San Diego! Mel was going to San Diego with her family for a conference so I thought it would be a great idea if we tagged along on the trip with them. The flight from Oakland to San Diego was a piece of cake...for those keeping track, this was Olive's third flight and the shortest by far.
Here Nikos, backpack and monkey wait for Southwest's family boarding. This photo also includes one of the latest sitings of his Thomas the Train sippy cup. Sadly, Thomas unintentionally ended his vacation with us somewhere around the elevator at the San Diego airport. Hopefully he will have a better life than the Thomas sippy cup that was chucked out of the stroller, ending up in Lake Michigan during our Chicago trip in May.
**Before we get too much farther in the blog I would like to note that Taki dressed Nikos for both days included in this post. I would also like to note that much to your belief (after you view this blog), Taki is NOT colorblind. I know, amazing. Clearly dressing a child like this is a talent. Much like my widely acclaimed talent of being able to dance off-beat to any song. Right Jen Martin?? **The flight was delayed about an hour but the kids amused themselves by playing a game of fake baseball (no balls were actually a part of the game - have you seen Mason's arm? We are no dummies.)
Once we got to San Diego we settled into our hotel of choice, the Embassy Suites baby! I couldn't wait to teach the kids how to race each other in the glass elevators like Mel and I used to do when we got to visit my dad when he was on audit trips.
The next day (after pigging out at free breakfast) we headed over to the New Children's Museum, conveniently located a few blocks from our hotel in downtown San Diego. Once again I was able to take advantage of our Habitot membership and get free admittance for Taki and I and all the kids, leaving only Mel and Vernie to pay their way in. Wahoo, love the perks.
So this place is AWESOME. It ranks up there with the one in Chicago.
Nikos trys out a fun little wheeled contraption. The bigger kids could actually stand on the upper set of wheels and move it themselves but Niko was still a little too small for that.
Now, an entire room of squishy things to jump on!
Next up, creating parachute men out of recyclable materials and blasting them off the third floor balcony (onto unsuspecting museum visitors below.)Mel and Kira work on their P-man.
Nikos and Maile patiently listen to the instructions.
The "blasters"
Nikos, Olive (aka Pouchgirl) and I await the launch.
And here's our little P-man, mid-flight.
Bubbles!
And now, for my favorite part of the museum - the kids get to paint a real VW Bug!
After painting their hearts out, Nikos and Kira played with some clay. Gotta love the setting.
Hmm, apparently someone is thrilled to be out of pouch-prison.
Four out of five in one shot.
Once we got back to the Embassy and survived naptime we decided to take the kids down to the pool so we didn't have to give them a bath to clean off their paint. Ha.Waiting for the elevator races to begin!
Olive's first dip in the pool - check out her cute suit!
Before happy hour Nikos practices his swing with a pen as a bat. Taki calls this his South Beach Miami 1980s drug dealer outfit.
3 comments:
That VW painting project is too much! I would have been a nervous wreck around that. One thing that surprised me: Nikos is painting with his right hand and Kira is using her left. . . or maybe they'll both be ambidextrous!
I like the pouch-prison in the pool. Classy.
Do they make a pouch for every occasion?! I couldn't believe it when I saw you had her back in pouch-prison as you were getting in the pool!! Oh yeah, I will be emailing you a picture or two of me as a baby where Olive in her 3 month comparison shot with Kira looks just like me!! I am so excited!! Now all I have to do is dig the picture(s) out and scan and email them to you!! Also, Hap, who is also not color blind, dressed the kids (and now lets them dress themselves) the same way Taki does -- must be a guy thing!!
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