We've got an Itinerary!

Unfortunately, we won't be able to make it to the East Coast this summer, but we will be able to take our very first family VACATION! We finally sat down this week to create an itinerary, book hotels, but tickets, etc. Here's what it looks like:
Monday, July 2: Drive to Monterey, stopping along the way in Santa Barbara and/or San Luis Obispo
Tuesday, July 3: Monterey Bay Aquarium, drive to San Francisco
Wednesday, July 4: Golden Gate Park and Fisherman's Wharf
Thursday, July 5: Alcatraz and Angel Island Tours
Friday, July 6: Jelly Belly Factory, drive to Yosemite National Park
Saturday, July 7: Yosemite National Park
Sunday, July 8: drive to Sequoia National Park
Monday, July 9: Sequoia National Park
Tuesday, July 10: Kings Canyon National Park
Wednesday, July 11: Insectolore Bug Museum, drive to Anahiem
Thursday, July 12: Disney CA Adventure, drive to San Diego
We are very excited!

San Diego County Fair

Today we went to the San Diego County Fair. Jaylynn was performing with her dance class, so we took advantage and spent the whole day there. Kailani won another goldfish. The one she got 2 years ago is still alive and about 100 times the size it was when she got it. She also got a tadpole. We'll see if it lasts until it turns into a frog.

The kids loved the rides and the games. They got to ride an elephant!

Bowling Birthday

We've gone bowling a few times and both Kailani and Zachary love it. Of course they were excited to go to Jaylynn's birthday party today at the bowling alley. The bowled for a little while, ate pizza, had rainbow pirate cupcakes, and watched Jaylynn open her presents. She will officially turn 5 on Monday.

GSDA Girls

This week was the last for all of the staff at my school. Unfortunately, I still have one more week:( Some of the girls from work got together after work on Thursday to celebrate.

Summer School

We picked up a few materials today to work on with Kailani during the summer. I'm afraid that Kailani will lose some of the Spanish she's learned this year if she doesn't continue to use it. The book we bought has English and Spanish versions of stories and then activities to go along with the stories. It was Kailani's idea to have Zachary do the English activities while she did the Spanish activities.

Cold Beach Day

This morning we headed to Lowe's for our regular Build and Grow activity. The kids made a Madagascar 3 airplane. I have to say, it was the hardest project yet.
Since we didn't have much planned for the weekend we decided to head out to the beach. The kids have been begging to go and I thought it was a good day. It turned out to be a really cold day at the beach. The sun went in and out and it was really breezy. Kailani and Jaylynn didn't mind the cold; they ran in and out of the water. Zachary stayed in the sand and played. We only stayed for a little while before heading to Lakeshore to do the craft and enjoy self-serve frozen yogurt and Yogurtland. We'll have to head out to the beach again on a warmer day.

Class of 2012

Tonight was my school's high school graduation. We had 47 students graduate this year, including five 11th graders. Every year I plan the event, and every year it turns out fine. This year I was nervous because the class was so much larger than any we've had in the past. We had over 500 guests and the venue was full. I was able to get through all of the graduates' names and say their future plans without butchering anything. A few years ago, I would never have thought I'd be able to stand in front of a huge crowd and feel comfortable speaking. Boy have things changed! I'm glad the night is over and that everything went well. Only 10 more working days for me and then it's off for the summer.