San Diego ZOO!

I took an early morning course and met the boys at the zoo. It was a GREAT day with our little pandas. Much fun was had by all. 

 The flamingos put on a show for us.

 The polar bear exhibit was really fun.

 These are BIG bears.

 I loved the Gibbons.

 The Gorillas were great to see, but only thr statues were photogenic.

 The boys liked comparing their digits to the impressions of the gorillas' hands and feet.

 This is a Mandarin Duck. I thought he was beautiful!

 This is a gigantic Koi...almost as big as Soren. The turtle off the left flank was the size of a dessert plate.

A video from the tram--a convenient way to traverse the most topographic zoo we have ever been to. Some of the hills were steep!

Here is a view of the gorillas in a brief moment of movement.

 A rare sighting of a swimming Odin in its unnatural habitat of the Hard Rock Hotel Pool. 

 Soren was trying to impress the ladies with his pull-ups.

Surfing in San Diego

On Monday, May 7, I didn't have a class in the morning at the OB/Gyn conference, so I set up surfing lessons! Darren and I enjoyed being out on the water. I finally got up on the surfboard and the boys had fun playing on the beach! 

In the afternoon, the boys took a nap and went to the pool at the hotel. 

 Wipeout!

 Pretty Egret

 Sandy boys

 Running from the water...

 Odin gets tough and braves the little waves on the shore.

 Mommy comes in for a break and some love from her boys.

 Yeah! I got to ride some waves!

Daddy liked the Pina Coladas at the pool. Soren got plenty of Ginger Ale.

San Diego Day #2

The boys went to Balboa Park while I studied Obstetrics: High Risk Update. They went to a puppet show, ate lunch at the park, and went to the science museum. That night we went to a Irish Pub and saw AMAZING irish dancing.

Farts are funny.

This is a random video that Ian must have taken before we left for San Diego. It makes me laugh. I love Soren's proud smile at the end. I thought I would share.

San Diego Day #1

 We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. This was on display at the base of the elevator. I got to contemplate Madonna every day. It was great.

 While I spent my first day at the conference talking about "Breast Care in 2012," the boys went to the USS Midway- an aircraft carrier. They enjoyed seeing the planes and pushing buttons.

Spring boy fun!

Odin's first soccer game. It's a 3 on 3 game, no goalie. Hilarious fun!

Throwing in the ball for his team. That's Coach Erik. (Ewan's dad, their family friendship rocks)
This is Ewan, aka U-U. He's one of Odin's tight buddies. :)

Some warm up. The team name is Super Hero Squad. It's a kids cartoon based of the DC comics group. The jersey's are all international teams. Theirs is Chealsea of England.

Spring Garden