San Diego Father's Day Weekend

We just got back from a great weekend celebrating Eric {for Father's Day} in San Diego, California. We flew out on Thursday evening, checked in at the Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado Island. It is just beautiful there. 

I didn't get to capture all of the highlights of the trip because on our second day there at Seaworld, I {believe} someone took my camera out of our stroller in the Manatee Exhibit. All I know is it was for sure in my purse when we walked into the exhibit {safely and securely} and I never took it out in the exhibit then when we came out, it was gone. I was seriously so crushed. ALl the pictures, plus my camera that I love was gone. But, to make a long story short, Sea World called us the day we left to say someone turned it in. So, I am not sure how we got so lucky, I am just glad we did and to know there are good honest people in the world. I am just a little bummed out I didn't get to document the entire trip.

But, here are some of the things I did take pics of before the camera went missing

San Diego ZOO {awesome and HUGE}

SeaWorld was so awesome, the kids loved all the huge animals and feeding the string rays and petting them was their favorite. And the Seal and Otter show, really cute.

Face painting at SeaWorld {just before the camera was gone}

The Hotel had Wizard of OZ playing every night in our room, our kids wanted to cuddle in bed ever night and watch it.

The Beach, the kids absolute favorite thing we did in San Diego

Some other un-documented highlights include

the carnival at Mission Beach

the best Brunch at Hotel Del for Father's Day

Super good sushi at Yummy Sushi

great breakfasts at Sheerwater

Sea Shell hunting

Visits to Spreckles, Ice Cream at our hotel, and ENO {cheese for Eric}

And my favorite thing about this trip besides being with my cute family away all weekend. Is that my photographer friend Ashlee Raubach, came down from Utah to take some family pics for us at 3 different cool locations. We have been planning it for awhile, and I was so excited we finally got to do it. The shoots were at 1. Balboa Park {beautiful} 2. Silver Strand Beach {the kids loved this one} and 3. Mission Beach Carnival {so much fun} and I am dying to see them. She always does such an awesome job but I think these will be extra fun since they were somewhere different from the norm for us. Eric wasn't too keen on getting pics taken on vacation but even he is looking forward to seeing them Friday.  Thanks Ashlee!

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Meet Truck II

We returned home last night from 4 wonderful days in San Diego, with just the 4 of us. {post on that coming after I catch up on cleaning and laundry} and my brother Spencer house sat while we were gone. He works full time at Eric's office anyway so he said he didn't mind watching the house while we were gone. {and our new fish}

This morning Maxwell's fish truck was ... well, .... doing the backstroak .... if you catch my drift. Now, if it was Adyson's fish I think I would have told her the truth, explained about death and pet heaven and have a little life lesson moment. But,  it was Max's fish Truck who had "passed".  Now, Max to me, even though he is 2. Is my baby. And plus, Ady always has more friends, goes on more outings, has more toys, more books, way more playdates. More of just everything, and she should, she is older. But, I couldn't bear the thought of her being the only one to have a pet fish too.

I cleaned out the bowl, trying to keep it out of the kids sight and Eric ran out to find a decent replacement. Truck II, has a few more fins and is a little bigger but he does the job. Neither kid knows. And to explain Truck's absence this morning at Adyson (who kept trying to see the fish), I just said Truck was hiding deep under the coral, cuz he didn't want to be bothered. It took convincing but she bought it in the end.

So welcome to the family Truck II.

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Our Winnings.

At the previously mentioned Summerfest last weekend we won fish. Which I was pleased about since Eric first wanted to win the kids some frogs. Ew. And so far, for fair fish, they are actually living and eating and not dying. Which, I never remember any of the fish I won at the July 4th fair in my hometown doing. So, good for them and for my kids who are thrilled to have "pets".

the bigger one is named Jasmine Belle

and the little guy is Truck

I'm sure you'll never guess who named who.

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