exploratorium and park day

The exploratorium was a success. There were a lot of cool things to explore. I'm sure Nicole will post some more pictures of our adventures in there. The highlights inside the exploratorium:
-The mood bubble (or germ bubble according to Nicole) that you placed over your head
-Shadow box which captured your shadows at a particular moment up on the wall
-Speech Delay machine
-Startle Response Booth (even though neither one of us were very startled)

Outside the exploratorium was a really pretty "tribute to love" dome and column outside by a lake with swans in it. It was very romantic. I guess it is called the palace to Fine Arts. I feel like Emily would have loved it.


Today we went to the park because it was actually sunny and warm outside today. We sat on a blanket in the botanical gardens for a few hours, playing Monopoly (the card game) and reading. Even though we are a little burnt from the outing, it was totally worth it. We watched a gopher stick his head up and get ALL THE WAY OUT of his little hole. I have never seen one do that before! Did you know that gophers actually have tails like mice? I bet you didn't because they never come all the way out of their holes. Look for pictures of the gopher on Nicole's blog. It was a highlight of the day.