If You're Going to San Francisco...

So... in the interest of being semi-up-to-date I am going to post new stuff, but also throw in some recent "old" stuff. 

Over Labor Day we went to San Francisco. It was our second year doing so and I have decided it is officially our tradition (one of) that we will keep doing moving forward. First, I LOVE San Francisco - so very much and am happy to report so does my daughter. Of course, spending 3 days playing around with mommy doing fun stuff would probably make a kid love any place, but still... 

This year we were able  to fit quite a bit in. Saturday was spent strolling the Zoo (the new updates are really great)! We happened to have a zoo key (supplied by Great Grandma) and I thought that there was no way the zoo key would still work, but it so happened there were a few zoo boxes still standing in the older, non-revamped part. We put the zoo key in and it started playing.  And from there we were the only people in the whole zoo with a special key... I would love to post pictures at this time, however I brought my new camera to the zoo and oops forgot the memory card, therefore we have only mental memories of this day and you will have to imagine. 

After the zoo we headed across the street to Ocean Beach and spent the rest of the afternoon running along the beach, chasing waves, digging in the sand, and at the very last minute (and the expense of my car beeper battery - oh yeah, it fell in the water) we found our very own sand dollar! It was a fantastic day.

Sunday included the Bay Area Discovery Museum and Crissy Field Beach.  The Discovery Museum is in Sausalito and a wonderful place. She can spend hours in the different areas, most of the time spent in the art room. 

We followed the museum by a drive across the Golden Gate and a stop at Crissy Field Beach. My favorite part of the beach adventure - running along the shore. Running I say? Yes, there is a great feeling of running in lower altitude than I am used to. I ran and ran and never tired - so to have the energy of a 4 year old I just need sea level :-).

We finished our trip at Apple Hill (took the long way home) - all for a hay and pony ride, duck bonding, apple donut eating sesh - but it was far worth it!  And, recounting our trip only furthers the establishment of a tradition.