San Diego 3

This will be my last post on San Diego. My dad and mom found this awesome thing to do through the San Diego Zoo. We slept in a Wild Animal Park in tents!

Yep we slept in those.

surrounded by these..




It was so cool. I loved it too because the animals are not locked up in a cage here. They have pits and wire fences separating you from the animals. But the pits did not seem deep enough and the fences did not seem tall enough when you saw the lions and cheetahs that close. I swear they could have jumped those things.

And the best part about this camp is you get matching tee shirts. Look how cute they are.

My cute HUGE family. I LOVE THEM!!!




We also had a craft time. We painted Ruthie's vest for her. Our group was called the Giraffes so I was going for giraffe spots, but instead it looked like a one year old's paint job.



Then after craft time we went on a tour of the Wild Animal Park. This is my nephew who insisted on being right up front and as close as he could possibly get to the leader. He asked lots of questions too. It was adorable and I love this picture. It cracks me up every time. He is waiting so patiently..

Ruthie loved pointing at everything. Especially this big yellow hot air balloon they had. As you can tell Ruthie's shirt was a little too big. They didn't have her size, but Justin fixed that with the old eighties knot on the side. Very stylish...

Getting some rare cuddles from my baby. aww loves...

And what is a camp without smores, popcorn, and dancing around a fire pit?






I think this is a must do if you go to San Diego. Its actually in Escondido, but close enough. We did a junior camp and the kids loved it. I loved it too. Thanks again mom and dad for an amazing family trip! You guys really do spoil us. But I hope you know how grateful we all are. I think it helps our family stay close. We love you guys!!

San Diego 2

This was Sea World Day!! I LOVE Sea World. Killer Whales have been my favorite animals since I was a little girl. I think they are majestic and beautiful. Every time we go to Sea World I want to be a killer whale trainer. Wouldn't that be awesome? We did everything and anything there was to do there. There is this cute new little section too for kids. Its all sesame street themed. It has rides and a cute little pit for little babies to take their shoes off and run around in. Ruthie LOVED it. It was so funny to watch all the kids just run and fall. Because it was only for little babies and toddlers you didn't have to worry too much about them getting trampled. Unfortunately our dumb camera wasn't working so we don't have photos of that. So most of these are from my mom. THanks mom for capturing the moments for us!

On the car ride to SEA WORLD!! I think i was more excited than Ruthie and Justin put together.


Reese was having so much fun she didn't even notice her dress was caught in her underwear...


My poor momma and her bad knees or should I say lucky she got to be pushed around in a wheelchair!


My dad cannot leave work at work. It goes everywhere with him.



The stingrays.. One of Ruthie's favorite spots because she could splash in the water!







Another one of Ruthie's favorites the aquariums. She was so cute. We would stand her on the ledge and she would go WOW! Sea World was a blast and I can't wait to take her when she is a little older and will enjoy the shows there. It is a magical place!

San Diego 1

We went to San Diego this past Wednesday for our big family trip. I will break it up into days like I did last time. It might take awhile because my camera started acting weird and wouldn't take pictures so I will have to get some from my mom. So I LOVE San Diego. If we could afford to live there I would be there in a second. It has the best weather, beautiful beaches, and fun things to do! We stayed at the same hotel Justin and I stayed at for a couple of days for our honeymoon. It's called the Catamaran and is possible one of the prettiest hotels I have ever stayed in. Just look at it.

Even the lobby is beautiful.



They have all sorts of fun little animals.



and plants...


We literally opened up our back door to this beautiful bay. This was taken from our porch.Did I already tell you how beautiful this place is and how much I wish I lived there?


We spent hours on this bay and the boys even had a game of beach volleyball.. which I didn't get a picture of.


We ate at this fun little place that had huge pizzas .


My family ordered three and we ate all except for a couple of pieces. and that was after we ate salad, mozeralla sticks, and onion rings. Man we are pigs!

Another fun little perk to this hotel is that you get to ride this little boat for free!











Ruthie with her cute grandma and grandpa who made this wonderful trip possible!!

Pedicure Anyone?

Daddy will do ANYTHING for his little girl... He will even go as far as painting her toenails!