Hey everyone! I'm so sorry it's taken me so long, but hopefully these pictures and videos are worth it. As usual, I'll just upload the pics and add text as soon as I can!
Sea World with Uncle Bill!
Waiting for Shamu
Shamu splash
Lauren
Killer whale flip
So dangerous but soooooo pretty!
Lauren finally got to the Elmo Area and completely freaked out! We had to go home!
La Jolla
Sydney, Lauren, Bill and Christie
Aunt Crazy (Anne), Bill, Christie, Lauren
Bill's house in Pacific Beach or "PB" .... which I thought was Peanut Butter until around the third day.
Cocktail hour in the front yard
Uncle Bill and Lauren watch Tinkerbell before we head to dinner
This was probably our favorite picture from the whole weekend... nothing funnier than a three and a half year old with jet lag! Poor pipsqueak.
... 8.... 9... 10... She's out. It's only fair - she woke up at 3:30 AM that morning! 6:30 East Coast time - how could she know?
Lauren and Christie
Lauren put on Aunt Crazy's sunglasses and kept looking at herself in the mirror.
OK! Sea World Round II! (Thank goodness for 2-day passes!)
Flamingos
Bill, Christie and Lauren
Sea Lion ... or otter.... or walrus... I have no idea, actually.
Aunt Crazy and Lauren feed fish to the sea lion through the feeder holes.
He sees it coming through ...
He got it!
Dolphin Discovery at Sea World
Lauren, Christie, Bill and the Popcorn!
I have no idea how they learn this, but it was really cool.
Handshake with Mary-the-Fake... they made you think she was plucked from the audience, but really she is a trainer. Fraud! (I wouldn't have have felt so betrayed if I were smart enough to figure it out. She fell into the pool and I gasped, when Bill and Christie pointed out that - duh - it was part of the act.)
The finale
The Clydesdales ... Christie was impressed that they didn't stink. These horses are treated like kings!
A horse, by any other name... Hee hee
Christie and Lauren with Pete.
They even had fancy Budweiser horse blankets.
You have GOT to be kidding me ... Bill, Christie and Lauren are headed to Atlantis.
This is Atlantis... but....
This is the first drop! Christie and Lauren were in the front seat, and Uncle Bill was in the second seat.
Check out Bill's face - hilarious!
No stopping now!
Grinning faces
Lauren wasn't sure WHAT happened, but she liked it!
Yes, I'm still here!
Hi Bill! It was actually pretty brave for all of them because it was chilly that day!!
What was Aunt Crazy doing all this time? Observing these EXTREMELY cool Commerson's Dolphins.
On the way home, we gave Lauren the camera. I think it's interesting to see the world through Lauren's eyes. Here's Uncle Bill. Hey - eyes on the road, big guy!!
Here's Mommy!
Here's Aunt Crazy!
Entrance
View of the store - nice foosball table!
Caleb giving Lauren a tour of the store.
The front of the register counter is a mirror - HOURS of entertainment there!
Aunt Crazy and Caleb ... with Aunt Crazy's iPhone. Dave was so right - he IS a gadget kid!!
The Reyes clan - Caleb, Leah (Geyer), and Dave.
Fish tacos at Bill's! (Christie and Lauren were in bed, since they needed to leave at 3:30 the next morning!)
I believe this is known as the classic Toddler / Dog Tete-a-Tete.
Leah and Caleb
Dave and Bill, with their blocks.
Sydney scaring birds on Ocean Beach.
The back of the truck of the Lifeguard who almost gave me 2 citations for letting Sydney chase birds on Ocean Beach. Oops! Time to pull that "I'm-very-sorry-I'm-from-out-of-town" card!
La Jolla
Sydney, Lauren, Bill and Christie
Aunt Crazy (Anne), Bill, Christie, Lauren
Bill's house in Pacific Beach or "PB" .... which I thought was Peanut Butter until around the third day.
