Coronado Vacation Day 4

Today we went to the San Diego Zoo.  I don't think we were prepared for the massive size of this place.  We got to see a lot of animals up close, including a panda bear and a koala bear, but the twins were mainly restricted to their strollers.  It was super crowded and buses were passing by every few minutes.  We had to keep close watch on those munchkins, and of course they love to run in opposite directions.  The kids were too small for the tour buses and we decided this would be more fun when the kids are older.  Noah had an epic crying fit after waiting in line for the panda bear and dealing with tight, crowded spaces at the polar bear exhibit.  That was our cue to leave. When we got back to Coronado, the kids were in a better mood and we had a delicious lunch overlooking the harbor. Unfortunately that is when Mason started his fever and we took care of him the rest of the night.

Marc and I have been blessed with so many wonderful vacations, and we know that one day we will look back on this trip and laugh about it all.  On our long drive home, we made it a point to find a few positives from each day of our trip so that we didn't focus and dwell on all of the negatives.

Day 1: no kids puked on our 6 hour drive (that was a positive because it happened on the way home), Mason and I ran around on the beach, Marc took Mason on a special ice cream date

Day 2: we didn't spend any money at all (this has never happened before on vacation!), Mason and Marc went swimming in the hotel pool

Day 3: played at a park on the island, went on a family date for ice cream, ate at our favorite Mexican food restaurant

Day 4:  saw a koala bear and a panda bear, walked around the harbor, the twins were awesome at dinner

Mason loves giraffes!  He was so excited about seeing them.

This was before the major crying fit.

We are going to have to get second jobs to support the eating habits of our boys.  They are not even teenagers yet!

The twins ran up to each other and said "huggies" and then snuggled each other.  My heart skipped a beat!

Then Noah ran to Mason and it was his turn for a "huggy".

So much love between these boys!