Today I found...

...my first gray hair. Less than a month before my 30th birthday. I really didn't mind my 30th birthday until I realized that gray hair came with it (and the two munchkins?).

I texted my husband (who just started the second week in his new position and has far more important things to hear about than his wife's gray hairs) as soon as I found it. He's been giving me a bit of a hard time about my upcoming milestone (funny since he has five years on me), so I wasn't sure what his response would be.

While I'm sure there was a chuckle when he read it, his response personified Proverbs 25:11 - "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." His response? "I'm 'going' bald!"

Suddenly it was all okay.

Bring on 30!

Day 3 - Balboa Park

I think Balboa Park happened on Day 3. Who is the silly preggo woman who didn't journal all this before?

Well, one day when we were in San Diego we headed to Balboa Park, which has the cactus garden of my hubby's dreams...really and truly.

We have half a million photos of really beautiful cacti and succulents...someday I'm going to have to come up with something crafty to do with them. Especially since we've become really poor plant parents since we became Wyatt's parents.

You have to look really closely, but there's a heart and an arrow scratched into the paddle cactus over our heads. I think my BIL got a better shot on his phone, and I can't wait to get that one printed and framed.

Wyatt had a balloon attached to his stroller most of the time and it actually made it through all of the cactus.

He also got to climb around in a big tree. I think we enjoyed that more than he did.

Wyatt thought the fountain was really cool. This is his bend over and shriek with excitement pose.

We stopped off the Hotel del Coronado really quickly and ran down on the sand (which felt silk) and took some pics. We also walked through the public part of the hotel and picked up some playing cards with Marilyn Monroe posing on the beach in front of the hotel (we collect cards as souveneirs). The place is gorgeous and made me really miss the TCM channel...the one channel I really miss since canceling cable.

And last but definitely not least, we picked up dessert and brought it home. Since cupcakes are all the rage, we tried a place in downtown San Diego - Babycakes. Yum. I had to try the Chocolate Shorty in honor, of course, of our little Shorty.

It did not disappoint.

Day 2 - Sea World

I have more video of Sea World than I do pictures. Unfortunately I haven't taken the time to download the video, so you'll have to put up with a few pics.

It was cool and cloudy most of the week in San Diego, and Sea World day was probably the coolest. I was glad we all brought extra clothes along because I wore Randy's sweatshirt all day.

I was also glad we brought extra clothes along because toward the end of the day the boys hit the water rides. Randy sat in the front and stayed dry for the first half of the first ride....then he got soaked. They all sat in the soak zone for the dolphin show and the second Shamu show. They had fun and froze!

The rest of us still sat outside of the soak zone. Brrr.

Randy's mom suggested we get a backpack leash for Wyatt before we left...so glad we did! It worked great at Sea World and the Zoo and the airport. And he thought he was pretty cool wearing a monkey on his back.

We're Back

Saturday afternoon we got back from a great week with Randy's family in San Diego. It's my bedtime, so you just get a few quick shots.

Proof that Randy did, in fact, try surfing. He had fun and I have tons of shots!

Proof that Wyatt tried too.

And he loved loved the beach!

And he REALLY loves his cousin! Practically worships the ground he walks on!!

First evening on the beach. This was our view everyday. Lovely.

More to come!