San Diego

Took off last week for San Diego. It was a trip we had been planning for awhile, just kept putting it off for other things. But, it was getting way past due for Thomas's birthday present, a trip toLegoland, so we finally got it together. We stayed in a surprisingly nice Travelodge in LaMesa, CA. Mike said it had recently been remodeled & used to be a Ramada - a step up the Wyndham food chain, I believe. Good room, very clean, typical continental breakfast offerings + the make-your-own-waffle station and super helpful staff. Incredible considering we paid $50 for the weekend nights and less for Tuesday - Thursday.

petting bat rays

feeding the bat rays

We rode this. A lot.

Journey to Atlantis - kind of a cross between a roller coaster & a log flume.

mama & baby koala

Thomas working on getting his license at the Volvo Driving School

Let's just say, you people should all be very frightened in 9 years.

Mike & Thomas on some sort of robot arm ride

Thomas driving the boat. Again - frightening.

They had this cool place where the kids could build cars, test & race them.

Here's Thomas with his creation.

Why, yes! We are homeschoolers.

We had a great time. We did 1 day at Legoland, 1 day at the zoo & 3 days at Sea World. It was a nice change of pace from the past several trips. Once we were done for the day, it was time to relax - no cooking or cleaning! Thomas liked Legoland the best. I really enjoyed Sea World. Mike enjoyed the trip to Trader Joe's where he bought 25 different varieties of beer to try out.