San Diego Trip, Part 1

One of Ben and I’s favorite things about our first big vacation with the boys was the anticipation. We took a video of their faces when we told them where we were going, what we were doing, and most importantly that they would be flying in a jet to get there. We counted down the days and looked at pictures of the places. It was so special. We are so thankful that we were able to do a special vacation, just the 4 of us, before baby comes in September.

I’ll never forget the boys’ faces as we rode the bus from the airport parking lot into the terminal. They sat side by side, perfectly still, backpack on, totally serious—they were excited, but nervous, and were observing each and every detail. “Maybe that’s our jet!” “There’s the control tower!” Once we got past security, Ben took them to a big window where they could see our jet that we would fly on. Both boys LOVED flying. They asked a million questions, thought getting a special drink of sprite was the greatest, colored in their new coloring book on the cool tray, and chewed gum during take-off and landing with no complaints about their ears.

Sam sat by Ben at the beginning, and Seth with me; we switched half-way through. Ben and Sam saw Lakeview and Yosemite through the window! We only had one window seat unfortunately.

We spent the rest of the day getting our rental car, finding our house, getting groceries, eating pizza, and even had time for a quick jaunt down to the beach (which was only two blocks from our house on Mission Beach.) Seth, Sam

Sunday morning the boys woke up nice and early and EXCITED. We were heading to Legoland! Before we left Ben had found a gluten free bakery that would be on our way, so we ate a wonderful breakfast before hitting the park. (I’m so thankful for Ben and his great attitude about our food allergies!) Legoland was pretty cool. The boys recently have gotten really into legos, and Ben apparently was obsessed with them as a child, so they were all fascinated by the lego sculptures and cities (I even thought they were pretty amazing). This was Seth and Sam’s first time on real rides and rollercoasters and they LOVED them. The only unfortunate part about this day was that by about 12 pm, the park was packed with people making all the lines about 45 minutes. Waiting in line with two tired almost 4 year olds and a pregnant woman is not the most fun thing in the world. In the end, Ben went on a couple more rides with them while I sat and watched, we hit the gift shop for a set of legos for the boys, and we headed to PF Changs very tired and hungry…but thankful for such a fun day! Sam, Seth (can you believe these are all made out of legos?!) Seth and Daddy on first ride Sammy, so excited They had a very cool room where the kids could build their own lego car, and then use a ramp raceway to see who’s was fastest. The boys really enjoyed this! Seth Sam Such a good daddy! Seth Sam

Seth, Sam

After this I told Ben, “No more upwards pictures of the pregnant woman!” Ugh. (Sam, Seth, Lego New York in the background) If I would have let him, Ben would have taken pictures of the buildings all day Bye, bye Legoland! Playing with the spoils of the trip!