the final san francisco post: the sights

this might be the longest post of them all, just because we crammed so much stuff into our six days there.  i'm having so much fun reliving our trip by looking at these (and trying to remember where all these pictures are from) ...

the highlight for sure: kate!  (in matching outfits, no less)

 chinatown, of course

honestly the coolest museum ever -- the exploratorium.  we could have stayed there for days

 i have to admit, much of what the exploratorium contained i didn't fully understand -- including a water fountain in a toilet bowl.  but the kids loved it

what made the beach ball float?  air.  this i understood.  sort of

we actually timed our trip based on the home schedule of the golden state warriors (no joke). chris's high school friend ben, a sportswriter for the LA times, came through big-time for us with two tickets.  doesn't stephen look thrilled to meet the mann men?

i threatened to lock them up at alcatraz for being so dang cute.  this is their look of forlorn

helping out a street performer with a magic trick

we spent our last morning at the Children's Creativity Museum, and the kids worked hard on two joint projects.  above is a behind-the-scenes look at the production that is loaded below

nineteen seconds that i think took nineteen hours to make.  we have newfound appreciation for animated movies

and in a very fitting end to my journaling of our most amazing spring break trip ever, the kids would like to close with their version of ... what else?  HAPPY!