We're San Franciscans! Day 2

Z's morning ritual: saying hello to her bunny friends...Where's your shoe little girl?

We had originally planned to go see baby otters at Monterey aquarium, but the weather didn't look so good so we opted to go the nearby Marin County and visited the Bay Area Discovery Museum...but first thing first we had to have some grub!


We had lunch at a fancy schmancy restaurant right on the water...soon after we got seated the rain and the wind blew in...


...but that didn't stop Z from chowing down ( and making a huge mess)

The Bay Area Discovery Museum was a last minute thing but it turned out to be a perfect place for toddlers like Z. The museum is housed in the a compound of historical buildings and designed for exploration with the local background.


Z started playing the minute she stepped in the building, beginning with the museum store...


She played the xylophone...

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Walked thru tunnels...


climbed up & down in the jungle gym...


Mommy did too..boy was I tired!


She rested for a minute...


Then she became a toll collector..($1.5 toll...back in 1985 maybe)


a underwater explorer..


Also a field scientist..


She even put on a chipmunk suit to collect acorns in the redwood forest.


Z also did a little craft


Downtown Sausalito looking out to San Francisco

In the afternoon the cloud started to clear out so we decided to hang around town a little longer.


Z chilling on the street of Sausalito


On the way home auntie wanted to show us her favorite beach...


Look at the view.....


Tonight we had sushi (down the street from auntie's house-lucky girl!) The food was good and the people were really friendly-they accommodated Z's needs and were all smiles!


Z approved!

We're San Franciscans! Day 1

We had a baby shower to attend in the bay area so we decide to fly up early to hang out with mommy's friends for a few days and pretend to be San Franciscans and live without a car!


@ airport waiting to board our flight..


Z was pretty good on the 1 hour long flight...thank goodness it was pretty empty. She ran around the empty back half of the plane and watched her favorite shows on the laptop..and we were landing!


Haha! We are here! and mommy's sanity is still intact!


Auntie's bunnies


Of course Z had to say hi to them first


Then messed with everything within her reach


And harassed said hi to the bunnies again


It was a beautiful afternoon, so we walked to the arboretum @ Golden Gate park a few blocks from auntie's house.


picking little white flower for mommy~


Z loved the squirrels..they were everywhere at the arboretum and they weren't afraid of her


For dinner we had some pho and rice cakes down the street from auntie's place...


Yum! After dinner we walked back to auntie's place and passed out~

A mini getaway

One of mommy's good friend is on a business trip in San Diego this week. After dropping Z off with her daddy, I got to enjoy a few days in the sunny SD! The locals told us that it had been raining and gloomy for a while so I guess we got lucky with the weather!


cholcolate ice cream treat....we only finished half cuz it was sooo sweet

The next morning we woke up to bikram yoga. It was the first time for mommy's friend, but she completed the class and did so well!


After yoga we went to the farmer's market at nearby elementary school.


Lots of peeps at the market....it was so much bigger than I thought! I wanted to buy everything!


Cookie vendor


Interesting combo...we later tried this one and it tasted more like a bread than cookie. Not a bad flavor, but it might not hit the spot if you're craving a sweet treat.


My lunch-yummy health juice with shrimp taco (& half of a swiss egg sandwich + countless samples) oh and cookies


We spent the afternoon strolling thru many cute shops in La Jolla...this is a cupcake store


So stuffed with cookies, we only got a little one to share (later.)


Z would've loved this place! I could totally see her running around enjoying herself on this open grass field


Our red velvet mini cupcake enjoyed the view


Beautiful La Jolla beach


These guys are alot skinnier than the ones in Golden Gate park...


Seal mommies and babies sunning themselves on the beach...the water was so clear we could also see them swimming in the nearby water...adorable!


Omakase dinner @ sushi Ota
Last time we came to sushi Ota w/o a reservation so we didn't get to sit at the bar. This time I knew better to make a reservation and we got 1 hour to eat...which was plenty of time since we left an hour later with $150 missing from our purses and very full! We were served by Ota san-yep, the owner himself. The food was delish and Ota san was a sweetie. Definitely will come back again...when I have more money!!


The historical carrosel at seaside village.
It was kinda dead when we got there after the sushi dinner. The view was beautiful though, and the shops were totally random we had alot of fun browsing!



Yummy shrimp and fish tacos @ the original Rubio's. I usually don't like corn tortilla because I think of it as dry and hard, but I love Rubio's! It was so tender and flavorful that I ordered one for the road!

I'm officially traumatized

Last month our beloved chicken Maddy died after the dogs opened her cage and got her. I was so shaken that I called Z's dad and he came home right away to comfort me and clean up. That afternoon as a consolation he took us to the store and picked up three lil' chicks. One was yellow, one brown and a really fancy one with feather on her feet. He took really good care of them and made sure he handled them everyday so they will turn out to be people friendly-just like Maddy. He even built them a really nice chicken coop. Well today the weather was nice so we decided to let them out in the coop. The chicks loved it-they got to play in the dirt and peck at everything....and then it happened again.....the dogs pushed opened the cage (which was really heavy) and got them!! I realized this when I went outside to check on them and only saw the coop opened with no chicks in sight...there were some feathers on the ground, but no chicks. I went inside the house, shaken (again) and woke Z's dad.....I felt really bad for him because I know he's really attached to these little guys. I only hoped that the chicks didn't suffer too much...and may they rest in heaven with Maddy and Gemma.
I'm still not sure if I should be mad at the dogs. I understand it's their instincts but they should really know better by now.

A weekend off!

3/4: Today Z turned 18 months! So far it's been 3 days (and counting) since we last breastfed. She hasn't asked so I haven't offered. Let's hope for a peaceful end to breastfeeding. Kinda sad but I'm afraid if I keep going my nipples will one day touch my knees...

3/6: This weekend Z is chilling with her daddy, so....mommy gets to hang out! On the agenda today was bikram yoga. Yup, hot yoga on a raining & cold day. All I can say is that it's been way too long since I last did it and boy does it feel awesome afterward! I can already feel that I'll be sore tomorrow!
Z's dad called last night and Z cried and cried into the phone..T_T but I know it's good for all of us that she spends time with her dad and I get some time to be my own person. Can't wait to see her soon though!