Quincy | 2.5 years old.

At 2.5 Months Quincy is...

-knows the ABCs and can count to 15 flawlessly
-obsessed with Paw Patrol

-has 2 puppies and 2 panda bears that she religiously carries around

-is definitely a daddy's girl. If dad is around, she wants nothing to do with me. This was especially apparent in San Diego.

-has decided that nap time no longer should apply to her. This has been a tough pill for me to swallow.

-a very picky eater. Her staples are fruit snacks, french fries, cheetos, and chocolate milk.

-is a sassy thing. She is not afraid to voice her opinion about anything.

-Is like a sour patch kid. Can be sweet and then sour.

San Diego | Part 2

If you know anything about us, you know that we like to stop and get donuts at every vacation spot we go to. So of course, we started the morning with a stop to the Donut Bar. Hands down, it was one of my favorite donut places. The donuts were amazing...  My mouth waters just thinking about them.
After breakfast, we made our way to Sea World! This was probably our favorite stop during the trip. We started the day off riding some rides while we waited for shows to start. I was amazed at how brave both girls were on the rides. The had the best time throwing their hands up and squealing on each of the rides. Kennadi and Austin decided to brave Atlantis, their big water rollercoaster. Quincy and I watched from the sidelines and it looked like they were having a good time, except Kennadi walked off that ride just sobbing. She was soaking wet and did not like it one bit. Luckily, our suitcases were in the car because we were switching hotels, so we did a little detour, made a quick outfit change, the and world was spinning again! We watched the Orca, Dolphin, and sea lion show. We oooed and ahhhed during the dolphin show, and laughed during the pet show. The orca show was a little too serious for us, but we still enjoyed it.

After seaworld, we unwinded at the beach. We went to Coronado Beach, one of our favorites. We basically had the whole beach to ourselves which was amazing! We stayed on the beach until the sunset. It was so pretty and serene. The next morning, we made a quick drive over to Cabrillo National Monument. We toured the cute lighthouse, hiked to some monuments, and then Kennadi and Austin walked over to some tide pools. Unfortunately we were there at the wrong time, high tide. After our little adventure, we went back to the hotel, packed our bags, and started heading to the airport. We made a stop at The Corvette Diner first. The place was so fun. The waitresses made the girls some hair bows out of straws, gave them hats, and the atmosphere was funky and fun. I would stop there again.

The girls didn't want to leave San Diego but were pretty excited to ride an airplane home again. We had some chaos at the airport with our original flight being cancelled because it went through Las Vegas and they were in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting. We ended up making it home but the girls are still asking about our next San Diego or airplane trip.

San Diego | Part 1

As soon as we got home from Hawaii, I wanted to head on vacation again. Luckily, a couple days after we flew home I found some super cheap airplane tickets to San Diego. I convinced Austin to let us go for Kennadi and our birthday. It was soo hard to keep a secret until Kennadi's birthday but watching her face once she understand that the present she just opened was a countdown chair to a beach vacation was worth it! We ended up picking a perfect time to go to San Diego. Not only did we find cheap flights but October is Kids free month for almost all of the popular attractions. Plus the weather was perfect!

This was Kennadis and Quincys first flight and they couldn't contain their excitement. I sat next to Kennadi while Quincy and Austin sat right behind us. Their faces during take off was priceless. They were so interested in everything around them that it didn't take much to keep them entertained during the flight. Once we landed and were taxing into the gate, Quincy kept demanding we get on a different plane.

Once we got our rental car, we headed to our hotel. We ended up driving right past the San Diego Temple so we made a quick detour. The temple was closed because it was Conference Weekend so it was so quiet and peaceful on the grounds. After the temple, we spent the rest of the day at La Jolla Beach. Quincy spent her time chasing seagulls nonstop, Kennadi and Austin enjoyed boogie boarding, and I enjoyed just soaking up some Vitamin D on the beach. The girls were covered head to toe in sand so you know it was a successful beach trip.

The next day we headed to the famous San Diego Zoo. This zoo is huge! There is so much to see. The girls loved watching the giraffes, gorillas, rhinos, and the baby hippo the best. The highlight was probably the sky tram across the zoo though. The girls kept wanting to go over and over again. Because there is so much to do, there is a lot of walking. We only made it about half way though the zoo before the girls were exhausted (lets be honest, I was exhausted too) so we left. That night, we headed to sunset cliffs and watched the sunset. It was the perfect way to end a day in San Diego.

Keeping Up With Kennadi...

Here is another edition of Keeping up with Kennadi....

-I picked Kennadi up from preschool one day in September. The first thing she asks me as she jumps into the car is, "How many more days until Spring Break? I'm tired of school." It may  be a long school year girlfriend...

-Kennadi completed a book in preschool with information all about herself. One the page titled "What I want to be when I grow up" she drew a picture of her in a hula skirt on the beach. I asked her if she wanted to be a hula girl when she grows up. Her reply, "Nah. I just want to live in Hawaii and have no job." I feel the same way.

-Kennadi loves babies and to pretend she is pregnant. I can often find her sleeping in her bed with a doll stuffed up her nightgown.