We arrived at the California Academy of Sciences by 9:45 am (15 mins after it opened) and it was super empty.  It was nice to have so much room to roam and Janie could see all the fish without squishing in between people. The first few minutes were in the stroller so she could finish her oatmeal.  We usually have to park the stroller off the side but today we had plenty of room for her to ride in it.

The first thing she wanted to see were the harlequin shrimp in the “small small tank” (in her words).

She also asked me to take a picture of them.

One of her favorite things to see are the scuba divers cleaning the tank.  She can’t help waving to them.

For once, the tunnel was unoccupied so she enjoyed running in and out of the tunnel.

We’ve never seen this room so empty before.  She got the whole tank to herself for a bit.

Our little fish explorer used the card to identify a few of the fish.

“There’s Dory!”

She was fascinated with the upside-down jellyfish today.

We also saw the rays and sharks and caught the tail end of the penguin feeding.

This kid had a great time and we finished seeing everything by 10:45.

Hooray!!

For Janie’s Birthday Even dinner, we went out to a nice dinner this evening with Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason.  I think Daddy picked this Italian place because they have linguine with clams – one of Janie’s favorite things to eat.  She was so excited when Mommy’s dish came and gobbled up all of the clams with the exception of the 3 that Mommy snuck when she wasn’t looking.  She really kept an eye on Mommy and made sure that she didn’t eat any while she was working on the noodles.

By the end of the meal, she was a big greasy mess and her tummy was full of tasty clams.