Coronado

We landed in San Diego to see our friends Steve and Deanna. They have two cute girls that Carli and Pearl really connected with back in December. This connection pretty much "drove" the idea that we would head down to San Diego. Coronado is beautiful, relaxed and lush with flowers and greenery everywhere (and of course the beautiful beach!).

Huntington Beach

We decided to head down the scenic Pacific Coast Highway to San Diego. We stopped in Huntington Beach to let the girls play in the sand and watch the surfers. We also stopped in Cardiff by the Sea and had awesome fish tacos at Las Olas.

More Disney Pics

Spring Break 2012

The girls (mostly Carli) have been begging to go to Disneyland and so we decided, to give in to their demands. We left midweek because tickets were cheaper and we hoped that Disney would be less crowded. Disney appears to be crowded no matter when you go, so you just have to deal with the long lines and bumping into people. We arrived at 9:30 a.m. since our hotel had a super easy shuttle that took us to and from the park as many times as we wanted throughout the day for $20. We hit all the major rides and definitely listened to advice about the Fast Pass and Parent Switch tickets. We really liked Buzz Lightyear, Space Mountain and Splash Mountain. We roamed the park back and forth doing a kiddie ride for Pearl and then an older ride for Carli. It worked out pretty well.

We went back to the hotel at 6 p.m. and had dinner and then Eric and Carli went back to the park at 8 p.m. for round two! They watched the fireworks, rode the Jungle Cruise and waited 45 minutes for the Indiana Jones ride, which ended up being their favorite ride of the entire day. They came back at midnight (yes, midnight) fully exhausted and satisfied.

I was really impressed with the grounds at Disneyland...green, lush, flowers everywhere and very clean. Eric met a family that had been at the park for SIX days and although it was fun, Eric and I decided one day was plenty.

Doctor Visit

Today I took Carli for her ten-year doctor visit. She is 64 pounds and 56 3/8 inches. She is healthy and at the 25th percentile for weight (no surprise) and 75th percentile for height. Overall, everything looked great.

I also had Pearl weighed...she has broken the 30 pound mark! She is actually 31 pounds!

Court Side!

For Carli's birthday, Eric got Blazer court side tickets. You are practically on top of the players and Carli took full advantage of being so close. She said, "Hi" to every player that came anywhere near her. She also went out on the court with the Blazers mascot, Blaze, and held up a sign. Check out the video...it is difficult to see but she is there with all the cheerleaders. She told Eric at the end of the night, "This was the best night of my life!" Sounds good to me.