Our busy weekend

Aiden loves Anika. "Anika! Anika! Anika!" As long as he is awake and not crying, this is the refrain. In fact, it has been my refrain as well. Is this the proper use of "refrain?"

Aiden is either in loads of pain at all times or, he is really a "terrible two." He has been whining and screaming A LOT lately. Very difficult. Which makes sight seeing a bit more interesting. Especially without a stroller. Yes, I almost bought one at Fisherman's Wharf.

We took the Ferry to San Francisco in the morning. It was beautiful and freezing up on the deck.
We had two hungry children when we arrived to the Ferry building and Farmer's Market, so bought apples. Very expensive organic apples from the one booth with apples, that happened to be the same farm that delivers apples to our home (yes, there are about 8 apples sitting happily in our fridge, not packed in our snack supply).

We then got onto the cable car. Expensive business, $5 to get on cable car. $5 to get on next cable car. Ah, but, the hills, the views and the whole idea of the cable car is really fun.
We went and got free samples of chocolate at Ghiradelli and then went down to the beach where the kids had a GREAT time getting drenched. NO, we had no change of clothes BUT the sun was on our side and they dried up very quickly.

We wandered thru Fisherman's Wharf, Aiden passed out (this is where the stroller would have been most helpful) and we stumbled upon the long lost Musee Mechanique!


And then we Ferried home...a much warmer ride.

A great but tiring day. I was baked. I still was concerned that we didn't share enough Bay Area culture so, after a bit of a rest, BZ and Max took Anika to Chabot to look through the telescopes. They saw Saturn. Clearly.

On the way to the airport this morning, Anika admitted that she thought the Saturn thing was fake. She said it looked too much like the pictures in her fourth grade science book. It was too real to be real.

A good visit. A very good visit. Aside from all the activity, it was great getting to know her again. And now to book Emma's trip.

First, a nap.