5 Year Anniversary and a trip to San Diego

Well it hasn't quite been a month since I last posted but I have a few things to talk about!  The day after I last posted was my 5 year anniversary!  Mike gave me a beautiful and fancy picnic basket with champagne!  I gave him a frame with the inital "B" made out of wine corks we have collected over the years.  There will be pics below.  Then Mike surprised me with a limo to take us to dinner at the Sky Room in Long Beach.  Our dinner was perfect.  Great food and views!  Oh and there was a yummy edible arrangement of chocolate covered strawberries and bananas!

That same weekend, we headed to Malibu to meet up with a couple of friends at the beach.  Kaylen loved playing in the sand and we let her put her feet in the cold ocean water.

Somebody was worn out from a day in the sun.....I love it when she cuddles with me!

Now on to our next adventure.....LaCosta Resort and Spa in Carlsbad.  This was a work trip for Mike but Kaylen and I had the privilege of tagging along.  Mike was in meetings during the mornings and playing golf in the afternoon.  Kaylen and I had our own adventures.  We played in the pool for a couple of hours each day.  They had a nice kiddie pool that was only 3 foot deep and it had sand on one end for the kids to play in.  Kaylen loved it!  She loved interacting with the other kids too.  On one of the days I dropped her off for 2 hours at the "kidtopia" and I went to get a massage!  It was an early Mother's Day present from my hubby.  It was a much enjoyed massage.  And Kaylen took an hour nap and then played with all the toys while I was away.  We also checked out the Carlsbad Outlets one day, but didn't end up buying anything.

We checked out of LaCosta on Thursday, May 10 and headed to the San Diego Zoo.  This was Kaylen's second visit to the zoo.  I think it was still a little overwhelming to her and she just took it all in.  When she was in her stroller, she just looked around and kind of zoned out.  She wanted to run around and play but it was just too hard to let her do that for very long.  She would get run over by other kids.  But we had a good time.

Kaylen was not interested in petting the goat......

Here are some great pics of Kaylen laughing at Mommy.......check out that molar!

And here is a great one of Mike and Kaylen......

And then she passed out.....

We then headed to our friends The Guymons house in Coronado.  They recently moved back to San Diego after being in Washington and Oklahoma for several years.  They have an almost 4 year old son, Stanley and an 8 month old daughter, Elizabeth.  They had lots of fun playing together.  She was definitely worn out when we got home.

We headed home the next day but not before stopping at a great restaurant called Hash House A Go Go.....so yummy.  We had such a great mini vacation!

Last subject for this post...Mother's Day.  We had a great day!  It started with an awesome gift from my hubby.  A wall gallery from Red Envelope which consists of 7 frames that hold 13 photos.  It is similar to the one I got last year but different configurations.  Everybody knows that I love pics!  Especially ones of Kaylen.  We had a nice brunch at Parker's Lighthouse overlooking the bay with the Queen Mary in the background.  We got home and had some fun pool time with Kaylen.  She really loves the water!  She can hold her breath and go under water!  Quickly, but she does it without choking on too much water.  Then she took a nap and we had some of our own pool time.  What a nice relaxing Mother's Day!  I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day surrounded by loved ones!