Spring Break 2010

Brian had a week off in March during the University's Spring Break. We had been talking about going to San Diego to go to Sea World because they have the "Here's to the Hero's" program, where they offer free admission to any Sea World or Busch Gardens park to military members and their families. Since we are so close now and don't know where we will be heading next year, we decided to take Spring Break and have a family vacation to San Diego.

We got to see Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, Legoland, the San Diego Wild Animal Park, and the beach. I think our favorite of all the places was the Wild Animal Park. Sea World was very neat also! We were disappointed with Legoland and probably wouldn't go back, at least until Brayden was much older! He was too little to go on most things, but he seemed to enjoy playing at the water park there and seeing all the cars built out of legos! He did love the boat ride he got to go on there.

It was a very fun trip and we had a great time! I will add pictures and posts from each place, so you can enjoy our fun as well! I have some videos, but look for those later in the week, as I need to find the cord to connect the video camera to the computer!

San Diego Zoo

Our first stop in San Diego was the San Diego Zoo! After the airport, we got our rental car, headed to the navy base to get lunch and get a few things at the PX and then headed to the zoo. Brayden loves going to the zoo and seeing all the animals, especially the giraffes! We had to make sure we found the giraffes. The zoo is very big, so we didn't get to see all of it since we arrived midafternoon. We did make it to the giraffes, the petting zoo, the bird aviary, the kids area, and several other animals! The San Diego zoo supports our active duty military with free admission to the zoo and 10 % off for family members, so if any fellow service members are ever in San Diego, take advantage!!


Brayden hanging out in his wagon....over the course of our trip, I think 50 people must have asked where we got this foldable wagon! It is AWESOME!!Thanks YaYa!
I believe you can find them on Amazon.com


Looking at the birds!


Mom trying to hold onto Brayden as he tries to escape to get to the giraffes!
So much for a nice picture!


Petting goats at the petting zoo


Brayden was exhausted after his busy day! He hasn't slept a night since without his giraffe that he got at the zoo!

Disney on Ice

Yesterday, we took Brayden to see Disney on Ice in San Jose. The show featured Cars, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and Tinkerbell. At first Brayden was a little overwhelmed with the big arena, the noise, and all the sights to see. After a little bit, he got used to it and started laughing and clapping! We had a great time!