San Diego Zoo

We hit up the San Diego Zoo while we were away for spring break. My kids loved it! This zoo is huge and there is a lot of walking involved....which is fine except for when the kids both get tired and you only have a stroller for one. Not to mention this zoo is built on a mountain...so it's more of a hike then a walk. I did a lot of hiking with Luke in hand uphill...I deserve a purple heart. That kid is not on the light side, he is a solid little man.

My cute boys!
Blake loved the Elephants

On the sky tram--one of the favorites. Blake was nervous to get on but once he did he loved it!

All the kids chillin' in the shade.

Riding the wild turtle.

Blake loved the snakes and lizards, we had a hard time getting him to leave.

Tide Pools

My brother took us to the tide pools at Laguna Beach. They were awesome and I was surprised how much we were actually able to see. The kids were so interested in everything they saw. It was amazing how many different things we were able to see. I think this is something we will go back and do again!

Beautiful Laguna Beach

A HUGE sea slug.

I think this is the chubbiest starfish I have ever seen.

Chad & Luke enjoying all the creatures.

Blake thought this was awesome. He had such a great time exploring the pools. While we were there we also were able to see huge pelicans and even a seal.

Blake's 6!!

Because we were going to California for Blake's Birthday/Spring Break we decided to not do a party this year. I told him I would still do a birthday cake, and then his thoughts started flying about what grand cake he would have this year...my thoughts were a basic 9x13 plain chocolate cake. But he insisted on having a snake cake.

Then the morning of his birthday Chad got up early and went and got balloons,donuts, and chocolate milk for a little morning celebration...later we found out that Blake doesn't really care for donuts by the one bite that he had.

To end the evening he got to open his presents and have brownies and ice cream. His birthday ended up being better then I thought. He got to celebrate his birthday all week long because we were going out of town everyone kept surprising him with presents before we left and when we got back--thanks to everyone for making his birthday great!

Happy 9 Years!

Happy anniversary Chad! Thanks for signing your life away 9 years ago to make me happy! Thanks for all the great memories and good times we have had. I really appreciate ALL you do to make my life easier. Thanks for always being willing to help out and do more than your fair share. You are truly amazing! Thanks for being my best friend. I love you!!!