Talk About a HUGE Fair!

Now, we come from a very small valley in Washington called Skagit Valley. It is small, yet still pretty well known for it's amazing tulip fields. Our fairs are nothing big, but still very enjoyable to go to, especially with little kids. Well . . we went to the San Diego County Fair. . and honestly, I don't even know how to explain this. It takes all meaning of what I thought a fair was, and pretty much crushes it! This place, was HUGE!

Down Time on Vacation. .

When we WEREN'T at theme parks, or visiting family, we were having fun with the kids. Cause let's be honest, when you're on a family vacation, there isn't really such a thing as "down time" for the parents. (; The first night, we took Paetin and Camy to see Brave in 3D since Eddy wanted to get some rest, and Rylee was ready for bed. Those two definitely got their naps in after the late night of traveling. I mean, it was tough to wake them up if that gives you an idea! It would have been nice for them to go, but really, if I had been as tired as them, I wouldn't have wanted to go either! LoL.

Visiting Great-Grandma Polansky. (:

Now, Eddy's Great Grandma Margaret, is still going strong! Such a spunky and fun woman. I love being able to go over and see her. For someone who is coming up on 93, she sure is full of life. It was great for her to see Paetin and Cameryn again, and to be able to meet Rylee for the first time. (:

La Jolla Beach Day! (:

We headed up to La Jolla to spend a day at the beach! Paetin was SO excited for this, and she really did have a fun time from arrival to departure. (: First of all, if you go to the San Diego area, I really recommend this place for your beach day adventures. We have gone here two out of three times, and when compared to Mission Bay, [though also fun] I'd choose this hands down! Whether you have little kids in the sand, snorkel/scuba dive, you want to boogie board, or even if you just want to have a fun park day, this is your place! I love La Jolla shores! LoL.

The San Diego Safari Park! (:

This is a park that I had never been to before. It was pretty cool, but we'd only set aside a couple of hours, thinking that it would be much smaller than it is. Really, you need the whole day for this. Plus, it was much hotter than we had anticipated, so in a sense we were kinda glad to not be there all day. We did the tram ride, and walked around a bit. Really, it will be a place I'd LOVE to go back to in October, when it will be much cooler, and we can set aside more time for it. (:

A Day at Sea World!

Sea World has to be my personal favorite theme park! I always have so much fun there considering that is by no means, the biggest park. Always a great time to be had! We met Eddy's grandma, Barb at opening time, and spent some time with her, before she headed home. I mean, she does work there so it can't be all that much fun spending your days off there. But it was really nice to spend some time with her, since we don't see her often. She went to the new Shamu show with us. Paetin had such a hoot there! At this show, they have all the kids come down to the front to "call" Shamu to splash you, and man oh man, did she get soaked! (:

San Diego Zoo! (:

Well, we headed over to San Diego again, and met up with my parents for a week! Eddy and I bought season passes to the San Diego Zoo, Safari Park, and to Sea World. So we used out guest passes and got my parents in. (: So here was our trip to the zoo!