California - Day Four

Tuesday morning we slept in a little and then made our way into town. We went to Fisherman's Wharf first thing so we could enjoy being outside without dying. (The forecast had changed from a balmy 70 degrees to a high of the mid-90s. Ick.) The girls LOVED seeing the sea lions. I think we stood there listening to and watching them for about fifteen minutes. I even took video of them so that now that we're away, they can still hear all those crazy sea lion conversations!

 Turns out there's one of those musical staircases at Pier 39 (you know, the ones that are there to trick you into "having fun" so you'll take the stairs instead of using an escalator or elevator?) but the joke's on THEM because I had a coupon for Ben & Jerry's and we bought sundaes to counteract all the calories lost! :D (But, yes, the girls did play on those stairs for another fifteen minutes. Traitors.)

 After leaving the Pier, we headed to the Cable Car Museum (which is free) to get tickets to ride a cable car (which I've never done). Turns out it's $6/per person/each way. No matter the age. So, yeah. We didn't have $50 to just throw out of a bus window (almost literally), so we nixed that idea and trudged back to our car.

(Not pictured.) On our drive out of town, I asked Clark if we could please stop by the Books, Inc. location we'd seen on our way into town, because I needed books to make up for my lack of cable car rides. He said sure and we swung by the office we'd seen. Turned out it was just that--an office. Oops. Strike two. BUT! The nice lady at the front desk said that this happened at least a few times a month and wouldn't we step into the next office and pick up some free books for the kids since it was National Children's Book Week? And a free bag? And maybe a toy each, too? And since we were there and waiting for her to find an address for the next closest location, a free adult book, too?

YEAH.

That bookstore chain is now pretty much my favorite. :D

We found the next location and had a lot of fun looking through their selections and I found a new series that I will be getting for my kids! (We purchased Emma.)

The rest of the night was spent at my cousin's Little League (?) baseball game cheering and catching up with Janette. Oh, and trying to get a fax machine to work.

Have I mentioned we're trying to buy a house?