Yup, that expression on Aiden's face pretty much reflects our overall reaction to everything we saw on our recent visit to the California Academy of Sciences nestled in Golden Gate Park. Oh the wonder! We spent the entire morning wandering around in awe. One minute we were smack dab in the middle of their hermetically sealed, very moist, very hot rainforest microcosm seeing all sorts of unusual reptiles and birds and insects with real live brilliantly colored butterflies landing all over us. In fact, one large, bright blue butterfly seemed particularly attracted to Aiden's blue shirt and kept stalking him as we meandered through the rainforest. It freaked him out a little as it kept chasing and landing on him but it was pretty fun to watch.
Then the next minute we were whisked away by a special elevator down several levels, through their shark tank, eventually finding ourselves weaving our way through their labyrinthine collection of aquariums looking at sea creatures we never dreamt existed.
This place was truly astounding and we can't wait to go back next year when Aiden is old enough to take in their special planetarium show and go in the earthquake shake house which simulates what it would be like to be in a house during the big San Francisco earthquake of 1906. A few more pics to enjoy:
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