San Francisco !

Catching up - I was in San Francisco last October for a week. It was a pretty cool conference regarding use of inquiry in the classroom, but even better, Annie and Audrey drove in from Lemoore and stayed with me for an overnight and we had a blast. I so miss them!

The Exploratorium - a great place to explore science. Conference attendees spent a week here learning some new things and just enjoying the company - and the scenery in San Francisco.

This is the outside of the Exploratium. Yeah...I was blown away. Designed to house the celebratory signing of the Panama Canal agreement, it has been renovated and remains a gorgeous piece of architecture.

Nestled right next to the Golden Gate bridge, it was a genuine treat to walk to 'work' here everyday!

After five days of meetings and work, Annie and Audrey arrived! Here they are near the Golden Gate bridge. We were soooo happy to see each other!

Audrey and I. I saw her running up to me when they arrived...it was easy to spot her pink boots I bought her for Christmas! :)

Inside exploring the Exploratorium - so much to see and do!

Pointing out some marine animals in the salt water aquarium.

I know that Audrey has inherited her Mommy's curiousity about nature - which her Mommy inherited from me after accompanying me on many field trip and helping me with plant and animal studies while in graduate school!

Time for dinner - so we headed out the Fisherman's Wharf! The Texas Rangers were playing the San Francisco baseball team for the world series during this time so the crowds were pumped!

Annie's dinner...oh-my-gosh the fish and crab were AWESOME!

Oh yeah...that was the name of the San Francisco team, just in case you forgot :)

It was chilly - so while at the Wharf, Audrey found this bunny hat. She wore it EVERYWHERE - including to bed !

The next day was Chinatown. It's pretty cool - lots of really beautiful things that are so carefully crafted, mixed in with not so high quality. Makes for a fun day of shopping. And, Audrey continued to wear her hat :)

It was sad to say goodbye, and this was the last time I have seen Annie or Audrey. However, in a few weeks they will be HERE for a WHOLE MONTH while Annie finishes up her nursing school clinical hours!! Can't wait! Stay tuned!!!!!