A little change of plans

Things that didn't happen today...

- mounds of dishes (that have been sitting in the sink for far too long)
- laundry
- or really anything on my responsible adult "to do" list

Instead... we headed off on an adventure. We were supposed to go to Ardenwood Farms for a day of playing with the animals and outdoor fun. Unfortunately the skies opened up and began pouring buckets of water as we were driving to the farm. Someone in our little group at least had a plan B, so we took a few different highways and a bridge or two and found ourselves in San Francisco at the Exploratorium. We also got in for free, so that was a definite bonus.


Every school in the Bay area also decided to go to the Exploratorium today too. ;) It was entertaining. The kiddos held their own with the teenagers though and weren't beyond grabbing and screaming. I learned quickly to say in a loud voice (to Andrew and friends), "Oh don't worry, these are nice big kids and they know how to share really well... so they'll give you lots of turns in just a minute." Worked like a charm every time... kids were handing Andrew and friends whatever they hadn't been sharing previously and even would show the kiddos what to do at some of the exhibits.

Highlights from the day...

Potential Lawsuit #1- obviously not for toddlers... though they loved them (kept throwing and wacking each other with them... and they were metallic and hard)

Andrew just plopped down in the middle of the hallway to watch this guy dance in front of a cool screen that made rainbow shadows.


Mega tantrum when I really needed to use the bathroom... though it wasn't as fun as the time when Andrew and Izzie both lied down on the floor and had tantrums in the main lobby earlier in the day... I stood far away and tried not to laugh too hard. People kept coming up to Andrew thinking he was lost.


Crazy slanted room. The kids got nice and dirty rolling down and then running back up.


Construction zone- the cool moms in our group actually spent a lot of time constructing things for the kids to try and use- ramps, tunnels, etc. I just took pictures. My brain didn't feel like thinking. Clepto Andrew stole several marbles from this exhibit that we later found as we were driving home. Oops!


We went home with a lot more germs than we arrived with. See below.


Potential Lawsuit #2- the kids kept running through this and crashing into one another. At least one of them got a goose egg on his head... and all of the other ones got pushed or fell down and got hurt once or twice.


Shaking shapes- I just loved this picture because of Andrew's facial expression.


This brief moment of silence was another highlight of the day (that is... until we got home about 15 min after they fell asleep and my little dude was all napped out for the day. Grrr!)


Best part of the day- On our way home Sarah and I took a pit stop at Ghirardelli Square and I ran in to get us some delicious Ghirardelli hot cocoa while she hung out with the crazy dude and dudette (Andrew & Izzie) in the car. It was amazing! We enjoyed every sip on our long traffic filled drive home.

My responsible adult "to do" list isn't going to win out tomorrow either... we're off to Happy Hollow for the afternoon!