Back from California!

We had a very busy end of March leading up to a fabulous Spring Break! I had report cards due and Parent-Teacher Interviews, so sadly, it seemed like I wasn't home very much! I was really looking forward to leaving everything at school and not thinking about anything but family time on Spring Break!

We left for Sunny San Diego, California on Saturday, March 28th (at a very early 3:00 am). Colby surprised us and did very well flying on all four flights! He was great the first day we arrived at the hotel and did some walking and swimming... until about 8:30 that night. He began vomiting after dinner while he was asleep. What a mess! He has never really vomited a lot before, so it was quite scary for him! He was fine the rest of the night, but in the morning, we could tell he wasn't quite himself. He came around and seemed to enjoy Sea World, but was not at all interested in eating all day. Thankfully, he drank a lot to stay hydrated. No more vomiting on Sunday, but on Monday morning, he couldn't keep down water or dry toast. So off to the Rady Children's Hospital we went. Turns out he has an ear infection and a touch of a stomach virus. He began feeling much better after an anti-vomit tablet and his antibiotics. Thank goodness for health insurance!!

We absolutely loved Sea World! The Shamu show took the cake! The look on Colby's face during the Shamu show was priceless... worth every penny! The rest of the trip was great too. We enjoyed a day driving around San Diego, seeing the major sites like La Jolla (the "Beverly Hills of San Diego") and Coronado (a beautiful island connected to the mainland with the largest bridge I've ever seen!) We also took in the zoo and got quite a workout walking around there!! Whew! It was very neat to see animals we've never seen before.... like our favorites, the polar bears and panda bears! :) We did a lot of walking around our hotel, which was located right on Mission Bay. The weather was great... no snow and lots of palm trees! What else could you ask for!

We flew from San Diego to Denver on Wednesday afternoon. However, we left a few minutes late and then had to circle Denver for 45 minutes! So... we missed our connecting flight home to Edmonton. They were great at United... already had a hotel and shuttle booked for us and had us on the next flight home in the morning... in First Class no less!! It was wonderful! Gerry says, "I can't go back now... I can only fly First Class now!" LOL! It was nice to finally be home after many hours of airports, flying, etc. All in all, a wonderful holiday and although it went by way too quickly (as they all do!), it was so great to spend quality time with just the three of us!

We saw a t-shirt at the zoo that said "I am a monkey"... we definitely thought it was meant for him! He is climbing on anything and everything in sight these days! He can now climb from the kitchen chair onto the table and from the couch onto the arm of the couch! Scary... needless to say, he's not allowed to do that anymore! He thinks it's hilarious though, and giggles like crazy when he's up there!! It's amazing to me how much Colby comprehends. While he isn't saying a whole lot of words (that we can understand), he understands complete sentences from us, which is so neat! I love hearing him speak in his language... I think he picked up his love of talking from him Mommy!! With his big blue eyes, big grin, and his growing hair (including the many, many curls), he is the cutest kid around! (Well, I am a little biased!!) :)

I'm feeling pretty well... just about 15 weeks now. I'm at the awkward stage of regular clothes not fitting and maternity clothes being too large. Hopefully one day soon I'll actually 'look' pregnant and not just fat!!

Well it's back to work now after Spring Break and three more months to go until I'm off for quite a while! I am excited to spend the summer with Colby playing outside, which he loves to do and going for lots of walks! He gets mad when it's time to come inside! Thank goodness for his Diego rubber boots, which he loves! I'm not going back to work in the fall and will begin my maternity leave at the end of August (when all other teachers go back). So I'll get a nice 14 months off this time (with the way summers and my due date falls)! :)

Anyway, this has been quite the novel, so hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather... we certainly are! We're getting anxious for camping season to begin now!!

Take care,
Lesley