San Diego - Zoo

You can't go to San Diego without visiting the zoo, right? The zoo was huge! We walked so many miles at all of the places we went, but I think the most mileage was done at the zoo. I don't think that I mentioned earlier that Reese only wanted to be in the ergo. So I pretty much had her on me at every park we went to. I think with the crowds and the newness of everything she was ultra timid and felt best clung to me. I got my workout each day :-).

Me and my koala baby (I have been calling her this for years now, so she enjoyed seeing a koala in real life and she kept saying "Reese"). Koala's sleeping in the trees behind us.

Sleeping Koalas

Hippos. Kind of fuzzy as a lot of these pic's were taken from behind glass

Elephants

Vulture eating a rabbit!

Camel, who was taking about a 3 minute long pee in front of us

Yes, we are the tourists who get their faces painted!

Monkey, letting his junk hang out for the crowd

Petting zoo

Panda Bear, sleeping in his own feces, yum!

My cuties!

We saw Kate and Jack at the zoo also! This was in the polar zone

San Diego - Lovejoy Wedding

Saturday night in San Diego we attended my cousin Jesse's wedding. He married his longtime girlfriend, Stephanie. It was such a beautiful wedding, they said their own vows, got married in a garden....it was all around a beautiful wedding for a beautiful couple. I however failed to get good pictures from the night. When we got there the girls had to take pictures with the wedding party and photographer so I couldn't sneak in and get any. Then after that I was on kids duty watching my two girls and the ring bearer and trying to get them ready to walk down the aisle. This whole time I was too busy to take out my camera, let alone remember where it was ;-). Anyway, I will get better pictures from the wedding once my cousin sends them out....so I will share then.

Kate, Eli (ring bearer) and Julia

Aunt Sally (mother of the groom) and Nana Nancy (sisters, if you could not tell)

Opa and Nana Nancy

Reese showing her stuff on the dance floor

Still showing her stuff on the dance floor

All of us showing our stuff on the dance floor, did I mention it was a fun wedding?

Reese and Eli dancing (my cousin, a photographer, took this one)

My cousin also took this one...Kate, Eli and Julia toasting the bride and groom

I promise that is cider

Why does Jim always make goofy faces?!?!

San Diego - Sea World

Last week we ventured to San Diego for my cousin's wedding. We decided to turn it into a family vacation, since we have never been on a vacation with just the four of us! We had a blast.....we were busy every minute we were gone, but the girls did amazing! They were both in the wedding as flower girls and they loved being in pretty dresses and both walked down the aisle, I had my doubts about Reese. We hit Sea World, San Diego Zoo and Legoland.....all while attending the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, wedding and getting some swimming and parks in also! No wonder I can't keep my eyes open right now. I will post each day separate as there are too many pictures :-).

Our Shamu ponchos! It rained, hard, the first hour at Sea World and then turned into a beautiful day! That was the only rain we saw the entire trip.

Sea Lions

More sea lions, we went to a sea lion show also and it was really, really cute!

Waiting for the sea lion show to start

There are Sesame Street rides at Sea World too!

Turtles

Starfish, notice it is sunny now and Julia is still in her Shamu poncho ;-)

More Turtles

Dolphin Show, could not get a good shot

Polar Bear

Julia and Reese watching the walrus'

Reese and the beluga whale

Shamu Show

American Girl Fashion Show

Yesterday my niece, Ellie, participated in the American Girl Fashion show, third year in a row! The event is to raise money for Seattle Children's Hospital. Not only does she get to walk on stage and model some clothes with her doll, but she also must raise money for the hospital. Ellie sold headbands this year for young girls and matching ones for their dolls. Ellie raised $500!!!! I am so proud of my beautiful, caring, amazing niece. Not only was it so fun to see Ellie onstage strutting her stuff but Julia and I got a special date :-). LOVED every minute of it!

Julia and her doll (Ellie loaned her one for the show)

Me and my favorite 4-year old!

Julia's friend Grace went also, not with us, but they only ended up sitting a few tables away :-)

Ellie after the show, she did so well!

Ellie and Julia

Ellie and her proud Mommy!

Saturday morning was our neighborhood St. Patty's Day Dash. We signed both girls up for the 1k race. It was cold outside but the girls had fun anyway. Reese warmed up so much at home and at the race that Jim ended up carrying her the whole way, but Julia ran the whole way again :-).

Warming up

Reese was so excited to be a part of things

Julia and her buddies, Grace and Logan

Julia and Grace

All the troops coming towards the finish line

We finished!

Charlie, Grace and Julia