Fun in the big city

On Friday we decided it would be fun to take the Bart into the city. Josh's boss was super nice and let him have the day off! That's one of the perks when your husband works for himself. Not that he can do that all the time though!

Here's everybody at the platform waiting for the Bart train. I found Ava's sunglasses on sale on one of our many shopping trips that week. I couldn't resist.


Shelby was really excited to ride the Bart. As long as your destination is near the Bart stops, it is actually pretty nice not having to worry about traffic and parking.


Ava, of course had the best seat on the whole train.


We decided to go visit the Asian Art Museum. They were having a special exhibit of the Ming Dynasty. So we thought it would be fun to check it out. I have never seen so many Buddhas in my entire life! It's amazing just how much detail went into every piece. But after the 90th Buddah, I was more interested in the room full of Jade :) The jewelry was really pretty.


Sorry in advance for the blurry pics to follow. They don't allow you to use your flash in the museum. Something about the pieces being really old...blah blah :)

Here's a question for you, why do they make museum not acoustically sound and then expect you to be quiet? Tall ceilings, wooden floors, huge rooms...makes for a fun place for a little girl who likes hearing her own voice. Here is a picture of Ava before we brought out the binky to solve the loud talking issue.


Halfway through the 2nd floor, all the chattering stopped and she fell fast asleep. I'm so glad Shelby suggested us bringing the stroller that reclined.


How could you go into the city and not going shopping? Especially since there is a 5 story Nordstroms! I couldn't even get all of the floors in the picture. But you get the idea. We walked down to the 3 story Old Navy, they were having a huge baby sale with everything 40% off, but they were closed because of a power shortage? Personally, the excuse seemed a little sketchy to me because all their lights were on inside.


Welp, those are the last pics of our visit with Shelby. We had such a great time having her visit! Now whenever Ava sees a picture of Nana, she gets the biggest smile and waves. It's super cute!