All the City has to offer

Ok...well not ALL the city has to offer but you get the point. I've really had a strong desire to take Jax around to some of the best Kid-Centered places that the Bay area has to offer. We are fortunate to have all of our Bay-Area-ites give their recommendations of the best Toddler Hot Spots. So with Little's spending a day with Aunt B...off Jax, Justin, Gramz and I went!

First we hit up the Habitot in Berkeley, which is a children's discovery museum (similar to the San Jose museum we've been too but a smaller scale). Habitot has a very cool water room and Jax made a bee line right for it the second we got in the door! Daddy had a good time playing in the water too. ;-)

Another favorite was the Ambulance! There was a working siren, driver's seat and the box was set up with a bed and medical stuff.

In the Cafe, Gramz got to put in her order while Jax manned the cash register.

After Habitot, we headed to Oakland for lunch at Play Cafe. This place was really cool, with tables in the center of the room and various play areas on the outer edges (dress up area, puzzle room, train table, ball pit, etc). Jax had a great time in the ball pit! The nicest thing for me was not having to worry about entertaining the boy through the meal (which was pretty delicious for a kid place!) or him getting too loud--loud play was encouraged! And after a nice relaxing(for me) lunch we decided to head home and get this boy a much needed nap!

The timing couldn't have been more perfect as far as napping goes. Just as we got Jax down for a rest, Little's was up and ready to play! So Gramz got some great one-on-one time with both of the kids...and that is not something that happens easily or frequently!

After a good nights sleep we decided to round out the trip with a visit to Super Franks. This is a Chucky Cheese like establishment, however the focus is on play and discovery rather than video games! It's a 2 story building with various themed rooms. Jax' favorites were Taught Town, where the stage was located and The Submarine room, where the foam pit was.

Camren even got in on the action! It cracked Jaxon up to have Cam on the jet skiis with him.

Camren showing off her outfit under the black lights.

And one of the nicest things about spending time in the Bay is that family is close! Cousin Wyatt and Aunt Michelle came for a visit while Jax was running wild at Super Franks! It was so much fun watching the 2 of them size each other up. With only 4 weeks separating them, I can only imagine how much fun they will be this time next year!

The weather wasn't as cooperative as I had hoped it would be, so we missed out on the Oakland zoo...but we all had so much fun you can bet we will be making another kid centered trip soon!

****thank you blogger for the formatting that CAN NOT be undone...and the save feature being disabled. It made this post a ton of fun. (sarcastic drip)