It's that time again...Let's play hookie!!!

If I were a 10 year old girl, I would want my best friend to be Karina. She is so kind and funny, and we have a lot in common. Since she didn't miss one day of school this year, I decided to take her out of class early so that we could have a fun day together. I surprised her with all of the things we did.

First off, we took a walk on the Golden Gate Bridge, something that I have only done once myself, with Michael.

Great Views, huh?

Looking down and looking up...

Keep walking, Karina!

Next, I thought it would be fun to go to Sausalito, a place I haven't taken the kids since they were very little.

As we drove there, I saw this place, and for some reason I decided to pull over. We had some time to kill, so in we went.

We had no idea what to expect. It was free, and there was no one else there. We went to a very nicely painted room of different landscapes. Here I am in the mountains...

Next, we saw a short film about the San Francisco Bay, and then we walked into this HUGE room that had a model, with water, of the bay. We were very impressed!

Since we were the only ones there, we could be silly and play with all the exhibits.

After about an hour here, we were getting hungry, so we continued on to downtown Sausalito for lunch.

Me, right before my too-small-and-yummy-but-way-over-priced bowl of pasta.

After lunch we checked out the shops. Karina is thrilled - we found a store that sells erasures, something she collects.

...and she collects these dolls, too!

Ohhhh, Sundae time!

Time to go - This sure beat school!