San Diego- the rest

We spent mother's day at Sea World.  There were no lines and you get to see some awesome animals up close.  The rollercoasters are also pretty awesome. 

Trevor tried to win those huge stuffed animals by climbing the ladder and ringing the bell.

Joel watches the beluga whale.

We bought shovels for the boys to play with and they spent a lot of time shoveling sand into the ocean.  I don't get that game, but Joel did : )

My favorite thing is feeling the sand move around my feet as the waves pull back out into the sea.

It's like we had the place reserved for ourselves.

Our beach/pool/rain/shower/wet rollercoaster ride frequency is why my hair was dry for about 2 hours/day max.  

I like their public art.

This is in Balboa Park.

Balboa Park.  A stranger is taking our pic for us and Joel just can't handle that.  : )

He's just so Fabulous!!

I love this picture Scott took.

I wish they sold these trees in the gift shop.

We asked Trevor to re-marry us here.  He wasn't very cooperative.

Beach time and La Jolla

I have several friends who have moved inland from the coast.  And one sister who has moved to the coast from this landlocked state.  And, even though the water and all of its lurking creatures freak me out a bit, I can understand how hard it would be to leave a beautiful place like this.  It's peaceful, pretty, and so much fun.   Trevor spent the first evening gathering a huge stack of kelp-- just 'cause.   We found mussels and seashells and built sand castles.  We got sandy and cold and laughed.  It was a good time.

Trevor's enthusiasm for the water exceeds his ability to stay warm-- even in a wetsuit.  So we needed to bury him in the sand and warm him up a couple of times. There still might be some chattering going on here.

Joel doesn't even need to get in the water to be cold... even with a wetsuit.  No matter... we still had fun digging and burying things.

Joel the mermaid.  : )  Can't you just hear him laughing?

The hotel had boogie boards we could use for free.  Trevor got to taste the ocean a bit.

At Children's Cove

View from La Jolla Shores Hotel

Legoland

The weather forecast helped us out with lines through our whole trip.  Every park was practically empty.  No lines anywhere.  AWESOME!

Here's why Legoland is so fun.

1. The boys love Legos.

2. They can ride ALL of the rides.

3.  They love the rides.

Here is why Legoland is a 1-time thing.

1. It's expensive and for the price, Disney does a much better job.

Joel was so so so excited for this ride because he knew 6-12 year olds could ride it and he made the cut!!  

The minion is Trevor's favorite thing right now. 
He put down his hard earned cash for this game and won!

Joel did not win. : (  Poor Joel.  

My Lego Doppleganger.

They had the Lego Movie set on site.  It was moved down from Burbank to Carlsbad.  It was really fun to check out.

More of the set.

A funny mini figure.  He was a little dusty.

If some of my friends were Mini figures, this is what they'd look like.

And we spent the evening with a front row seat of the sunset.

Zoo

We spent some much needed vacation time in San Diego.  It was a fantastic trip with gorgeous sunsets, constant trips to the pool or beach and no lines anywhere.

Our first stop was the San Diego Zoo.   It was definitely my favorite with the cool weather bringing out the playfulness of the animals like the rhino, monkeys, jaguar, polar bear and panda.  I loved it.

  We didn't track our steps, but I'm pretty sure we walked a mini marathon around that place from about 9am to 3pm.

We woke up early for the new nonstop flight to San Diego.   NONSTOP= AWESOME! 

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Knuckles, dude.

Koalas can sound kind of like a hairballing donkey pig.  I would not like to hear that noise in the dark! 

The rhino is playing!  The zookeeper actually came by and pushed its ball in the pool and told him to go get it like a dog.

Panda! 

The baby jaguar's mother was playing with the kitten! 

Trevor- trying not to smile when getting caught in some trick he was playing on his Dad.  

Baby orangutan and his homies.

Map man.  Always gotta check the map.

Approximately 3 seconds after buckling up in the parking lot, Joel succumbed sleep.

If you stay in Carlsbad-- this is the place!

The wetsuits kept the boys warm...er.  But it was still kinda chilly.  But when you're on the beach you don't complain, you just get less wet.

The JOY!!!

The sand!!

This is our snuggly set up for sunset watching.