Birch Aquarium- birthday Part 3

We decided to go to Birch Aquarium before we took Grandpa Darrell back to the airport.  We had never been and it was on our "to do list" while we are here in San Diego. It was AWESOME!!!!  The kids absolutely loved it. They had so many activities for them to do.  The kids got to touch all sorts of fish found in  San Diego waters.  I never knew there were so many different kinds of starfish or a cucumber fish.  It was so  fun and was such a learning adventure.  We got to see real eels, sharks of every kinds, jellyfish of every kind, giant piranhas, etc.  They also have playland outside for the kids, and both Adelyn and Boston spent most of their concentrated time having little boat races.  It is a must see when family and friends come out next time.  We were so surprised and we loved it!!

The boat races

Our little Mermaid

Eels

Coral

In a sharks mouth

Moon Jellyfish

The beach is Travs playground- birthday part 2

TrAvIs posing on the surf board

Adelyn and Boston posing on surf board

Adelyn made this "table" to eat her lunch on.  Boston was in the other chair, but couldn't keep him sitting in a chair at the beach.  She is such an engineer (smart) like her daddy!

Grandpa Darrell was able to come out and stay with us for a couple of days which was an awesome gift for Travis.  Travis and Darrell decided they wanted to go surfing.  So we went to Moonlight beach, they rented some surf boards, and we played in the sun all day.  Travis is such a stud!  He got up on the surf board his first time and I took the kids over to watch Dad and Grandpa surf.  The kids were so excited to see Travis surfing!  We were cheering on the shore and all these people were laughing at us, but we didnt care.  It was so cool to see.  Travis really is such a beach bum.... and as you will see, me and the kids are following his lead.


The videos of the kids "surfing".  Travis is the best dad ever!

Travs 29th Birthday Part 1

Posing with the cake ( the Young smile= no teeth showing)

The....ahem....store bought ice cream birthday cake

Opening his many gifts (mostly clothes)

Travis celebrated his last birthday in the 20's this year!!  We were blessed to have Grandpa Darrell come and celebrate Trav's birthday for the weekend.  We will start with opening presents, the cake, all the traditional birthday pictures first.   The kids and I decorated the house before he came home from work on Friday.  They each made a sign with glitter glue on poster board.  Adelyn's sign said Happy Birthday Travis! and was taped on to the front door.  Boston's sign said We Love You and was taped on the wall in the living room where he would see it when he first walked in.

Can I just say....I am the luckiest girl of all time to have this man as my husband!

The Greens came to visit!

My sister Shonell and her adorable family came to San Diego and stayed with us for a couple days the weekend we got home from our Utah vacation.  It was so fun to see them.  We decided to go to Sea World the first day they were here.  We were laughing because Adelyn was giving everyone a blow by blow of what happens in the dolphin/bird show (we had season tickets in Florida and now we have them in here).  Sea World has a little Seasame Street playground area that the kids really loved. 

4D movie

   

 

The next day we all went down to Mikes Aunt Kathy's house.  She was very gracious and made us a delicious breakfast.  The kids all enjoyed her pool and she had a gigantic room full of trains.  The kids just watched the trains for quite a while. I have to admit, I was enthralled in the trains too.  

Soaking it UP!!

OHHHH!!!

Favorite Picture

Payton drink water

Boston drinking water

"Soaking" it all up

It rained hard while we were in Utah so Boston and Payton decided it would be a good idea to drink the runoff water from my parents house!  Silly kids

Adelyn Swimming Lessons

Adelyn and Nikelle became best friends the first day!  And look they have the same taste in clothes also

Love seeing her smile and swim

Besties

Mandy and Adelyn

Adelyn and Mandy again

In the Pool

The Swim "Team"

Adelyn took swimming lessons while we were in Cedar City from my good friend Mandy.  She used to teach lessons for the city, but recently got a big pool in her back yard and so she taught them there.  Adelyn absolutely loved them this time.  I think it really helped her to have other kids to take the lessons with.  She is a little mermaid now and loves to swim!  She can make friends instantly wherever she goes, and swim lessons was no different.  She became besties with a girl named Nikelle.  Nikelle's mom and I also became instant best friends.  It was kinda crazy.  We knew so much about each other after only 2 weeks:) Mandy was a wonderful teacher and Adelyn had a blast. Thanks Mandy!

Aladdin at Tuachan

Adelyn and I were able to go to Tuachan twice when we were in Utah. We went the first time with Grandma Marsha and Lindsey.  We went to dinner first at Texas Roadhouse and laughed and laughed. Aladdin was awesome and you cant beat the scenery.

We went a second time to Aladding with Grandma Susie, Sterling and Jenny.  We were barely late however because there was an accident on the freeway that closed the roads down.  It was cool to see the changes in the play from one night to the next.  We feel so blessed to be able to go with both families and made memories with both.