Happy 4th Birthday Ethan!!

This past weekend we celebrated Ethan's 4th Birthday at Bounce U. It was a great time complete with 25 preschool kids running and bouncing with endless energy. I cannot even begin to wrap my brain around him turning four. He is growing and changing so very fast that it is dizzying at times to keep up with him. Happy 4th Birthday Ethan! We love you so much!

If you a regular blog follower, then you already know about last year's cake disaster. I think we redeemed ourselves with Spider man this year. Note to self: never plan a children's birthday party again! Paying Bounce U to take care of it was most definitely the way to go!

So excited! Did I mention he was up at 4:30 a.m. ready to go to his party?

Ethan picked Chili's for his family birthday dinner. Yum!

Just had to include a newborn pic of E in this post. So sweet! This seems like another lifetime because it has all gone way too fast. We are so excited to see what this year will bring! Love you E!

San Diego Summer Fun

I know I know, I have been a lazy blogger. It's not that I don't love to do it, but the lazy days of summer have set in and it's so hard to do anything but sit with a good book in hand and soak up the sun. After a month of posting nothing, my guilt got the best of me and I'm making up for it with a VERY long post.

We took our 4th annual summer trip to San Diego and had a ton of fun. We did everything from the beach and Old Town to the zoo and the Wild Animal Park. As always, it was good to get away but always nice to come home to our own beds.

Mason found a friend in the petting zoo.

Cheese!

We headed to the beach after dinner on our first night in San Diego. The swimsuits were still buried in the suitcase but Mason didn't mind. He loved the massive sandbox and preferred to stay on the blanket with me and dig dig dig.

Superstar! (think SNL skit with Mary the Catholic school girl)

Twins experiencing the water for the first time on our trip.

Ready to start the day at the fabulous zoo!

We spent a day at the Wild Animal Park and had a blast! It had a totally different feel than the zoo with many different opportunities to see the animals up close. We started off the day at the carousel.

They even had deer in their petting zoo! After practicing walking up to them instead of sprinting, the boys were really gentle with them.

We bought nectar cups to feed the birds in the aviary. It was such a neat experience if you didn't mind them landing on you. Mason was not a fan of this but Carson and Ethan were loving it.

I love the look on Mason's face here. I think he was a little frightened of being that close to the lion!

Although it was overcast and a bit chilly, it didn't stop Ethan from having a blast. He ran into the freezing water with no hesitation and was just fine spending several hours playing.

Hmmm....I thought it was supposed to be sunny at the beach!

We spent the first half of the morning burying our feet. It was a great way to stay warm until the sun finally came out!

The twins ended their day with a sand fight. The party was definitely over when they got sand in their eyes. Meltdown time!

Tequila anyone? The boys thought this statue was just about the greatest thing in Old Town.

Mason couldn't decide if he liked this lime or not.

Ethan and Mommy in Old Town. This was our last night in San Diego and we celebrated a wonderful trip with a trip to Fred's Mexican Restaurant. Nevermind that this was our second visit to Fred's in two days. Yum!

Awesome playground at the beach in Del Mar.