??!
We attempted to get Kalia to eat ice cream for the first time. Not that we've tried a ton, but she won't eat it the few times we have told her it was okay, so we thought if we did a banana split sunday, she'd go for it. She asked for her plain greek yogurt instead. More for me!! :-)
Saw this company on cupcake wars when I was pregnant with Kalia, and since it shared my namesake, I had to get a picture with it. Kalia was obviously over posing for pictures at this point and decided to show us what she thought of it. Silly girl!
She won't sleep in cars, airports, or airplanes still (mainly just her bed), but after 9 hours of traveling (we were delayed a few times in San Fran!), she finally slept. She kept asking for her stroller when we got off the plane and we put her in it as soon as they brought it up. Not even two minutes later we pulled down the top to say something to her and she was passed.out! (Pardon the quality, these last two are iphone pics!)
And for the first time ever I think, we managed a successful transfer...until we got home!
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