SAN DIEGO, PART 1

we escaped to san diego for mid-winter break. to see some sights. and spend some family time together. and remind ourselves of that bright yellow orb in the sky.


the first half of the week we spent in carlsbad, with a day in legoland and a day at the safari zoo. the boys loved it all, but of course found the lego bonanza with mini models and rides to be the stuff that dreams are made of.
there was a new star wars miniland that was pretty dang cool.
here's hoth...

and an ewok village on the forest moon of endor...

and an army of battle droids.

this was probably our favorite spot in legoland. it was fun to see the families come through and get so excited. and the norm went as follows: family would show up. the dad would be the most excited of them all. he'd move ahead of his family totally in the zone, checking out each and every detail of the star wars set ups. the mom would try and increase her interest level to meet that of the kids. she would say something like, "oh look! it's that one guy. what's his name again?" and the kids, anywhere between 3 and 13, would say, "that's luke skywalker, mom."





of course, the boys brought their hard-earned money to buy a souvenir. they each bought a lego set...that they could as easily have bought at home...at target...and they couldn't even build them...because then they'd have to tear them apart to bring them home...or they might lose some pieces...so we schlepped them home in our already stuffed suitcases. awesome.
super fun day.
more coming up in another post.
stay tuned.
on the edge of your seat.
with baited breath.
and don't forget the pins and needles.