Oh San Diego, I love you and miss you already

We spent last week in San Diego and seriously, I am still a little bit depressed about being home. We stayed at the beautiful Sheraton Hotel & Marina and sweet Spencer had a view of boats AND airplanes from our balcony...which was probably excitement enough for him, but we got to do all sorts of other fun things too. Zoo! Beach! Sea World! He loved it all.
I've said it before and I will say it again - visit Southern California in October or February. There are no crowds! Look how close our little guy got to get top all the animals. He never would have had this experience in June.



Best of all, we got to spend time with family...our first night we had a family dinner with Autnies Lisa and Heather and Unlce Jonathan and it made me realize just how much I miss having them around. We'll just have to go back soon to visit.

Pumpkins!

I have never been a big fan of this time of year (Fall) but having Spencer has changed all that. Now we get to celebrate with lots and lots of pumpkins! Last weekend was full of them. We had our first field trip with daycare to the Idaho Botanical Gardens. Since he has recently learned how to say "flower," he was VERY excited at all the pretty ones to see and touch.

And then he got to pick out a pumpkin!

The next day we went to Linder Farms for more pumpkin action. The boys searched long and hard for the perfect one.
Cheesy photo op? Yes, please!

Tomorrow we are getting up bright and early and heading to San Diego. It will be so nice to see Uncle Jonathan and my step-sister Lisa and her wife Heather and we are really looking forward to getting out of town. Send positive vibes our way for a calm toddler on the plane!

Back to the Zoo

Going to the zoo is our go-to activity now. Has been all summer and now in to the fall. Boy those $49 annual passes sure have paid for themselves! I gave up on taking pictures of the animals, but I still like to take them of my cute little monkey who likes to LOOK at the animals when we are there. I think this was looking at the zebras.
Facebook friends know that my sunglasses made an appearance in the Cavy exhibit during this visit. I wish I knew what possessed my son to smack them off of my face and toss them down there. Luckily, he is the sweetest, cutest boy in town and it is impossible to stay mad for long (especially when the very nice zoo staff retrieved them for me anyway).