We went down to San Francisco last week to visit Heidi's sister Stacie and her family. Heidi left on Wednesday morning and flew down on Southwest Airlines with Logan. I followed them on Thursday evening. I got into Oakland at about 8:30 and took the shuttle to the BART station near the airport, and rode BART to the Glen Park station. I got to Stacie's house around 9:30, after Logan was asleep.
The next day we went to the Discovery Museum. It's located just over the Golden Gate bridge in an old coast guard base. The old clay tile roofed barracks have been converted to a series of children's museums. Each building has a different theme. The grounds between the buildings contain play areas. Logan had a blast playing with his cousins Hayden and Ethan. I think Logan's favorite areas were a "salmon stream" and the toddler's play area. The toddler play room had places with water bed like floors which he "swam" on. He also had fun watching a backhoe working near the museum. There was also an exhibit about cowboys, where Logan got to wear a cowboy hat.
The next day we went up to Sanoma. Heidi's parents were in the area for a wedding, and we went up to meet them for the day. When we got there Stacie announced that she was pregnant. Carol and Bryan were very surprised - and very happy.
We met at "train town," a small amusement park that features an extensive scale train ride and other small rides. We went on the train ride, which was pretty interesting although sort of crowded and uncomfortable. Logan and I also rode the carousel, which Logan really enjoyed.
After lunch I visited the Sanoma barracks and mission, a state historical site. The were built in the 1830's and housed a small Spanish garrison which was captured by Americans from Sutter's fort. Sanoma was where the Bear Flag was created and where California became - for a short time - an independent country.
We stopped at a winery on our way back from Sanoma. It was not nearly the fancy experience I had imagined!
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