Rodeo Ridin'

 We got ourselves gussied up for the rodeo

 Had a fun meal 

 And then on to the after dinner entertainment - Bull Ridin'

Butterfly Wonderland

Checking out all the cool butterflies

 Had a few close encounters

This one tried to blend in with Claire's hair

A fun morning with our cousins!

Just Hanging Out

 Phoenix is really pretty and the landscape is so different from Indiana

 Cheering on Courtney at soccer

 Painting some pottery

 Lovin' on Hogan

The Phoenix Science Museum

We spent a fun afternoon with Aunt Debbie checking out the science museum

 This sculpture was made of old toys (fun to see some retro happy meal toys from our day)

 Emily testing her brain strength

 The sisters battling for most brain control

 Scott laying on a bed of nails

Lots of fun playing with the water - making obstacles courses, making music and much more!

Sea World

 What a fun day exlporing Sea World in San Diego

 First stop checking out the kids rides

 Then it was on to the dolphin show

 The cast did lots of acrobatics and played with the dolphins

 Then on to the Shamu Show

 Wow - they were big!

 Then some close encounters with the sting rays

 And the turtles

Then a really cute show starring a sea lion and sea otter - our favorite for sure!

We won a backstage tour and got to check out some cool things 

 Then ended the day with some more rides

 The teacups aren't as much fun as an adult as I remember - DIZZY!

 We had a great day!

San Diego Highlights

Checking out the Gas Lamp District Downtown

 Seaport Village was a cute area near downtown too

 Torrey Pines was one of daddy's favorite spots to visit

 Checking out the sites along the La Jolla Coast

 A little play time on Coronado Island

 The water was freezing!

 Some of the most fun though was just swimming at the hotel pool

San Diego Zoo

We started our adventure in San Diego at the Zoo

The coolest thing by far was watching the bears find and eat their food

We learned one of their favorite special treats is baby food 

The zoo is so large they have a bus that you can ride around on - great for taking a break and getting a different view of some animals

Famous for their panda bears

They were sleeping though - so not too exciting

 This little devil was cute (so was the Tasmanian one - ha!) 

 Love this little monkey too!

 The Silly Safari ahead of me as they went along the paths

 The enclosures were very open and the grounds were beautiful

 

It was a fun day - Luckily we all made it out alive!