Our first visitor

JT's sister came to visit us last week and we had such a fun time! CJ and I enjoyed having someone to go do stuff with and show around our new "town"!

Her first day, I took her to my favorite place: The Safari Park!

It was a beautiful, sunny day. CJ staying hydrated on the Safari!

Riding the "choo choo" (really a tram) with his Aunt! When CJ first woke up in the morning, he was kinda like "who is this new person in our house?" and refused to make eye contact over breakfast. But while we were riding the tram, he just crawled up into her lap and never looked back! It was adorable!!

The next day was rainy! I felt bad because it was only like the 4th rainy day we've had since moving here, but my sis-in-law has the most positive attitude about life EVER, and said that that made it even more "special" that she was here for it! We went to an indoor play place, and to CJ's music class.

On Saturday, we went to the San Diego Zoo. Red Panda.
Our family walking down the bear trail. (And we did see the Sun Bear this time...he was SO cute!)
I was excited that one of the Koalas was awake and eating because they are usually all asleep!
The keepers fed the Polar Bears while we were there which was so neat! What a beautiful animal.
Riding the Sky Tram with cinnamon sugar all over his face from eating a churro!
Dada, Aunt & CJ with the San Diego Zoo sign!
Sunday was another overcast sprinkley day, but we went on an adventure anyhow! We headed west to the coast!! Torrey Pines State Beach.
Walking one of the short trails to a lookout.
Funny Family Picture!!
At the overlook
Riding on Dada's shoulders for the walk back
Cliffs near La Jolla
So pretty!
"The Children's Pool" Where the seals all come!! All those black things on the beach are seals!!
Watching the seals!
A swimming seal.

Coronado Beach
For her last day, we took a trip over to Julian. It's about an hour away from our house, but the drive was so pretty, through rolling hills and mountains and rocks. The town of Julian is really cute, little antique stores, souvenir shops, wineries, and they are famous for their PIES!!

We brought back a yummy boysenberry apple pie for dessert!! We had such a great visit! I feel so lucky to have a sister in law that is also a friend! CJ so enjoyed getting spoiled by her too! Every morning since she's left he calls her name in the morning! I can't wait for our next visitors next month!! :)

Halloween Recap

The weekend after CJ and I got back home, we went as a family to the Pumpkin Patch! It was really close to our house, and had lots to do, so we look forward to returning year after year for however long we call this "home". Side note, one of CJ's favorite words right now is "Punkee" (pumpkin). Every time he sees one (which is A LOT since they are everywhere for decorations right now) he YELLS "PUNKEE!!" :)

We went on the hayride (with Hay!)

CJ had fun running around, and kept wanting to go pet the goats and sheep.
In the patch
The following week, I saw on Twitter (yes, I am a loser dork who follows the Zoo & Safari Park on Twitter and Facebook!) that they were going to be giving the Elephants Pumpkins as a special Halloween treat. So CJ and I headed over to watch! One of their babies rolling a pumpkin like a ball.
The BIG Dada Elephant with his Pumpkin. Hmmm...can't eat it whole...
Okay, I'll step on it to break it....
Eating the pieces!! Success!
Carving our Punkee. CJ tried to help, but he did NOT like the way the gook inside the pumpkin felt. It was funny!!

Our finished Pumpkin lit up (of course we had to do Mickey in this family!)

Our "UP" Family. JT as Russell, me as Carl Fredericksen, and CJ as Dug the dog.
Cutest puppy ever! I got CJ's costume last year at Target after Halloween for 75% off, but he made it even cuter than I could have ever imagined last year when I bought it! :) I got his costume for next year this weekend (70% off!).
Woof Woof. Playing in the yard. HA HA.
CJ had a BLAST handing out candy to the trick or treaters! He would yell "TREAT" and chase them down to put his candy in their bag! Adorable! Looking forward to taking him trick or treating next year!
My cutie pie "I'm ALIVE!!!".

Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween, and hoping that I am catching up on life and my blog! :)

SC Trip

We're back from our trip from South Carolina! (CJ and I actually got back a couple of weeks ago, but it took me a while to get "caught up" from the trip!) Sorry for the delay!!

We flew from San Diego to Greenville, SC where my sister lives. CJ did pretty well on the flight and even took an hour nap! :) Thank goodness for our iPad because he watched movies and played games most of the time! We did "okay" adjusting to the time difference, and the next morning we headed to Sky Top Orchard in North Carolina. It was beautiful!! Leaves were starting to change colors on the drive up, and the Orchard was so pretty! We got to sample some apples, play, go on a "hay ride" (no hay!), and pet the farm animals (by far CJ's fave!)

CJ with his Aunt on a Spider Hay Bale

Feeding Sheep

Feeding Bunnies
Giving their doggie Maggie lots of love!!
The next day we went to Happy Cow Creamery to get some fresh milk and feed the cows!
And that afternoon we went to CJ's first circus: Circus Fusion. Feeding a Llama before the show.
And feeding an elephant!
Aunt, Uncle, CJ and me waiting for the show to start!
The next day was Saturday, and my sister and her husband so generously offered to watch CJ while I went to Clemson homecoming!! Boy were they brave, ha ha! They took CJ to the Greenville Zoo!!
I met up with one of my two best friends, and another good friend. Tailgating!
Since it was homecoming, my major Graphic Communications was having a homecoming reception for their alums, so we stopped by there and visited with professors who didn't have a clue who we were!
Kick off!!!!
Me & my bf.
Rockin' our cowboy boots!! It was so fun getting to see my friend and go to a Clemson game (hadn't been in two years!) I can't thank my sis and her hubs enough for that fun day!!
The next day, we drove down to Columbia, SC and met my parents for lunch. Then CJ and I headed down to Beaufort, SC with them for the next week!! It was kinda rainy, so we had to improvise "things to do" for CJ: like checking out the fish in Walmart.
CJ helping his Grandpa feed Gracie their dog.
This was funny, my mom opened the footrest/recliner part of the love seat and CJ scooted himself all the way down so he could put his foot on it too!! HA HA!!
Hugging Parker their cat. (She looks thrilled, huh?)
We went out to dinner at Dockside in Port Royal (one of my favorite places to go whenever we're in town). CJ enjoying the gorgeous view!!
At sunset
Playing on a playground.
Sliding!
My sis came down the following weekend so we could have even more time together! The whole fam (minus our hubs!) out to dinner at Barbara Jeans. (Another yummy Beaufort restaurant!)
The next day was our church bazaar. CJ had lots of fun "helping" and playing the children's games. JT's aunt (who also lives in Beaufort) stopped by to see CJ and brought her dog Maggie Mae.
CJ enjoying a dance party with his Aunt that evening!
More animal love with my parent's other cat Tigger.
A new favorite picture!! CJ with all of his grandparents: Nana, Papa, Gpa & Oma.
JT's parents came and got us in Beaufort and took us to their house on Edisto Island, SC. CJ working on a puzzle with Nana.
Sunset on Edisto.
The next day we ventured over to Charleston. Our plan had been to go to the Children's Museum but they unfortunately were closed, so we played at a park and strolled around the scenic Battery waterfront instead.
CJ and Nana wrestling.
The next day CJ and I flew out of Charleston, SC back to San Diego. We had a GREAT trip and it was so much fun getting all that time with our family and friends. But it was also SO good to get to see JT again after 13 days away!

Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue

One sure sign that CJ is "ready for bed" aka REALLY tired is when he starts being out of control spaztastic!! Case in point: (LOOK at those crazy eyes!)

Spaz boy and all, aren't these jammies cute on my CJ?! Cutest darn Buzz I've ever seen! :)