this amazing place.

since we're "over the hump" now, i keep thinking about all the things we have left to do in this amazing city. i can't believe we now have less time left than we've been here. it's kind of boggling my mind. when levi originally talked about coming here, i was vehemently opposed. like "there's no way in hell i will live there, i'll never see you". but things change, promptings happen and then we ended up here and i can't imagine going to dental school anywhere else. 

{view from the bay area discovery museum. amazing.}

i love san francisco. i love the sky line. i love the people we've met. i love finding a special hole in the wall restaurant only known to locals. i love the weather, fog and all. i love the bagillion parks around for us to find. i love the amount of kid things there are to explore here. this place is amazing. yes, it's very expensive. but how often are we going to get the opportunity to live in a place filled with such culture? 

when we moved here, we created a "bucket list" of sorts. most of the things we want to do are touristy, but we want to get the most out of our time here. 

• run across the bridge
• go to a Giant's game 
• go to Off The Grid
• drive down Lombard street 
• try Gorilla BBQ
• Alcatraz 
• Drive to the beach house down highway 1 
• see the Painted Ladies 
• ride around town on the motorcycle

i know we have tons more things that we have to do, anything you recommend?

since new years, i have been trying to get zak out more frequently to cool places and he has been loving it. so much that he asks "mom, what cool place should we go to today?" every morning before breakfast. it's kind of obnoxious because he now expects it, but i do love the experiences we are having. too bad that he will not remember any of it. sad.  

so to start with, one of his favorite places is the zoo. 

our season pass has gotten our money's worth. most of the time, we come to eat lunch and watch the train go by and then go home. going with friends allows him to branch out a bit. and adds a little chaos too, but who doesn't need that in their life? ;) 

 zak's next favorite place is the bay area discovery museum. it's amazing. and is in the most gorgeous location {see picture at the top}. it's right across the bridge in sausalito and is a great place to let him run wild, especially when the weather cooperates. 

driving the boat is a favorite.

 they also have an entire building devoted to trains and their tracks. WINNNNERRR. 

 i go to look at the bridge and marvel at this amazing place that we live in. he goes for the diggers, trains and boats he can drive around. win for both of us. 

we recently started a music class through south san francisco parks and rec. to say that he loves it is an understatement. music really speaks to him; he learns so much through it, and will calm down, participate and love every second of it. this class was no exception as you can see from the picture below. miss theresa lets them play with tons of instruments, dance around with parachutes and sing lots of songs with mom. it's a win. i think we will be doing it for more than just the 8 weeks. 

he was happy, i swear.

mom's favorite place to go is the beach. we have a great one about 5 minutes away from us, that's a little bit warmer and nice when it's sunny. we went there this morning while levi went surfing and got to bask in the warmer sunlight until nap time. it was great. 

 it was a little too exhausting for the wee man. he gave in about half an hour after we got there. 

zak loves the beach. another thing he got from mom. we made soup, train tracks, buried feet, ate snacks, dug holes, and so much more. oh and pretended to surf. 

love his sunglasses too. he's such a cool dude. 

 i love that greysen can sit up now. it makes my life so much easier. 

these are only a quick three of our favorite places. i think i'm going to start writing down other ones we do so that i can look back and see everything that we did while we lived here. we've got to start crossing things off our bucket list, or we will leave wishing we could have done so much more than stay home and watch tv on levi's free days.