Out with the old...in with the older!

A few weeks ago when Nana Sue was here, I took this picture of her and the girls in the gondola at the San Diego Zoo. Little did I realize until later that they were in #36 and it was passing right as #35 went the opposite direction... and that is exactly what happened to me today. #36 is here and there goes #35! To celebrate, we went to Wild Animal Park with the girls. It was a drizzly day, so we just saw a couple of animals and then went on the Sponge Bob ride. I was treated like a queen by my three girls and Eric. They made an amazing dinner and pampered me all day. It made my birthday perfect!

Torrey Pines Hike

One thing we love about San Diego is the wonderful weather year round. There is always something to do or see.... especially since so much is new to us! We took a fun hike over in Torrey Pines which is only about 20 minutes from our house. The Guy Fleming trail overlooks the water and is beautiful! I helped write JKCP in the sand with a heart around it for Sofi to send to her friends at preschool in Dublin. We are still having a rough time adjusting to things we miss... but living in San Diego makes it enjoyable.

Nana Sue's Visit

All we can talk about is how great the weather is in San Diego! Nana Sue booked tickets to come visit and, unfortunately, the bad weather came with her. We only had one day of sunshine! Papa Randall came a couple of days later and we tried to squeeze in some activities between rain showers. We went back to the zoo where Lucy was the lucky girl to get called up to get kissed by Jake! We also got a wonderful view of the new baby hippo. He was born a couple of weeks ago. Once Papa Randall came, we went down to Point Loma and checked out the lighthouse.

10!

Kaylee is 10! She had a very specific idea of what she wanted for a cake. This was as close as I could get to fulfilling the request! After a picnic dinner in the living room of chicken burgers and sweet potato fries, she went a on scavenger hunt through the house opening gifts and she ended up in the garage for her biggest birthday surprise... a bike with gears! Happy birthday Kaylee... You have been a barrel of energy for an entire decade! We love you and are so glad you are a part of our family!

San Diego Zoo

We had our first visitors to San Diego... living in a vacation destination is going to be fun! The Monson's came to visit so we went to the San Diego Zoo with them. Kaylee was lucky enough to get called up at the show and got a kiss from the sea lion, Jake! Eric wasn't so lucky as he and Mitch were called up to dance. We love having friends visit.