Day Four... ALL DAY DISNEY!

The BIG DAY of our vacation had finally arrived.... our Disneyland day!  This was definitely the one the kids (and us grown ups) were most looking forward to, and true to Disney fashion, didn't disappoint.

Southern California Vacation - Traveling North!

After our big day at the Zoo and Old Town, we had another early morning to make our way up North for our next destination: Anaheim!  Before we checked in to our hotel, we wanted to make a few stops on our way.  First up, was La Jolla Cove to visit the sea lions!

Southern California Vacation Day Two: San Diego Zoo and Old Town!

On our second day of vacation, we had a big one ahead of us: The San Diego Zoo!  The last time we were here, Nolan was just 6 months old, so it was exciting to know both kids would be way more into the animals and sights.  We left early for the zoo opening, and decided to spend as long as we needed or the kids' allowed before melting down.  They did great, and we lasted until about 2pm before heading back for naps, even with Acelyn taking a catnap here and there throughout the early afternoon.

Southern California Vacation Day One!

A few months back, Jason applied for a grant at his work to attend the National Environmental Health Association's Annual Education Conference, and he was given the privilege to attend.  His work covered all the expenses and his travel, and he would be gone for almost a week to participate.  

I figured it would be an opportune time to take a trip with the kids and my Mom to some of our favorite California spots, so we planned out a little trip and made it happen during the same time frame Jason was out of town for his conference.  The plan was to spend a couple days in San Diego, and then travel North and spend some time up in Orange County and Anaheim, where Jason actually was for his conference, and then head home.  We had the San Diego Zoo in our itinerary, as well as the most exciting plan... Disneyland, too! We weren't sure how much free time Jason would have, so we went in with the mindset that he'd be tied up pretty much the whole time (which, in reality, he was).  So, although we were bummed we couldn't see Daddy more while we were in the same town, we still managed to have a pretty great time and made some fun memories with Grandma. 

May Happenings

Nolan's first day of the month started with a pajama party at Preschool to celebrate the completion of their ABC unit of the year!

From Instagram to Chatbooks: How We Save Our Kids' Artwork

When Nolan was itty bitty and our one and only, we did lots and lots of projects, crafts and in-home "tot school", which led to lots and lots of papers and crafts hanging out around the house.  As Acelyn came along and grew, we continued our projects, but not nearly as often, but then Nolan started Preschool and was bringing home 4-5 crafts and fun worksheets a week.  I absolutely adore these handmade things and would keep every piece of it, if we had the space.  But, coming from a family who kept all of my own artwork when I was small, and then having boxes of it to go through as I was older, I knew there had to be a better way to store all of these handmade goodies without losing the special memories from them.