Family Vacation for Spring Break 2011 Part 2

DAY FOUR: We went to Legoland and spent the entire day there. Both kids got their "driver's licenses" (Samantha was overly cautious while Sofia was so wild she never made it around the track). We saw the mini models and rode plenty of rides. Lunch was chips and an ice cream cone because sometimes that is just fun to do. We just missed the set up of Star Wars, which means we'll have to go back someday.

You'll have to visit us to see the results of their caricature portrait:

After we left Legoland we found the Carillo National Monument at Point Loma. It was a nice change of pace to be with nature and get a small history lesson. Then we got a call from family friends and managed to meet them for dinner. I even managed a quick stop at Ghiradelli's for cocoa. This is Samantha and one of her best friends, Naomi.

DAY FIVE: It was a lovely day to be outside and we took full advantage of it! We had to stop at "Bullshirt" for more souvenirs before going to Sea World. We saw all the shows, but our favorite was the dolphin show.

For dinner we went to a local pizzeria and a nice walk to the beach. No one was soaked on this trip. The kids had requested another trip to the park, so while everyone else sought shelter from the rain, we happily played in it! It was another long day, but we all had fun!

DAY SIX: It was time to head home, so we went to the beach again and walked around the Hotel Coronado. Daddy even got into playing tag on the beach! All of us sat watching the waves and while we were sad to leave, I think we were ready to come home. We just had a long flight to get there.

Everyone handled the flight home well. I sat with the girls on the way home and just as they started to get bored, we came up with a variation of 20 questions focused on animals we'd seen on vacation. The girls didn't even notice when we landed and we've been playing the game ever since!

I'm so glad that we were able to go on vacation as a family. It was a fun learning experience for us all and we were able to create a lot of memories!