Part 4 : The Bell Family Vacation 2013

After going to the Zoo we invited some of our San Diego friends over that night for Dinner. It was great conversing, laughing, and catching up!

On the next morning which was 4th day of our vacation we also had guest over for the morning. I invited two of my previous coworkers (now life long friends) over for breakfast while Mr. Wonderful worked out !

It was so nice hearing what was going on in their life's & sharing the same.

I miss these two woman so much & these kids! My Boy & this cute boy are only one day apart.

These boys were growing together in their Mommy's tummies as we were running around the nursing station together 4 years ago!

After checking out of our timeshare we headed to our favorite beach!

Coranado!

The initial goal was just to walk the beautiful beach.

The kids some how convinced us to let them get in the water with their clothes!

It seemed so silly but I reminded myself that we were on vacation.

We then went all out and let them have some true water fun!

It was totally worth the big mess we had to clean after!

After the water fun was all done we showered them down & put on some dry clothes.

Our next mission was Hotel Del!

This is where we enjoyed some good ice cream!
We now have another wonderful & sweet time at the beach in the books!!!

Part III: Bells Family Vacation 2013

On our 3rd day in San Diego we decided to give the lovely San Diego Zoo a visit!

My BFF a.k.a my kids Godmother gave us the hookup for a nice trip to the zoo with her!

My kids absolutely adore their Godmother so it was a double treat to be able to see the amazing animals and spend time with Godmomma!

The weather was great, the animals were out, and the scenery at the zoo is literally breath taking.

In the past when we have went to the local zoo the kids were younger and just did not seem that much into it.

This was not the case on this day. I have never seen my kids so tooken with what was before their eyes!

Our eyes were also fascinated that all the animals were so up close & personal!

The animals seem so interactive, compared to previous zoo trips where the animals were hiding or sleeping somewhere we could not see them.

It literally felt like they were giving us a performed show!

In reality they were just living their lifes right before our eyes.

My kids did not want to stop and take pictures. All they wanted to do was look at God's creations.

I enjoyed the animals but was also impressed with trees, water, and walkways.

The kids also did not want to roll in the stroller but they wanted to walk and be adventurous!

We let them do just that until we came to some steep heels!

The kids could look at one exhibit all day if we let them!

I once again sat back and captured moments with heart and camera!

Mr Wonderful and I kept on thanking my Best Friend for blessing us with such a wonderful Zoo day!

I knew it was a good idea but did not know that it was going to be this great!

San Diego Zoo is so big that we did not even see everything.

We had to put priority on what we really wanted the kids and us to experience.

Before we left I tried to get some family shots but it turned out like it always does...

The Best captured shots are with Mom standing behind the lens!

This was my favorite of my 3 favorite people in the whole world in one of my favorite places in the whole world, San Diego!

Part II: Bell Family Vacation 2013

The 2nd day of our Family Vacation began with Mr.Wonderful and I taking turns sleeping in & then working out. 

We finally got out of the timeshare around 0130 and headed to Mission Beach! At Mission Beach they have cool rides in an area called Belmont Park. The kids could not take their eyes off of all the rides, even to eat!

After finishing lunch we roamed around in search for some fun and it was not hard to find some!

The kids were not the only ones having fun.  Amusement parks & riders brings the kid out of my Husband!

I had such a grand time capturing all these cute moments on my camera and in my heart!

I love seeing my kids have a smile on their little faces!

I also love seeing life through their little eyes!

It was Mr. Wonderful's idea to come to Belmont park before actually going to the beach.

It was such a great idea and it was the first time the kids road carnival like rides!

They totally loved every single moment!

Family vacations helps the whole family take a break from reality and everyday life to have fun!

It brings the family closer together through such fun and adventurous ways!

The family watched as Daddy got on a big person ride all by himself before we made our way to the beach.

My kids love love loves the beach!

We planned on just walking on the sand but the kids really wanted to feel the water. We gave in even though we had the boy's Destination Party planned right after leaving the beach!

I was the brave one who took the kids in to play with the tide!

Holding their hands, hearing their little giggles, and sharing moments like this with them feels so good! I was glad once again that we chose to take a family vacation when we could of thought of a thousand reason not to. Every moment felt so priceless on our Family Vacation 2013! Stay tuned to Part III