The world famous San Diego Zoo!  

Beautiful day, double decker bus tour,

loads of ice cream, etc!

It IS all that it is cracked up to be.

All I can is thank the Lord above

for the "buggy" (stroller)!

Saved out lives!

We covered every inch of that zoo today

and it was quite warm!

Baby, it's cold outside.................

With the holidays behind me, the Christmas tree and goodies put away, toys put together,

boys planning back to school schedules set, gadgets figured out (NOT), and many

other motherly duties under control............

AHHHHHH!

I have to daydream about the trip to California!

Beautiful weather, daily adventures, great food and sights,

treasures found..............

I must share a few pics before I post holiday!  I know, I know, this may seem a thing

of the past but I have to include it in my blog or I couldn't live with myself!!!!

Truly!!!!  The sights, surroundings and smiles are too good not to share.

So forgive me!   And hang on for holiday/Christmas magic soon to come@!

Carlsbad, California 2012.

Home of Legoland!

What a beautiful day to play!

Oh my!  We have got alot of territory to cover.

Where oh where to go first?

Dad is , of course, in the bathroom!

While Griffin and I map out a plan!

Well what can you say!  An October b-day 

pose if I ever saw one!!!!!!!!!!

So proud to be riding in the caboose!

Check out the lego carrots in the ground

what a place!

Lego Police!  Look out!!!!

Well Einstein finally meets Einstein......

Mark always call Griffin Einstein!

He is the smartest pre-schooler we know!

Very funny.......I think this Lego lady is loving Mark!

I think this Lego man loves Griffin!

Look just beyond the man in the middle looking around

for his "umbrella" drink....or maybe his wife, or maybe

his towel/book/chair...........

who knows............but the real prize is the "red roof"

of the Del Hotel on Coronada Island , California.

A true resort of it's own, much celebrity history and

the place to be!!!!!

Two happy fellas!

Coronado Island, California

2012

I love this place!

Coronado Beach was clean and beautiful......

and even though they were having record heat

the water was ICE cold........

Pre-School jitters...........................

So a few weeks ago, after we returned from our wonderful California

adventure  (this is yet to come!), we received word

that the Methodist Church was reopening their pre-school

program , aka, Caterpillar Corner.

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The 4-5 year old class is very limited.  So we jumped into

the application process!

Excuse me....

how could you deny this bright and beautiful

young fellow!

Go Griffin!

Jack Griffin Cypert

Age 4 yrs. 10 months

Applying for Caterpillar Corner

Tuesday - Thursday

So.........let me think about this!

Ahhh...yeah, I can convince

this preschool that I want

to be a part of it!

The "smile" is working it~

Okay, this is the real me....

all smiles and happy!

Even talented , standing on one

foot!