Some scenic pictures from Coronado

Lily's 4th Birthday!

I can't believe she's four. I must be getting old.

She got a few presents before Mike left for work, a couple little things from Aaron, and the main thing being a bike. I was worried it would be too big, but with the seat down all the way it's just right.







Later she had friends come over for playing in the pool and sprinkler, cake, Popsicles, and presents. Followed by family over for a bbq. Thanks everyone!

Sea World Day Two

After breakfast at a wonderful cafe in little Italy, we headed back to Sea World. Shamu!

Coronado Beach

The kids loved the beach!

Balboa Park

The next day we headed to Balboa Park. It is huge! We wanted to go to some of the museums. Unfortunately for us, it was free-if-you're-a-resident day, so the museums were pretty crowded. (Also the BodyWorlds exhibit was going on)It could have been worse, though. Not too many pictures here, but we went to a science museum and a natural history museum. They were okay, but seemed a bit underwhelming for the money.

The science museum was your typical hands-on place. The natural history museum had some dino stuff, but really, nothing can compare when you've been to the museum at Thanksgiving point. The coolest thing I thought about the natural history was the photography. There was a nature competition which had some good shots. Also they had an exhibit of aerial photography that was really cool.

Coronado

After the kids were worn out from Sea World we headed back to the hotel. After a quick dip in the pool, we walked down the bike/walking trail next to the hotel to find a place to eat.

Here's a view from our hotel.



A view of the San Diego-Coronado bridge.



Lily found a big flower on the ground and had to wear it.




They had these bikes for sale that were made for 4. Two people peddled, one had steering and brakes. Lily was small enough to ride in the front, but Aaron squeezed in between Mike and me. He wasn't quite tall enough to pedal. It was pretty fun!

Sea World Day One

The next day because of some traffic we got into our hotel later than expected. We had dinner at the hotel which also took forever, so we didn't end up having time to explore the trail and nearby shops.

The next day we went to Sea World!







We sat close at the dolphin show I totally don't remember as a kid that they actually train the dolphins to splash you with their tails. We got wet and Lily started crying so I had to take her up to the top. Aaron didn't much like it either.