So we've been back a week but I'm finally getting around to blogging our vacation. It's clear after being gone for 10 days that Jacob absolutely NEEDS a routine or else he's a hot mess who doesn't sleep so we've been catching up on sleep, or trying to and getting him on a routine in the hopes that he starts sleeping through the night. Riley was definitely sleeping through the night at this point at a much smaller body weight so beefcake needs to get with the program! :)
We headed out nearly 2 weeks ago to San Diego and then headed to Disneyland. I have to pump in 15 minutes and then run and get Ri so we're going to start with our San Diego segment of the trip. We left at 4:45AM, yes folks, that's AM, Marc and I really never went back to sleep after Jacob's feeding, one of the perks to a having a child who insists on eating around the clock and we hit the road. We packed the car up the night before so we really just had to pack some last minute stuff and scoop the kids up and go. They did great on the way down. We stopped for breakfast just before the grapevine and then again in Irvine for a coffee and a potty break for Riley, we put her in a pull-up but she refused to potty in it. Anyway, we arrived at my parents around 1:00 and unpacked and got settled. That night we went over to my brother's to meet my new nephew, D. They adopted him in January after years of waiting, they started the process right after Riley was born. Riley and D hit it off! It was awesome, D was 2 in November and is just as cute and sweet as can be! It was so fun watching them together. No pictures of him yet as that is against protocol as they move through the adoption process but we got plenty and Riley loves her cousin D!
Thursday we headed to Sea World because Riley wanted to see the dolphins, of course the dolphin enclosure is being remodeled so we weren't able to pet and feed them, she was really looking forward to that. Luckily, they were running a promotion that for the price of a 1 day pass you could buy a year long pass so we bought those so now we'll definitely be getting down to San Diego quite often this year. We did go to the dolphin show which happened to be about a princess and of course stared dolphins, it was pretty much heaven for Riley, I think if we could have gotten Dora in there somewhere she would literally be in heaven. But we had a great time and that night Jacob happened to sleep through the night. Don't get excited because it was a fluke, he hasn't since then.
Friday we just kind of hung out, I took the kids to see my dad at work and for lunch at this awesome burger place. My mom came and brother met us and then I treated them to some books at this amazing bookstore. Riley and D got to play for dinner that night, it's seriously awesome how well they get along. And D totally stands up to Riley.
Saturday we headed downtown with the kids in tow to spend time with Marc's aunt and uncle who just bought a place down there. His cousin and his wife, Gabby joined us as well. We found out late February that Gabby was diagnosed on her 30th birthday with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Marc and I are so upset about this diagnosis. Gabby is awesome and it really makes you wonder about why crappy stuff happens to awesome people. But Gabby is doing great and is responding to treatment fantastically and is pretty close to remission. On top of it all she has an amazing attitude and is truly amazing. I am in such admiration of her positive attitude. The kids loved her and had a great time with her. We all went to dinner in Little Italy and both of my kids behaved socially acceptable for public, it was a freaking miracle to be quite honest! Jacob slept and Riley completely behaved herself.
Sunday my mom threw an open house so that her friends could come over and meet Jacob and D. It was a lot of fun!
Monday, we packed back up and headed up to Anaheim for some fun at Disneyland.
Phew, that was the abridged version of our trip to San Diego. So now for some pictures, I know that's what you're waiting for anyway.
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| With Gruncle at Sea World |
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| Not so sure about this splash zone thing |
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| Getting a lift from Gruncle Michael |
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| Jacob cuddling with cousin Gabby |
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| Riley loved the Gruncles view of the bay |
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| Daddy an his mini-me |
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| The boys! |
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| All smiles for the ladies |
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| Riley and Graunt Sandy |
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| Family dinner |
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| Mmmm, salted caramel chocolate mousse. This was by far the best dessert that I have ever had, Riley and literally fought over who's spoon made it in the bowl first. It was amazing! |
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| Gabby, you so silly! |
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| Jacob-pants with Nana |
