Back from San Diego!
Well, I have the post vacation blues...Last week at this time we were at Sea World!
The 5 hour drive wasn't too bad. We had some hairy moments w/ Sam but nothing too out of the ordinary. We stopped 1/2 way to stretch out and stuff. Of course, we had a portable DVD player...definitely a must....I never thought I'd use it, b/c we survived w/o one when we were kids, but heck, its a must w/ a 1 y/o and 3 y/o...
We had a GREAT time! We spent lots of time on the beach, went to Sea World, The San Diego Zoo, Mini Golfing, out to eat, shopping, etc. There were 16 of us staying in a 3-condo house. We had a great condo, it had a little fenced patio that the boys could play on w/o us worrying. Charlie of course brought his golf clubs and golf balls and putted around on the patio probably an hour a day, let me tell you, that boy is OBESSED w/ golf. I guess I should look into lessons for him. Anyway, the zoo was great, we didn't get to see the whole thing due to Sam getting fussy. We were there from 9-12. We did get a glimpse of the Panda but when it was our time to actually see him up close, he went away, so I didn't get any pics...I was bummed. We saw the brown bear and a koala, which was really cool. Sam wasn't too interested and couldn't see anything that great. He loved the children's zoo though. Sea World was much better, but HOT. Both boys loved the shows! We saw the Shamu show, the sea lion show and the dolphin show. We also went through the shark encounter, which was spectacular! We got to touch the sea rays and starfish. I kept the boys shaded from the sun the whole time, no sunburns!! They were really good about wearing their hats and letting me slather sunscreen on them. The hip carrier that I got as a gift (from Walmart) was great. It looks like a fanny pack with a plastic shell inside the pack part. He just sits on the plastic shell. It just goes around my waist. It doesn't actually secure him to me, so I still have to hold him w/ my arm, but it takes soooo much weight off. It was great at the Sea World shows and just walking a block down to the beach...Also, thanks to
mommycal the whale bag was soooooo AWESOME!! I fit almost all the beach gear in that bag! Blanket, Towels, toys, water, sunscreen, camera, and so much more in fit in that bag! We didn't need a cart or anything, it was great. DH carried the chairs and umbrella, C walked and I carried S and the bag, it was great!
They both slept great and took great naps everyday. I am so glad that I brought the noise machine...we had to leave the windows open in the room since it got hot in the afternoon and there is so much noise on those narrow beach roads. That noise machine drowned everything out, it was a God send!!!
The beach wasn't so great for Sam, his nose ran the whole time, I don't know if its the sea air or what, but his nose was a fountain the whole time, just at the beach. Plus, he kept eating sand, he would not stop. I could only really have him down there for an hour. C loved it and collected a lot of shells.
We took C mini golfing (we can't do that here yet since its too hot, but i'm sure we will once Oct. rolls around)...he had a blast, I think that was the highlight of the trip for him.
SIL watched the boys two of the nights so we could go out...we went to sushi one night of course; and to Lamont St. Grill another night, both places were divine!! I also did some shopping one afternoon while DH watched the boys. It was a great vacation and I can't wait to do it again next year!
This is a family pic that I was hoping to use for our Christmas card, but I think the lighting is too crazy behind my head, I'm a little disappointed.
Brown bear went everywhere w/us
Checking out the waves
The 5 hour drive wasn't too bad. We had some hairy moments w/ Sam but nothing too out of the ordinary. We stopped 1/2 way to stretch out and stuff. Of course, we had a portable DVD player...definitely a must....I never thought I'd use it, b/c we survived w/o one when we were kids, but heck, its a must w/ a 1 y/o and 3 y/o...
We had a GREAT time! We spent lots of time on the beach, went to Sea World, The San Diego Zoo, Mini Golfing, out to eat, shopping, etc. There were 16 of us staying in a 3-condo house. We had a great condo, it had a little fenced patio that the boys could play on w/o us worrying. Charlie of course brought his golf clubs and golf balls and putted around on the patio probably an hour a day, let me tell you, that boy is OBESSED w/ golf. I guess I should look into lessons for him. Anyway, the zoo was great, we didn't get to see the whole thing due to Sam getting fussy. We were there from 9-12. We did get a glimpse of the Panda but when it was our time to actually see him up close, he went away, so I didn't get any pics...I was bummed. We saw the brown bear and a koala, which was really cool. Sam wasn't too interested and couldn't see anything that great. He loved the children's zoo though. Sea World was much better, but HOT. Both boys loved the shows! We saw the Shamu show, the sea lion show and the dolphin show. We also went through the shark encounter, which was spectacular! We got to touch the sea rays and starfish. I kept the boys shaded from the sun the whole time, no sunburns!! They were really good about wearing their hats and letting me slather sunscreen on them. The hip carrier that I got as a gift (from Walmart) was great. It looks like a fanny pack with a plastic shell inside the pack part. He just sits on the plastic shell. It just goes around my waist. It doesn't actually secure him to me, so I still have to hold him w/ my arm, but it takes soooo much weight off. It was great at the Sea World shows and just walking a block down to the beach...Also, thanks to
mommycal the whale bag was soooooo AWESOME!! I fit almost all the beach gear in that bag! Blanket, Towels, toys, water, sunscreen, camera, and so much more in fit in that bag! We didn't need a cart or anything, it was great. DH carried the chairs and umbrella, C walked and I carried S and the bag, it was great!
They both slept great and took great naps everyday. I am so glad that I brought the noise machine...we had to leave the windows open in the room since it got hot in the afternoon and there is so much noise on those narrow beach roads. That noise machine drowned everything out, it was a God send!!!
The beach wasn't so great for Sam, his nose ran the whole time, I don't know if its the sea air or what, but his nose was a fountain the whole time, just at the beach. Plus, he kept eating sand, he would not stop. I could only really have him down there for an hour. C loved it and collected a lot of shells.
We took C mini golfing (we can't do that here yet since its too hot, but i'm sure we will once Oct. rolls around)...he had a blast, I think that was the highlight of the trip for him.
SIL watched the boys two of the nights so we could go out...we went to sushi one night of course; and to Lamont St. Grill another night, both places were divine!! I also did some shopping one afternoon while DH watched the boys. It was a great vacation and I can't wait to do it again next year!
This is a family pic that I was hoping to use for our Christmas card, but I think the lighting is too crazy behind my head, I'm a little disappointed.
Brown bear went everywhere w/us
Checking out the waves