San Diego

We're baaaack! What a great time we had on our mini-vacation!! Emily pretty much summed it up for me the first afternoon we were there; she was playing in the water and sand on the bay when she stopped and called out to me, "Mommy, this is happiness!"

We left after lunch time and stopped at a view point on the way there because it was a beautiful day. There turned out to be a bunch of squirrels running around and this other family had some trail mix that they were nice enough to share with Emily to feed them with; they ended up eating right out of her hand, even putting their little paws on her hand to make sure it stayed still. So cute!

The next day was zoo day. We loved the zoo! We decided to walk instead of do the bus tour because you can see way more and go at your own pace. The weather was perfect, and Emily changes her answer every time she's asked what her favorite animal was because there are too many to choose from.

That night we drove to Old Town for some super yummy Mexican food and Emily was very excited that we had a little visitor during our meal. We were in the outside seating area, and this kitten was just watching us eat most of the time from on top of a brick wall.

Wednesday was our only other full day there and we decided to use it for relaxation time. I got a massage in the early morning and the rest of the morning we spent at the pool swimming and reading. After lunch we walked over to the dock and rented a boat for an hour of driving around Mission Bay, that was sooo fun! The faster the boat went the happier Emily was and it was so fun to hear her laughing out loud the whole time. We all took a turn driving the boat, even Emily drove for a bit!

After our boat ride we went to hang out at the beach by our room. Emily couldn't get enough of playing in water and sand, she'd live in it if she could. Dinner time came next so we went to a local pizza place and had a huge pizza that was really good, then we headed across the street to Belmont Park where they have some rides and carnival games. We did a few things there and ended the night with huge amounts of fabulous ice cream.

Thursday morning it was time to pack up and come home to our own beds and pick up Bella (I have never seen her as happy and excited as she was when I picked her up!). Bella was way over-due for a play date with her best friend, Roxy, who lives in our condo complex so we made sure to get some doggy play time in Thursday afternoon.

I think that's about it, you're all caught up to today!