Our California Adventure Part 5: San Diego

We booked late flights out on our last day so that we could have a few hours of sightseeing around San Diego.  The guys wanted to go see the Chargers Stadium, so we did that and then drove around the cute beach neighborhoods and fantasized about renting a beach house :)  We parked at the Coronado Hotel and explored it and the beach and then just walked around the little town a bit and ate lunch.  Carrie and Chris dropped us off at the airport and Pearce had to say goodbye to Nay Nay and Charlotte :(  Pearce was sad to say bye, as always, but I think he was ok because he knew he was going to see them in another week when they come to stay in Austin while I get my classroom put together. We had such a great vacation, I just can't even put into words how fun it was being all together!  Thank you to the Daddies for giving us such a great trip!!!!!

Our California Adventure Part 4: San Diego Zoo

We got up bright and early, got everyone dressed, and then went downstairs to eat breakfast in the lobby.  It was nice being able to eat breakfast at our hotels.  They had a great spread for everyone to choose from.  We were all really excited for the zoo.  We had been going non-stop the whole week, so we were looking forward to a leisurely day with no lines!  The zoo is HUGE, but we were able to see it all and we never felt rushed, so it really was the best thing to end our trip on.  There were lots of baby animals which I loved to see!  My favorites were the gorilla baby (so cute!), and the nursing hippo baby (so cool to see!).  The gorilla baby was very active, running around and playing.  We could see the hippo baby really well because the front of the enclosure was all glass, so you could see underwater and the mama and baby were right there.  Then the baby started nursing!  It would stay down for a few mins and you could see milk cloud the water a bit, then it would come up for a breath and then go back down to nurse.  This lasted for a good 10 mins!  We also saw another little monkey baby where the Mama kept holding it, an orangutan baby which was sooooo cute, and a giraffe baby!  We really just had a great time walking around, getting snacks, and just taking our time while we were at the zoo.  We finished the day with the children's area where there was a big playscape and a petting zoo with goats.  The kids liked using the little brushes to brush the goats :)  After the zoo, we were ready for a good dinner!  We found a fun restaurant and enjoyed sitting down and eating "real" food.  The kids got to choose their own dessert and Nathan got a yummy peanut butter and fudge shake and Pearce and Charlotte got "make-your-own-sundaes"  YUM!!!!   

Next up:  Last day of sightseeing