Shamu Rocks

Saturday night, we headed to SeaWorld (AGAIN). We wanted to see the Shamu Rocks show that only plays at night right before the fireworks. Unfortunately, it was too dark to get any pictures of the show, but I got plenty of pictures of the pre-show: Lexi & Jordan entertaining us. Once you have kids, there are few dull moments in life.

Making Silly Faces





Borrowed it from the kid behind us

SeaWorld Part II

My workload seems to be piling up, so I decided today would be a good day to make sure the kids take a long nap. My sister & I took them back to SeaWorld. Three hours was enough to do the trick. Both Lexi & Jordan love that place.

I thought it would be good to hit a few of her favorite things and a few new things. We started with a 4-D movie staring Elmo, which we missed last time. It was only about 15 minutes long, but both kids loved it. We also made sure to do the petting areas (the rays & the starfish). Another thing Lexi loves are characters, which we were lucky enough to run into 2 of them. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to catch any of the shows. I guess we'll do that next time.

Bonfire at the Beach

Yesterday, we went to the bay for an afternoon and evening of sand, fun, and food with the step-cousins.

Early Easter Eggs

Today, we colored easter eggs and did an easter egg hunt in the back because the step-cousins will be leaving on Monday. Lexi insisted on making her eggs pink, of course.








Egg Hunt

Seaport Village

Our Friday fun involved hanging out at Seaport Village with the step-cousins, lots of walking, eating lunch at San Diego Burger Company, eating ice cream, and looking at all the tourist sites. It was a successful day; the kids were so worn out that they had a great nap on the couch.

Posing Together

WWII Soldier

Sami & Lexi in front of Kissing WWI Couple

Ferry to the Island

Dragon

Posing

Wild Animal Park with Step-Cousins

Lexi and Jordan have loved getting to know their step-cousins. Yesterday, we all went to the Wild Animal Park. In the above picture, Lexi is posing with Willie, Sammi, Michael, Papa Malcolm, Matthew, and Grandma Margie.

Gorillas on Both Sides of the Fence

Sammi & Lexi


Smiling at Grandma Margie

Look Out Point



Fox Ears

Getting Sandy

Last night, Lexi & Jordan's step-cousins arrived from Canada. Lexi and J had already gone to bed, but were so excited to meet them this morning that Lexi kept asking if she could wake them up. About 7am, I decided to let her out of our room to see if they were awake. They had just gotten up, so the fun began. They ran around the house getting to know each other and exploring all the things that Grandma Margie & Papa Malcolm have.

After breakfast, everyone (except me - I have LOTS of work) headed down to the park and pool in their neighborhood. Lexi & Jordan must have had a thrilling time because they came back beaming. After lunch, almost everyone headed out to the coast. I had to bow out again because of work and Jordan had to go down for a nap.

When they came back, Lexi was covered in sand and talking a mile a minute. Apparently, they had so much fun that she didn't want to leave. She asked if they could go back tomorrow. Once I saw their pictures, I was able to visualize how she got so dirty. You can see it too: