Our San Diego Trip

We knew this was the last opportunity to get away as a family of 3. We decided to take Brandon to San Diego to the Zoo and Sea World for the weekend. There are so many good pictures, I had a hard time limiting myself, you can tell he had a great time!

He did GREAT on the plane, reading, coloring and watching a movie.. the final 10 minutes was painful his ears were really hurting him! it was so warm when we arrived, swimming was the first thing we did! The next day Brandon actually swam in that fountain but we didn't have the camera with us. Its probably not designed for kids to play in it, but that wasn't going to stop him!

It was a perfect day in the low 80s to be at the zoo! he LOVES looking at the animals smart kid to stay hydrated too! He spent probably a good 20 minutes watching the Elephants being fed. a Peacock just wondering around! He really wanted to touch him. He's so small! Checking out a helicopter zonked out after lunch... we sat in the shade for over an hour while he napped then continued on when he woke up! Petting animals was a hit amazing he did this with me! he's done... ready to call it a day... We went back to the hotel where he got a bath and colored this picture was taken just after 6am.. our happy early riser! Brandon's first view of the ocean! We were there by 7 30am. a bit chilly too.. Brandon loved everything about the beach!! making a run for it for the water.. packing up getting ready for Sea World, he's "holding onto his pear for later" waiting in line for his first roller coaster ride! Elmo's fish There's daddy and Brandon he loved every second of the ride, laughing the whole time! we caught a Sesame Street show tuckered out, but happy with his bottle and new Elmo wiped out, its been a fun busy weekend! Shortly thereafter we learned our flight home was cancelled and we drove all night home... too tired for pictures!!

Our Rainny Weekend

Brandon Eating a Pear

A break in the rain, means a walk!

We were fortunate enough to have a break in the rain, so we took Brandon to a sports park to walk. He enjoyed the puddles! Its a good thing we had a change of clothes in the car!

Peek a Boo!
Ohh YEAH!

" I promise mom i'm not going to splash..."

If you're happy and you know it, Stomp your feet!

maybe I need rain boots mom!

we can't leave the park without checking out the Stop signs!

We're having a GIRL!

We found out Brandon will have a baby sister sometime in June! We're very excited for the newest and last addition! We don't have a name yet, and we're open to suggestions!

6 weeks behind blogging!!!

I'm really sorry my fellow blog readers for falling 6 weeks behind on updating the blog! I returned to work January 24th and the last month has just flown by! Brandon is 16th months old, and has been so much fun to be with. Its becoming harder to take pictures of him since he is so active! His all time number one thing he wants to do is go outside and walk! He rather walk than play at the park! He loves street signs and will check each one out! We have some videos hopefully we'll get some posted soon. Below are some pictures taken in the last month.

We have a climber on our hands.. he is on a mission to get on top of the toy box, he already can climb half way up the bookcase!

Brandon is daddy's helper in the garden! He loves to play in the dirt and water.

He's really into puckering his face and looks like a fish! I have no idea where he picked this up from.

You see all the wood chips? that's Brandon chewing on the TV stand!! We'll replace our furniture after baby number 2 finishes teething too!

He's getting taller!!

He's not much of a ham for the camera right now, but still cute regardless!

Brandon has a few favorite movies now, the newest one is Madagascar, he loves zoo animals! He literally laid here and watched the whole thing one morning!

This pillow pet by the way, is his favorite and he will take it away from you if you rest your head on it!!

Getting older means trying new foods! He is still VERY PICKY but... He will only eat a WHOLE pear that is somewhat soft, if you slice it he won't touch it.

He's also eating GoGurts now

and he eats other foods too.. one being grilled cheese, but eats the crust first! What kid likes the crust?! He also has to eat a banana in the grocery store, you can imagine what the cart can look like !

He's learning early what utensils are needed to be a cook!