It's a jungle out there...

A little peak into our day at the zoo.....

The birthday girl (mother hen) with her three chicks

Simone...posing for the camera...like always :)

That's a whole lotta camel!!!

Sweet little tuppy

seriously??!!

Chloe taking a lunch break with Great Grandpa (visiting all the way from Alaska)

Had fun playing with my camera for these shots

Love this picture of the mama panda with her baby sleeping in the hammock above

Awpie and Mom....I love you guys

got sand??

Del Mar Beach...another must when in San Diego. The weather was perfect so we headed to the beach with the Bailey's. After a bite to eat, we hit the shore. The kids had a lot of fun playing in the sand and I had a blast taking more pictures....

Thank you for visiting Bailey Family...we hope u come back soon!!

A Seaworld adventure

Seaworld is a must when visiting San Diego. I think my girls have memorized the entire park, and yet it never gets old for them...they LOVE it. We had so much fun spending the day with the Bailey's and watching Drew's excitement as he got to see all the "animals" (as he called them).  The kids did great, considering naps were skipped for the day!

Please be warned, I took a ton a pictures this day and am having a tough time chosing which ones to post...

Chloe was testing her limits...she just had to touch it

Chloe & Drew (i love that they are both on their tip toes)

                 Chloe was hiding from my camera                                      Fun shot of drew and nate

Love this picture of the guys

Finally caught some shots of drew's personality...so cute :)

Ming & Me

1, 2, 3...GO!!

This is what happens when you let the kids stay up past their bedtime....

they would have done this all night if we let them....

R & B Vacation

Riedel and Bailey that is...yes, we just spent the last week with our good friends Nathan, Kristi and Drew Bailey. I think I took more than enough pictures for three vacations together, so it may be hard for me to not overwhelm these posts with tons of photos..if that's actually possible :)

We had the best time hanging out and sharing all the reasons we LOVE San Diego with our dear friends. I must add a quick thank you to my sister and her family for generously letting us use their home during our entire stay...we LOVE u guys!!

Meet Drew

(all of my pictures from this day are profile shots of him...tough cookie to photograph)

Since we had several days of activities (too many to put into one single post) I will try to do a post on each day or activity...just so you know :)

Here are a few random shots I took during our visit....

Chloe & Auntie Kristi reading before bedtime

What a treat...the firemen let the kiddos hangout in their truck @ seaport village

Fireman Drew...didn't want to leave the driver's seat

Chloe scored a new sundress...we had a little diaper mishap

Nathan & Kristi (& little Ava)...she is the cutest preggo lady ever!!

I love my girls