Final field trip of the year.

Bailey and I went on her last field trip of 4th grade on Monday (June 1st). We first went to the IMAX Esquire Theater in Sacramento and saw Adventures in Wild California. I imagine this must be somewhat similar to the California Soarin' ride at Disney's California Adventure, minus the moving seats, smells and other special effects. It was amazing and breathtaking, with a little bit of motion sickness thrown in for good measure. Haha. It wasn't too bad. Next, we walked to a park to eat lunch. I had a total of three girls in my little group. Did I luck out, or what? Well, Bailey was one of the three (of course) and wouldn't you know it ... I managed to lose the other two during lunch. Well, that's not entirely true. These two were just being a tad difficult, for lack of a better word. They just didn't want to stay close to us (we were also hanging with my friend Lisa, her daughter Lauren, and their group). So we sat to eat lunch, and they just meandered over to another group. I thought, "no biggie". As long as I can see them, I don't really care. Well, I looked away for a minute and they were gone. Gone. No where to be seen. So, I casually start walking around to see if I can spot them. Nothing. Keep in mind, there's about 70 kids and their chaperones. So I'm figuring they are here, I'm just not seeing them. That has to be it. I start to move further out, asking other Moms I know if they've seen them. There's a big rose garden near by. Maybe they've gone there? Who knows why, but maybe? Nope. They are gone. Of course, I'm starting to get worried at this point. Pissed, but worried. You know? I'm thinking ... these little butts should have stayed with me. Anyway, as I'm walking back, I see them run by from off in the distance, just as carefree as can be. Oh my god. Are you kidding me? I walked over to them, and I'm sure the look on my face said quite a bit. But I really raised my voice, and said what the heck! Where have you been? Their response? Oh, we had to go to the bathroom. We asked Mr. K and he said it was fine. I was really mad and told them so. I made it very clear that I'm their chaperone, and I need to know where they are at all times. Thankfully, all was well, and after that, they turned into little angels and never left my side.
After lunch we walked to the California Museum for a tour. We passed the Capitol as we went, and Bailey snapped this photo. We only brought her small camera because I knew there'd be lots of walking.

There was a lot of interesting information that pertains to California at the museum. We felt kind of rushed, and thought it would be nice to go back in the future.

Hard to see this, but it was a ceiling mural that was quite large.

Another view of the ceiling mural.

The two stinkers (Ridge, Lexie) and Bailey. Haha.