Thanks to stephl and e_juliana, I was totally craving good food yesterday.  Pregnancy has made meat very unappealing so sushi was sounding great.  Joe was going to bring some home but at the last minute he decided that we should all go out.  We went to our favorite sushi restaurant here and ordered all our favorites.  Ellie got to sit by the fish tank and between the fish, the ginger, the miso soup, and the rice, she was so busy and entertained.  We had a wonderful and peaceful meal (a rarity with a two-year old) and afterwrads we walked down to this nearby park.  There is a really cool fountain that fascinated Ellie for a bit and then we went to walk down by the beach.  There was a cool walkway that Ellie loved and we saw a hermit crab.  The hermit crab was tiny and Joe held it so Ellie could get a good look at it.  Then, down on the rocks, we saw lots of big crabs walking around and jumping from rock to rock.  And, finally, on the walk back, we saw a one-eyed cat hunting in the grass.  Ellie seems to like kitties now, from a distance, and she was talking about the crabs and the cat all the way home. 

In summary, great food, great time, and great walk afterwards.