California Academy of Sciences

Thanks to my friend Kirsten, Tori and I were able to go to the California Academy of Sciences. Among other things, the academy offers a rain forest, coral reef display, northern California coast display, a swamp, and an African animal display. Tori loved it. I think she liked looking at all the cool things almost as much as she liked being there with Kirsten.

Here were Tori's favorite things...

...a chameleon...

...a parrot that said, "hello"...

...snakes...

...butterflies...

...fish...

...touching starfish...

...jelly fish...

...zebras...

...and penguins!

She couldn't get enough of watching them swim...

...and dive.

We were even able to watch the penguins get fed. Tori was so fascinated by the penguins, that she forgot her fear of people and asked the museum worker a question about penguins. She wanted to know what penguins do. The answer? Eat, swim, and make babies.

We will certainly go back sometime to catch the other parts of the museum like the living roof and the planetarium. Thanks, Kirsten. We had a great time!