Butterflies and Boyds

We recently (finally) renewed our San Diego Zoo passes just in time for their annual Butterfly Jungle exhibit.  It only runs for a few weeks in the Spring and I have always wanted to go!  My boys, including Sean, loved it.  I thought I'd share a few pictures to remember the fun and beauty of the day.  I honestly don't know what I'm going to do when we have to leave San Diego.  Meltdown, I'm sure. 

Zane Turns 6

Zane turned six on Saturday. Oh Zane. So many things to say, but so many things I shouldn't. It should not come as a shock that he challenges me. He's allllll boy. He's wild, dangerous, adventurous, messy, he breaks things, he's always dirty, he's girl crazy and he likes to constantly go missing. His belongings go missing, too. He's lost 6 matches to flip-flops over spring break.

Don't let #2 and #5 fool you. They're both rights. 

BUT. Zane is awesome.

~ Here are some things about Zane this year ~

He is the best big brother to Indy. He plays with him and gives him constant attention. 

He can do pull-ups. Like legit pull-ups. It's impressive.

He loves to go to the beach and ride any and all things with wheels.

He loves building forts with blankets and singing opera. 

His favorite foods are, "chicken, fish and bread with Nutella."

He's fearless when it comes to making friends. 

Favorite movie and song, "Pacific Rim and Sha la la live for today."

Zane this year.

We celebrated with traditional breakfast baked goods and then spent the day up at the Safari Park. The kids loved it! I think their favorite thing was riding the tram around the park. 

We didn't have time for cake so he picked cotton candy instead. 

Happy Birthday, Zaners! 

New Year's Day 2014

 New Year's Day in San Diego needs to be spent outside. The weather was beautiful and the hubbubs had the day off. So, we hit up the gym with the Meilsoes and made plans to pack a lunch to take to the zoo. I usually have to drag the kids to the zoo whilst husbandless so that was a nice change to have help. We always bring our lunch and have a picnic in the tree-house over by the gorillas--there's a beautiful view of Panda canyon. 

 Zane climbs everything. I mean, everything. Last time we went to the zoo he climbed a tree and found some branches to swing from "Tarzan style." We got looks for that one. I'm sure people think I'm all kinds of horrible for allowing him to be so dangerous. Hey, at least he had shoes on. 

San Diego...I love you. 

Happy 2014 peeps!