I couldn't leave the bay area without going to the CA Academy of Sciences one last time. My sister-in-law, Heather, and I took her three youngest kids and Daxton for our last adventure in the city together. It was the perfect way to see one of my favorite places in the city I have fallen in love with over these last few years.
Ellis, Will, and I at the entrance to the museum.
Our first destination was the rainforest dome. Everyone loved watching for little butterflies and looking at all the different exhibits throughout the different levels of the rainforest.
We watched the macaws for awhile and referenced several lines from Rio...
Stopping to look at all the different butterflies...
Views from the upper levels looking down into the pond and underwater viewing tunnel.
Daxton showing off his sweet and sour sides...
He was mad that I wouldn't let him out of the stroller since there was too big a crowd around us.
Staring contest...
Daxton was very curious and focused on the butterflies circling around him. I love how he furrows his brows when focusing.
Some of our new friends...
Obviously I was VERY excited to see the butterflies!
After climbing the three different levels of the rainforest, we took the elevator straight down into the water of the aquarium. The aquarium takes up the entire bottom level and stretches to a couple of the upper levels in the larger tanks. Daxton and I both love aquariums so we had a blast watching all the different fish. You have to walk through an underwater viewing tunnel in order to enter the aquarium. It was a perfect spot for a snack break and to get up close and personal with several different freshwater fish.
Our whole group
LtoR: Olive, Heather, Will, Ellis, Me, and Daxton
Love my little Elly Belly
We then headed to the saltwater exhibits...
Exploring the touch pools...
Our favorite tank was the large saltwater floor to ceiling viewing room. The kids had a blast watching all the different colorful reef fish.
I absolutely LOVE Daxton and Olive's interaction in the picture below...priceless!
We all loved the Jelly Tube
Nothing like an impromptu dance party with the ocean on top of you!
A view from above looking down into the saltwater tank.
After the rainforest and aquarium, we decided to eat lunch on the outdoor patio. Daxton may have been a bit too excited about the raspberries...
After lunch we let the kids explore the outdoor area. I couldn't help but be in awe of how old Daxton is looking. Where did our baby go? He's definitely a toddler now!
After lunch we headed towards the Africa exhibit. On our way we walked along the circumference of the planetarium where there were sting rays and sharks swimming below.
We also looked at the different freshwater tubes...
Posing in the Africa exhibit...
We ended by visiting the African penguins. Daxton loved the different penguins swimming so close to the glass.
The main reason why the day was so perfect...
Amazing company!
I love my sister and nieces and nephews so much.
I always have so much fun with them!
When we got back to the east bay, we all went out to dinner at Chipotle before calling it a day. Will found a perfect relaxing spot at the front of Daxton's stroller...Daxton wasn't too happy about it...
But the biggest news from the day...
We decided to turn his car seat around! He is now facing forward and loving every minute of it. He's growing up too fast!
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