this will probably be the last post with just the Alison and Andrew title

probably - yes, definitely.  I've been so overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done before baby comes and the move that I haven't been posting here as much.  I did manage to take some pictures today though.  Our last few days as we know it.  Excited for the new arrival, but melancholy about the change, if that makes ANY sense....

just after a dramatic recitation of Where the Wild Things Are.

Alison and Kate (her dress-up partner in crime).

Probably needs another haircut. But too cute!

Just the 3 of us. well, almost 4.... (taken today!)

happy easter!

 really, has it been since February?  Well, since mom's computer wasn't working - I wasn't feeling a need to post as frequently.  Nor have I been taking a lot of pictures.  AND I got a new computer and some of the other photos I want to post are on the old one....  enough with the excuses.  Here's some easter pics for you!

The easter bunny came during nap time.  I hear she's pregnant and was too tired to get the stuff together the night before.

PEZ!!!!

Twinners!!  This was not planned, but very funny.

looking for some eggs!

The biggest problem with easter egg hunt pictures is they are rarely facing you for a decent picture.

cousins!

Daddy's 'helping' - or plotting to take some chocolate.

And he couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.  Poor kid.  He was concentrating SO HARD.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

San Diego - Sea World

why are penguins so cute?

Seriously?

and the dolphins? Amazing.

this guy thought it was all pretty cool.

and then we got to see Shamu!

 

 

And I got to hear, "Shamu, Shamu, Shamu!"  in the bathtub that night.

The rides were pretty fun too.

And again, it was great Aunt Laura was with us - being 6 months pregnant at an amusement park makes it a little less fun for me.

But I was happy to capture their smiling faces.

I don't think she stopped smiling.

 Until I had to tell her it was time to go.

Perhaps we did go on one ride too many.

Because I stopped smiling when Andrew puked in the car on the way home.  But what's a day at an amusement park without a good vomit-fest later?

San Diego - the Hotel life

Clean white sheets and towels.

snacks.

 

PBS Kids on the TV.

And an ottoman/table that can double as a dog cage.  Well, that was their favorite game to play with it.

Breakfast every morning was pretty nice too.

San Diego - Coronado Island

One of the first days we got to San Diego, Jan.5, we headed down to San Diego to see Aunt Laura.  It was about 75 degrees outside so we decided to head out to Coronado, check out the beach and the hotel and just wander around a bit.

Our first stop was the beach, it was also our last!  We spent several hours there.  And I kept getting asked if we brought beach stuff, bathing suits, toys, towels, etc.  I wasn't planning on it being so nice, but I think Alison would have stripped down and gone swimming if I had let her!

Unfortunately, Andrew was still suffereing from his sand-phobia and wouldn't let us put him down.

Thanks to Laura for holding him most of the time.  That kid is getting HEAVY.

Okay, I held him a little bit too.

A nice lady nearby lent us a towel and a few toys.  He acclimated himself a little better.  Experimenting at his own pace.

Finally getting a little sand on himself.  Secretly he was liking it.

The Hotel del Coronado was just down the beach from us.  It's such a cool building.

By the time we left, Laura and I were both too tired to hold him.  He finally let us put him down.  SUCCESS!!

He was so proud of himself!

And then we had to stay a little longer.

but hey, if it makes living near the beach easier this year.  I'm okay with that.

oh yes, there was a lot of sand throwing going on after that.

So the consensus is that it should always be 75 degrees and sunny on January 5.  And if you are near a beach?  That much better.