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Tag Archives: San Diego
2023 Spring Birthday Blog
We recently concluded our 5-week birthday run for four out of six of the people in our family. Vivian’s birthday is first, followed exactly one week later by William’s, followed exactly four weeks later by Lillian’s (all on Thursdays this year). Dan’s birthday is squeezed in between William’s and Lillian’s. This year, William and Dan had *big* birthdays – William turned 5 (one whole hand!) and Dan turned 40. We had low key festivities and simply celebrated with balloons, a few presents, and cake and candles. Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Baby & Kids, Eating, Holidays
Tagged 40, 5, A.R. Valentien, balloons, Baskin Robbins, birthday, Broadway, Cabo San Lucas, cake, California Adventure, candles, Carlos Salgado, Disney, Disney The Lion King, Disneyland, Girl Scouts, Hollywood Pantages Theater, ice cream cake, La Jolla, marble cake, Mexico, midnight cake, Red Velvet Cake Roll, Sally's Baking Addiction, San Diego, Sunny Side Solana, Taco Maria, The Drake in Laguna, The Grill at Torrey Pines, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, The Spa at Torrey Pines, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
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Summer Lovin’ 2018
Summer has wound down. Labor Day has come and gone. All the kids are back in school and daycare full time. I’m back to work and teaching after my six-month maternity leave. Last week, even the calendar forced us all … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Arts, Baby & Kids, Hiking, Running, Sightseeing
Tagged 5K, Angels, Aqua Wave Swim School, Azarian Gymnastics, Baby Beach, Baker Ranch, baseball, Big Air, Bold Girlz, butterfly garden, Cal Elite Kids, carousel, Centennial Farm, Chuck E. Cheese, Cinepolis, CircusTrix, crafts, Dana Point, Environmental Nature Center, fashionista, Foothill Ranch Community Park, Foothill Ranch Library, Giant Wheel, Great Park, Great Park Balloon, Happy Nails, HGTV, Irvine, Irvine Park Railroad, Irvine Spectrum Center, Jim Gaffigan, Jump 'n Jammin, Laguna Art Museum, Lake Forest Chargers 5K, Lake Forest Farmers Market, Lakeshore Learning, LangoKids Irvine, LEGOLAND California, library, Library of the Canyons, Little Corona del Mar Beach, Little Italy, Livermore, Los Angeles Angels, Mission San Juan Capistrano, movie, Music Together, OC Fair, open gym, Orange County Public Libraries, Orange County Zoo, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, pedicure, Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Playland Cafe, Pretend City, Pump It Up, Rancho Las Lomas, Rancho Santa Margarita Library, San Diego, Santa Ana Zoo, Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church, Sawdust Festival, Scooter's Jungle, Shipley Nature Center, SNA, Story Makery, storytime, summer, The Shops at Mission Viejo, The Silly Smock, trampoline park, Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Turtle Rock Nature Center, Vacation Bible School, VBS, We Play Loud, We Rock the Spectrum, Wild Tales, Zoomars Petting Zoo
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Summer Science, Seals, Space, and Sea
This is a post about our summer fun…but, it’s now autumn. Oh well, better late than never. Because it seems like I only have 10 hours in my days…and enough energy for 4 of those hours, here’s a quick recap … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Arts, Baby & Kids, Hiking, Sightseeing
Tagged airplane, Aliso Summit Trail, Balboa Park, Balboa Park Carousel, Balboa Park Miniature Train, carousel, Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, Discovery Cube Orange County, Doc McStuffins, Great Park Balloon, Instagram, Laguna Beach, Luv 2 Play, Moreton Bay Fig Tree, Orange County Great Park, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, San Clemente, San Clemente Coastal Trail, San Diego, San Diego Air & Space Museum, sea lions, seals
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SeaWorld, Round 2
Since we had bought 2-day passes to SeaWorld last summer and we still had one day left to use on our passes before the end of 2016 (see blog post from day one here), we ventured down to San Diego last … Continue reading
Posted in Baby & Kids, Sightseeing
Tagged San Diego, SeaWorld, Sesame Street Bay of Play, Skytower
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Not All Museums are Boring
Last weekend, we braved traffic and drove south to San Diego to visit with friends and take Vivian to The New Children’s Museum. I have actually been to the museum before years ago with a friend and her two small … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Baby & Kids
Tagged Banfield Future Vet Program, Green Bellies Cafe, Rody, San Diego, The New Children's Museum
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San Diego Beer Tasting
Although I’ve written more posts about wine tasting than beer tasting, Dan and I do love our beer, too! Apparently, San Diego has a growing microbrew industry. A few weeks ago we met up with some of our friends who … Continue reading
Posted in Drinking
Tagged AleSmith, Ballast Point, beer, brewery, Green Flash, hops, San Diego, Stone
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