I took the day off last Thursday and Eva and I went to the Legion of Honor Museum. Since we are members, I thought we should probably check it out. The current exhibition is called “Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique.” Basically, a bunch of sparkly stuff made prior to The Great War. Eva especially liked the Tiffany brooches and Fabergé eggs and vases. However, after about 15 minutes the sparkliness was just too overwhelming for both dad and tot. We retreated, screaming and overwhelmed to the permanent exhibits. This was more our thing, with no one around, the museum was ours!
This deer was Eva’s favorite piece in the entire museum. Seriously, she looked at this forever. I was even ordered to lift her up for a closer inspection!
Here is Dad, Eva and abovementioned Deer.
Eva and what was billed as a typical room from the time of Louis XV.
What Eva really enjoyed was running around the giant courtyard. The courtyard was great, complete with The Thinker by Rodin (how Rodin had the time to make so many of these I will never understand) and a mini Louvre style glass pyramid.
Follow the Green Marble Road!
We finished off the day by watching the bison in the rain. When Eva saw the bison, she mooed and then laughed hysterically.
Eva is very tactile. She grabs everything. It is really funny when she holds onto the sides of the carseat because it looks like she is holding on for dear life. I am not that bad of a driver. One not so great thing is when Eva gets sleepy, or while sleeping, she grabs her hair and pulls on it. Hard. She also scratches everything. She is like a cat sharpening her claws. (I try and cut her nails all the time, I swear.) Eva also likes to grab onto her dad’s hair and sometimes bite it (gently). It reminds me of…
Yesterday, Eva’s Dad took the day off from work. We all went on a walk in San Francisco using our Memorable Walks in San Francisco book. Since getting real jobs and having real obligations, Eva’s dad and I have not been able to travel like we used to, so we do little walks in San Francisco and learn new things about the city. For example, the elevator in the St. Francis is like an amusement park ride (not for the faint of heart), there is a mural in the mission of a jalapeno sticking up a taco (okay it’s not a mural but it’s cute, see below), and there is a giant rabbit statue in front of a house on Nob Hill (frightening). Yesterday we walked from Fisherman’s Wharf to Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge. We spent about 7 hours walking. We picnicked at Fort Mason with food from Greens (my absolute all time favorite restaurant). It really was a perfect day. Eva had a fantastic time. She really enjoyed watching everything and having the wind blow through her hair. It doesn’t hurt that it was super warm! For a second I thought I was in Panama City.
Photo: Eva watching a pigeon.
Eva exhibited her first interest in animals. She has been introduced to horses, dogs, cats and a hairless one-eyed cat (he falls into the cat category, but deserves special mention). She has shown zero interest. Yesterday, she was very interested in a pigeon. I know, how very exotic. She followed him (with her eyes) and watched him pester us (I hate pigeons). She was later mesmerized by ducks and swans.
Eva’s Dad coined a new term. Pinger. This is a finger with poo on it. I can’t believe I just wrote that. We changed a lot of diapers yesterday. And today. And everyday.
We love spending the day with Dad!
This deer was Eva’s favorite piece in the entire museum. Seriously, she looked at this forever. I was even ordered to lift her up for a closer inspection!
Here is Dad, Eva and abovementioned Deer.
What Eva really enjoyed was running around the giant courtyard. The courtyard was great, complete with The Thinker by Rodin (how Rodin had the time to make so many of these I will never understand) and a mini Louvre style glass pyramid.