Cocktail hour in the front yard
Uncle Bill and Lauren watch Tinkerbell before we head to dinner
This was probably our favorite picture from the whole weekend... nothing funnier than a three and a half year old with jet lag! Poor pipsqueak.
... 8.... 9... 10... She's out. It's only fair - she woke up at 3:30 AM that morning! 6:30 East Coast time - how could she know?Bill and Christie
Lauren and Christie
Lauren put on Aunt Crazy's sunglasses and kept looking at herself in the mirror.
OK! Sea World Round II! (Thank goodness for 2-day passes!)
Flamingos
Bill, Christie and Lauren
Sea Lion ... or otter.... or walrus... I have no idea, actually.
Aunt Crazy and Lauren feed fish to the sea lion through the feeder holes.
He sees it coming through ...
He got it!
Dolphin Discovery at Sea World
Lauren, Christie, Bill and the Popcorn!
I have no idea how they learn this, but it was really cool.
Handshake with Mary-the-Fake... they made you think she was plucked from the audience, but really she is a trainer. Fraud! (I wouldn't have have felt so betrayed if I were smart enough to figure it out. She fell into the pool and I gasped, when Bill and Christie pointed out that - duh - it was part of the act.)
The finale
The Clydesdales ... Christie was impressed that they didn't stink. These horses are treated like kings!
A horse, by any other name... Hee hee
Christie and Lauren with Pete.
They even had fancy Budweiser horse blankets. You have GOT to be kidding me ... Bill, Christie and Lauren are headed to Atlantis.
This is the first drop! Christie and Lauren were in the front seat, and Uncle Bill was in the second seat.
Check out Bill's face - hilarious!
No stopping now!
Grinning faces
Lauren wasn't sure WHAT happened, but she liked it!Yes, I'm still here!Hi Bill! It was actually pretty brave for all of them because it was chilly that day!!What was Aunt Crazy doing all this time? Observing these EXTREMELY cool Commerson's Dolphins. On the way home, we gave Lauren the camera. I think it's interesting to see the world through Lauren's eyes. Here's Uncle Bill. Hey - eyes on the road, big guy!!
Here's Mommy!
Here's Aunt Crazy!
After Sea World, we went to see Leah and Dave at their store Material. It's an awesome upscale clothing store on University Boulevard.
Entrance 
View of the store - nice foosball table!
Caleb giving Lauren a tour of the store.
The front of the register counter is a mirror - HOURS of entertainment there!
Aunt Crazy and Caleb ... with Aunt Crazy's iPhone. Dave was so right - he IS a gadget kid!!
The Reyes clan - Caleb, Leah (Geyer), and Dave.
Fish tacos at Bill's! (Christie and Lauren were in bed, since they needed to leave at 3:30 the next morning!)
I believe this is known as the classic Toddler / Dog Tete-a-Tete.
Leah and Caleb
Dave and Bill, with their blocks.
Sydney scaring birds on Ocean Beach.
The back of the truck of the Lifeguard who almost gave me 2 citations for letting Sydney chase birds on Ocean Beach. Oops! Time to pull that "I'm-very-sorry-I'm-from-out-of-town" card! 
4 comments:
great post! looks like an awesome trip - i miss sydney! she looks like she's right at home on the beach :)
where to start, where to start??
What amazing pictures!! I love the Lauren sleeping sitting up one, that's priceless..and I CAN NOT believe she went on that scary plummeting boat ride!! I'd SO be with you checking out those dolphins, which ARE very cool... never heard of 'em before!
I'm so glad you had a great time and got to spend time with Bill and Christie; you guys are the best. And now, I have to go find a recipe for fish tacos, because that spread looked devine!! AND we have a boatload of extra fish from Matt's recent adventure, which I'll blog about momentarily. :)
hey!
got your message - yep, same stitch as ben's scarf! i have been knitting like crazy!!
you may be getting on of those little bags soon if i can get off my duff to do them by xmas - if not, you'll get on in the spring!
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