Tuesday we ventured back to San Diego to check out the zoo. We really lucked out with this trip because almost every park is having a "kids get in free" deal in October! Everyone was probably a bit too tired to be extra excited about the zoo, but they all pulled through and really enjoyed the animals. The zoo was way bigger that we were expecting and it made me feel like I was in an Ikea... It was super confusing to find anything and there appeared to be short cuts on the map, but we were unable to find them in real life;) The highlights were certainly the pandas, the insect house, the gondola tram, the hippo and many, many other animals. James is really into getting his picture taken during this trip because part of his missed work from school is to make a travel journal for show and tell with he gets back.
A side note about the hats... We forgot to pack hats for everyone... the dollar store here had these blaze orange ones... as it turns out this is one of the most fantastic things we have bought them... in a crowed park it is so easy to keep track of where they are!
We are really enjoying Oceanside... it is just beautiful. There is nothing like taking a morning run on the beach, watching all of the surfers up as early as you and letting the kids chase down the seagulls from the pier. The view from our condo rooftop patio is just breathtaking and everyone has taken their turn having some quiet time out there... even Audrey:) The harvest moon is also happening while we are here and we got a gorgeous view of it on our way home from dinner on the pier to watch the sunset.
Just north of Oceanside is Camp Pendelton which, I think, is why there is so much military presence here. There has been what looks like a destroyer just off shore for a few days (we totally thought is was a cargo ship at first...). We have also seen so many different types of military helicopters day and night... really cool ones that we had only ever seen in museums or in pictures (please excuse my ignorance here on the various types of military helicopters).
We did have a "proud parent moment" when out to dinner this night. At the end of dinner Ben said, "he is a really nice guy" referring to our server. The guy looked like he was having kind of a rough night so we encouraged Ben to tell him just that. They server was so happy that he gave all of the kids an ice cream. We fear a bit that Ben will forever think that complimenting people will lead to rewards of food, but it was a really nice gesture and the kids all saw how happy the compliment made him:)
We are really enjoying Oceanside... it is just beautiful. There is nothing like taking a morning run on the beach, watching all of the surfers up as early as you and letting the kids chase down the seagulls from the pier. The view from our condo rooftop patio is just breathtaking and everyone has taken their turn having some quiet time out there... even Audrey:) The harvest moon is also happening while we are here and we got a gorgeous view of it on our way home from dinner on the pier to watch the sunset.
Just north of Oceanside is Camp Pendelton which, I think, is why there is so much military presence here. There has been what looks like a destroyer just off shore for a few days (we totally thought is was a cargo ship at first...). We have also seen so many different types of military helicopters day and night... really cool ones that we had only ever seen in museums or in pictures (please excuse my ignorance here on the various types of military helicopters).
We did have a "proud parent moment" when out to dinner this night. At the end of dinner Ben said, "he is a really nice guy" referring to our server. The guy looked like he was having kind of a rough night so we encouraged Ben to tell him just that. They server was so happy that he gave all of the kids an ice cream. We fear a bit that Ben will forever think that complimenting people will lead to rewards of food, but it was a really nice gesture and the kids all saw how happy the compliment made him:)
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