Family Fun!

We have been trying to get out of the house more and enjoy our last few weeks together as just a family of three before Rachel gets here. We want to enjoy this time with Hannah before it gets more complicated to get out of the house! So, two weekends back, Michael and I took Hannah to Monterey Bay to look at Hearst Castle and to go see the Elephant Seals. We got to the castle info center and went through it, but decided to pass on the tours for now. There are six tours and they are each almost two hours! We decided that we would go sometime when we didn't have Hannah since she wouldn't be allowed to talk or touch anything and for two hours and that wouldn't be fun for any of us! So here we are looking out at the observation deck:Then we went across the street to this little discovery aquarium. Hannah liked the coral display they had with the sea creatures. She kept pointing out all the fish, starfish and crabs! I got a quick video of her playing.

Then we walked out on the pier to see if we could see any fish, either in the water or caught by the fishermen.Then we drove a little ways up the road to Elephant Beach to see the elephant seals. They are really ugly creatures that make a horrible noise! They were fighting in the water and laying out in the sand. We also saw some little chipmunks (I think they were chipmunks, if not they are some other kind of small rodent)!Here are the seals lying on the beach. Hannah thought they were funny, and so did we!

Afterwards, we went back to Morro Bay and ate at a restaurant on the water at the docks. Michael was craving Clam Chowder so we found a seafood restaurant and he and Hannah ate the chowder and some calamari (yes, my child who won't eat sliced white bread, ate FRIED SQUID)!! I had an Avocado Cheeseburger, for anyone who was wondering! :)

Then, this past weekend we went to the Santa Barbara Fair, which is here in Santa Maria, and looked at all the farm animals. Hannah liked looking at the cows, rabbits, and pigs. She was actually scared of the sheep, I guess because they were louder than some of the other animals, and she only liked the quiet pigs! One of Michael's co-workers daughter entered a rabbit so Hannah got to pet it and see it out of it's cage. My camera deleted the pics, so you will just have to use your imagination! I can't wait to see what we do with her this weekend! :)