San Diego

We just got back from vacation in sunny San Diego.  I miss everything about the US!  Driving, uncrowded malls and stores, the pleasant weather, wide open grassy places, inexpensive local fresh organic produce.  HK is pretty cool too but I am super excited to be going back to the states.  But the best part of San Diego is seeing our friends and their little ones - some for the very first time (I'll save this for a different post)!  Our week in pictures:

Seaport Village

Ethan loved looking at and chasing the ducks

There was a man who was able to balance all those rocks using only his hands.

Old Town

When I was your age....

The New Children's Museum

Okay, the picture above is completely doctored.  I just couldn't get a non-blurry shot of Ethan in the foam house.

Bubble time!

Here is a bubble wand for you! Ethan was fascinated by the pipe cleaners.

The Bobily Channel

The wooden Trojan horse/observation deck.

Wild Animal Park

Ethan was more interested in playing with the plastic curtains at the entrance than looking at any of the animals

Evidently we are a bird obsessed family

First Carousel Ride! Ethan was excited until the animals actually started moving.

La Jolla

Children's Pool at La Jolla

Hmmm...to go on the beach or not.

Balboa Park

No Pagans!

Choo Choo!

Mission Beach Area

Father and Son Side by Side Always

Whee!

Hey, someone stole Daddy's shoes!

Someone decided Daddy needed some help.

We also did a lot of playgrounds and even stopped by a Gymboree

Being a penguin.

Taking a break from all the fun.

Hmmm, I don't think you play tic-tac-toe that way.

Contemplating his next move...

No more pictures please!

But the number one thing that Ethan liked to do was just chill out and play in the front of a real (don't worry it was parked!) car. He snubs our golf cart back at home now. All in all the trip was great fun. Jet-lag was not. We did eventually co-sleep while on vacation, which is Bob's dream, but on the return Ethan missed his own crib so much he ran for it and started laughing when he got inside.