Old Town

Caleb and I planned a day to visit my sister Terry in Oceanside and watch Toy Story 3. We were supposed to take the Coaster up and hang out at like around noon. Well...she told me the wrong time and we missed the train. Since Caleb and I were already at Old Town...I figured we might as well take advantage of being there and walk around. So we did. The first thing we saw was a cow. A cow in Old Town? Kind of funny so we checked him out. Caleb loved the cow and didn't want to leave his side...or hers.





After the cow I wanted to check out some of the shops so we headed to the little area where Casa De Pico used to be. Of course Caleb had to stop by the fountain and take a picture. I don't know why but he has a thing for fountains. Lol.



As we walked into the shop area, I noticed a show going on. They had mexican dancers performing on stage and I noticed Caleb taking an interest so we sat and watched the show. I figured...why not...we weren't going anywhere for a while anyways.




The show was really nice and when it was over we checked out the different shops including Gepetto's workshop which Caleb could not seem to leave. I was getting hungry so I forced him out and we walked to a restaurant close by. It used to be called The Jolly Roger but now it's called Barra Barra?




The food was excellent and it was really nice just to sit with Caleb and enjoy the scene. Afterwards he headed to a little museum house and sat in the yard and waited until the next Coaster came so that we could go see Terry and watch the movie. Caleb had a good time pretending to make dinner for us and playing with the leaves.








Finally it was time to get on the train and head up to see Toy Story 3! I've never been on a train before so I was extra excited. Caleb has been on with my sister before so he made sure I wasn't afraid. :) My beautiful little love!

Dinosaurs!

So the dinosaurs came to town at the San Diego Natural History museum at Balboa Park and Caleb had already went with daddy but momma wanted to check it out too so we went again. Lol. Caleb was my little tour guide since he already went. Before entering the museum I thought it would be nice to have a lunch picnic by the fountain. I packed a sandwich with some chips and a granola bar so we quickly ate before checking out the dinosaurs.




When we first got in Caleb wanted his picture taken with the falcon or eagle..or whatever that bird was so here it is:




Right behind me was a great white shark which kind of frightened me a bit. I wasn't expecting that as I turned around to go into the museum...



The museum was pretty cool. Dinosaurs and other creatures were everywhere. A lot of interactive things as well. I tried to teach Caleb about the animals but realized daddy is much better at that than me so I stopped trying and just enjoyed the museum like a kid. There were so many giant statues of creatures that Caleb really liked playing with.






Except for this guy....Caleb wasn't a fan of this one. He covered his ears when we walked passed it. This guy moves and roars when you walk by. Lol.



The museum was showing free movies and one of them was a 3D Dinosaur film so Caleb and I checked it out. It was a little scary but Caleb was brave and throughout the entire movie he kept taking off and putting on his glasses...I think he was scared and wanted to see it in 3D but then when it got too close for comfort he would take them off to find that it wasn't really there after all. After the movie we decided to take a break until the next movie which was Ocean Oasis. So we ventured outside and walked around the park. We checked out the flower exhibit and Caleb decided he wanted to smell all of the pretty flowers. :)




I suggested going to look at the little train and Caleb became curious. "What train momma? Does it have a tunnel?" I showed him the train and the little tunnel it goes through and he says "That's ok momma...I can ride the train now...I'm not scared." I didn't expect to ride it but since he usually hates rides I thought this was a perfect opportunity to ease him into them. So we got on the train!





Caleb had such a good time he wanted to go again but the movie was about to start so we had to head back. I'm just happy he isn't afraid of the train anymore because he used to hate it when he was little. Progress for sure! So we watched the movie which was all about Baja California and the sealife in the Oasis. Caleb absolutely loved this movie and he was very serious when watching this as if he was actually trying to retain the information being talked about. Lol. We had such a good time like always and this is one day that both of us will never forget!

Happy Birthday Lisa!

Lisa turned 30 on July 25th but we decided to throw her a surprise bday dinner on Friday July 23rd. I made reservations at Cafe Coyote in Old Town for the 8 of us...Char..Tita Tabs..Mymy...me..Caleb...Wesley...Mike...and of course Lisa. I told the crew to be there by 7 and Mike would pretend that her and him were having dinner alone and would be there by 7:15ish. Everything was good to go except....when I got there the table wasn't ready and it was 7:15! When I was finally took back to set up the balloons and cupcakes...the hostess realized she had seated me in the wrong area! So as we were gathering everything to move..I look back and I see Lisa! Oh no! And the rest of the crew wasn't even there yet! Panick set in and I grabbed Caleb and ducked through the crowd. Luckily we weren't seen. So then I texted the crew like crazy telling them to get their butts over here fast and all of a sudden they say they are right next to her! So the manager told me of a secret way in the back that they quickly escaped to. Phew...safe. Well then I guess Lisa was getting cranky and started getting impatient. The manager told the front desk to just keep stalling and tell them that the table was given away. The crew made it and so we were all set...bring in the birthday girl! Lisa finally came in and we all yelled: SURPRISE! She looked a little scared but was relieved when she found out what was going on. Man..so hard to keep a surprise! But it all worked out and we had a great time eating good food and chit chatting. Caleb especially had a good time with Mymy and the food! Happy Birthday Lisa!

Happy Birthday Mymy!

Caleb's best friend/sister turned 5 this July and had her birthday part at AirTime in Spring Valley. It's a wharehouse of inflatable bouncy houses and play areas. Caleb could hardly wait when I told him where we were going. We were the first to get there of course and as soon as we checked in Caleb and I took off to have fun. First we went on an obstacle course with Mymy:


She already wasn't feeling good so this made it worse. She had to go lay down afterwards and ended up passing out the entire birthday party! Poor Mymy...


But Caleb was good and he kept playing regardless of his best friend being out:



Next was a gladiator ring. The idea with this is you put on the gloves and box or use the weapons and fight while bouncing around. Caleb was a little too small to participate but he showed that he has eaten all of his vegetables and has muscles!




Tita Tabby and Wesley joined in and showed Caleb how it's done:



Afterwards we went to the dinosaur pit that had inflatable dinosaurs and a mountain to climb. Caleb was very good at climbing and jumping without my help!




Last but not least was the big slide...our favorite. I got a burn from it but Caleb knew how to do it and showed momma how it's done. What a big boy he is!



We had such a good time even though Mymy was sick and missed her party. I played so hard that I was sweating like crazy! The joys of being a kid again. Lol. Good times for Caleb and I! Happy Birthday Mymy!

Happy Birthday Momma!

Caleb's nana (my momma) had a birthday on July 22nd and we had planned to go and eat at Phil's BBQ. Well...plans changed and I suggested to have her come over to my new place and have dinner. She agreed so on my way from work I quickly decorated the place and got everything prepared. I went to pick her and Caleb up and when we walked in the door Caleb yelled "SURPRISE NANA!" She had no idea that she was going to have decorations set up for her. I made porkchops with onions and bell peppers with mashed potatoes and she brought corn on the cob. I added some garlic toast as well. We sat and ate and she really enjoyed it as did Caleb! Afterwards we had 3 cupcakes and sang happy birthday. Caleb did a special happy birthday song for her that surprised her.



We each got a cupcake which was perfect and then she opened up her gift which was a bed in a bag comforter set. We had a really good time just relaxing and eating good food and we even played a puzzle with Caleb. Momma had a good birthday and I'm so very glad we were able to celebrate her special day with her. Happy Birthday momma! We love you!