School fun

Alex's school has been having Spirit Month and there have been a lot of fun activities.

A field trip to Crab Cove. Listening to the docent explain about which crabs we can and cannot pick up. I didn't see any crabs, so it wasn't really an issue for us.

Cinco de Mayo! It was also cowboy day.

Pajama day and Silly hair day.

Museum day

We went to the Discovery Museum for a day of fun. This time, I was determined to see what kind of fun things there were to do inside. Turns out there are a lot of activities involving water (funny thing, it being a museum for the Bay Area).

Checking out the effects of wind. Making waves.

And just getting wet in the stream with fish and frogs.
We also explored some tunnels and of course we spent a lot of time playing in the gravel pit with the big trucks.
Zachary and I did some of our own exploring...if we would have had the camera, there would be an amazing photo of the Golden Gate Bridge. But then we wouldn't have this one!

Our new favorite park

Month of the Military Child

There was another fun festival on CGI. It has been fun watching the boys grow up with these fun days. They are able to participate more every time! Zachary was really excited to climb up the ladder and drive the boat. He didn't want to get out!
It was a little scary, but Alex picked up and held a bunny...all on his own. Zachary then tried to pick one up by its ears. Poor Bunny! But he was OK. After that, we let them hold them, but only after we picked them up.
Both boys loved the jumpy houses this time, and they did the little fishing game and won a packet of goldfish crackers. Oh, and Zachary played the bean bag game and made an amazing throw right into the hole for the win! Alex and Grandpa played an intense game of air hockey!

Warriors

It was Coast Guard Day at the Golden State Warriors game, and Zachary loves to play basketball, add in some discounted tickets and a few extras and you have a boys' day out!
The boys were able to sit courtside during warm-ups. I was worried that they might storm the court, but I heard that that didn't happen.
Here they are sizing themselves up with the pros. And I know they watched a bit of the game at least. Here's the view from their actual seats!

Hiking

The boys took Auntie hiking and to the Science Center. They didn't even get lost this time!Alex learned how to identify some of the flowers they saw in the woods too.

Busiest day ever

This morning we went to the airport to collect Auntie Nichole and then headed out to the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito. The first Wednesday of the month is free, and it is spring break, so it was a mob scene. We did manage to find our friends though and although we didn't get to see any of the indoor displays (it's much more fun to play with trucks), everyone had fun and I think we'll definitely go back again.
Then that evening we went to the Mariners/As game. We had hoped to get in on the $2 ticket deal, but that was all sold out. The tickets we ended up getting were $12, but 6 of that was food vouchers. And since it was $1 hot dog night, that $6 went a long way! The sleepys hit about 1/2 way through the game, which was actually longer than I thought we'd last. At least the Mariners were winning when we left.
On the way home, Alex was cracking us up. "You know what? You know what? You know what? I don't know what I'm talking about. Auntie! Stop laughing. Auntie. I have to tell you something. I don't know what I'm talking about."