Exploratorium

One of the things I knew I wanted to do in San Francisco was visit the Exploratorium. I had gone with Craig on an earlier trip and I was dying to take the girls. So after a quick breakfast at the hotel, we all got in the car and went to the doctor's office. While Court was there, I took the girls run an errand at the bank. We picked Court up and were on our way!

For Kai, we brought both her binder and her journal, because she had enjoyed them both during the long road trip. For Daniella, we brought the magnets, because she had enjoyed them. But, of course, on this trip, Daniella wanted her binder, which we hadn't brought. We vowed to bring it on our next trip.

The really unfortunate part about this trip was that we did not use Waze to map our route. We relied on the car's navigation. Ordinarily, this might not have been a problem. But neither of us knew that it was the Giant's opening day and that our route would take us past the Giant's stadium. So that added an extra hour to our drive.

We got parked and went inside. Because it had taken so long to get there, we had to get lunch before we could do much of anything. There wasn't much around, so we ate there. It was overpriced and not that great. But then we were off exploring all the hands on exhibits.

Both girls enjoyed all the optical illusions and mirror displays. I think Court and I enjoyed the auditory exhibits more than either of the girls. Or maybe they just couldn't appreciate it because they could actually hear everything. One of the activities was basically a self-administered hearing test. I was able to hear the least of any of us - possibly because of all the ear problems I had on my trip.

Daniella finally fell asleep in the stroller, leaving Kai and I free to explore more of the museum. Kai found the magnetic sand and played there for a very long time. When Daniella woke up, we had time for a few more exhibits before it was time to go.

But before we could go, I wanted to see if the girls would try to recreate this picture I had taken of Craig at the Exploratorium:

Kai was initially very suspicious. But she finally agreed to pretend to drink for my photo. In the process, she got the water on her face and discovered that it was perfectly good drinking water.