Thursday, May 3, 2012

San Diego 4/23/12


We decided to go on a short vacation to San Diego, CA with the fam to see the beach and Shamu! It was the perfect time to go. It was starting to get warm in AZ ~90-100 temps and we would also be able to avoid the crowds by going after spring break was over and before summer break began. I'm going to be sad when we have to start planning vacations around school schedules :( We left on Monday morning around 9. Derek had the idea to leave at 3 in the morning, but I squashed that pretty quickly. We made pretty good time, considering we were traveling with a 3 and 1 year old. The thing that really delayed us about an hour was when we got into CA we hit some weather that put us into ZERO visibility. Talk about scary. This is the type of weather that causes multiple car pile ups and can wipe out a whole family. Luckily Derek was driving and he was fully aware of the precious cargo in the back. Once we got through the mountains it was clear and traffic free the rest of the way!
We stayed in a Condo on Mission bay so we had all of the conveniences we would need, they even provided a pack and play and high chair (no they weren't old or recalled or even stained for that matter). Savannah was so excited she had her own room with her own tv and bathroom. When we weren't out and about she would hole herself in her room and watch cartoons on her own tv, we were all on vacation and got to do things that we normally don't do at home.

After we settled in we took a walk along the ocean and found a spot to have dinner. I thought the kids would be wiped out, but that wasn't the case at all. They both had a lot of pent up energy from being in carseats all day. They both stayed up late and I finally had to let Logan cry it out in the pack in play that I set up in the master closet.
Logan was not a fan of his "room". The only light it had was an overhead light that was incredibly bright. I tried to find a plug, so maybe I could get a night light for him, no luck. So I kept the door ajar with the bathroom light shining into his door, but Derek would turn it off when he went to bed. The condo got spooky dark at night and Logan woke up 3 times that first night. It probably didn't help I was weaning him off of formula. Too much change. So no one slept well that first night and that began my struggle with Logan during the entire trip.

Logan's 1st Birthday!

 Logan turned one Thursday April 19, 2012! At his check up the following day he weighed 22.12 lbs and is 30" tall! Logan actually got the celebration started early the day before with a cake smash, that was documented photographically by Krista Rados

I had to hold Logan back while Krista got ready to take this shot, Logan knew exactly what that was and went straight for it!
Logan mostly played with the frosting like play dough, taking a few licks of course 

once he discovered the cake he devoured it!
Savannah came along for a few pictures too. She was actually the star of the morning, as Logan had woken up early and was ready for a nap by the time we got started.

These two are best friends and love each other so much!
On Logan's actual birthday we had a storytime and songs playdate scheduled with our friends. I didn't throw a big birthday bash for Logan, but still wanted to spend time with friends. So we got ready and picked up some grocery store cupcakes and headed over.

Birthday breakfast of yogurt and a banana
Birthday boy standing up. He can take  6-8 steps, but prefers crawling!












Logan's first time facing forward
After the playdate was over we headed over to
Grammy and Papa's house and let the birthday boy take a nap. Derek got off work early so he could celebrate too. So when Logan woke up we loaded into the car and headed over to Red Robin. This is where we went for Savannah's first birthday dinner so it seemed fitting.





The kids were so happy to see their daddy!
Logan's new ride from Grammy and Papa


This face cracks me up!


We had such a great time celebrating with friends and family. Logan has been such a wonderful addition to our family and I look forward to celebrating his birthday for the rest of my life!

Mommy loves you Logan!




Going for it!

I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while and have decided to just do it! I read blogs all the time and I've mostly been intimidated by them, as I am not the best typist nor the most tech savvy person. I think this is the best way to journal what's going on with our family, the kids are 3 and 1 now so I missed a lot but better late than never! So bare with me as I get started!