Shampoo the Dolphin.

London and Payton in Oceanside.

"Hi! What's you're name?" 

"______"

"Oh! Nice to meet ya! I'm London! We're going on a-airpayne to Nana's house. And I'm going to pay wis Uncle Noah and Aunt Maeci, and go to the beach!"

Elle and Cambria.

This is the conversation I heard eight times at Sea-Tac Airport. And everyone else she saw but didn't get to have a conversation with, she gave a beaming smile and a "hello!" to. It's, dare I say, easy to fly with my children...which is really good because I am such a stress case about the whole thing. 

When did the "petting zoo" become
 "feed animals behind this fence"?

London and Brookie at the Fair.

San Diego is perfect this time of year! The *kids, as I affectionately call my younger siblings (who really aren't kids anymore), were still in school, so staying with them involved all my most favorite things: packing lunches, picking out outfits, styling hair, advice about boys. We went swimming in the pool almost every day, where London learned how to float on her back! The trip was filled with family, our wonderful friends, authentic Mexican food(!!!!), the Fab Fair (*seriously?), the beach, and Sea World. 

Shampoo and Dolly!

London came back from her first trip to Sea World with my sisters, and two stuffed animals. "Look, Mom! It's Shampoo the dolphin and Dolly the dolphin! And they're REAL."

The Shark Encounter.

But the best part about coming home is watching my girls interact with my family. My girls are showered with praise, attention, and adoration every second of the day, by half-a-dozen people. It's like a 90's sit-com. By the end of our two-week-trip, Sierra had London repeating, "Mom, can we live in California?" on cue. Now we're looking forward to having everyone visit us in Washington this summer!