Wednesday, May 23, 2007

San Diego trip

We had a lot of fun this last weekend in San Diego, celebrating my Grandmother's 95th birthday. Unfortunately, the weather was a bit dreary most of the time, but at least it wasn't hot! Kaylin did really well on both of her plane rides, to and from San Diego. She slept most of each way, and when she was awake, she didn't seem scared at all. So we have a good little traveler! After we arrived on Saturday, we spent some time in Old San Diego, shopped a bit and had lunch with some old friends we hadn't seen in awhile who happened to be in San Diego for a graduation. (For those of you who know him it was Shant and his wife Jen, and his parents and aunt.) So that was a nice way to start the weekend. On Sunday, we spent most of the day celebrating my Grandmother's birthday. It was a special time with lots of family that we hadn't seen in quite some time. It was fun catching up and sharing stories. Monday we decided to go to the Wild Animal Kingdom before we caught our flight home. It was a bit cold, but still a good time. Kaylin is just at the age where she is excited about animals (and I think somewhat perplexed by them too), so it was fun watching her as she took in all the new sights. And I think she said the word "duckie" too as we were watching them in one of the big ponds at the zoo. (Of course, it sounded more like "duh ee." We've been working on that one with her.) We kind of had to rush through the park, but it was pretty neat seeing a lot of the animals up close. (Below I posted a picture of a really weird/ugly bird we saw.) We didn't get to go on the safari ride, because of the lack of time, so hopefully in the future, because I think that's what the park is mainly known for. All in all, a good weekend, with lots of activity jammed in, so I'm proud of Kaylin for not getting too overwhelmed or irritable. She did really well for having her schedule changed so much--she's such a good kid! I hope you all had a good weekend.





3 comments:

Larissa said...

How fun! I'm glad you had a good time and I'm glad Kaylin did so well. That makes it so much less stressful. Happy Birthday to your Grandma! =)

Anonymous said...

Lots to pack in the weekend! Glad you had a great time. Is karen still dating that guy? I miss your parents, they're so much fun!

Allison Brown said...

Yeah we had a pretty busy weekend (and Monday). It was fun. And yes, Karen's still dating Brent. Things are going pretty well for them. But they're kind of at a crossroads because Karen just got accepted to a few different schools (she's getting her masters) and she's trying to figure out where to go, depending on things with Brent. So, we'll see what happens.