My baby started school!

So this post is late but it has been an interesting few weeks. My littlest one started kinderbridge (too old for preschool but not old enough for kindergarten) 2 weeks ago. I actually was surprised at how well i did. I didn't cry or even tear up........really I swear! I think it has to do with Roman's personality. He has always been a very independent and easy going kiddo. I had the worst pregnancy with him. I was in and out of the hospital almost needed surgery and he was almost delivered at 21 weeks. I was on so many meds at the end and he ended up being born early and spent a week in the NICU for a lung issue but the entire time his heart rate never dipped or showed any sign of distress. He was an early walker. He crawled for 2 days and then started walking at 9 months. He was a big boy and sadly his leg muscles were not that strong and his legs bowed really bad. It was a painful few years for him as he grew and thankfully (praise God) his legs corrected themselves. No surgery!! So because of all this he is hardly bothered by anything. (and his pain tolerance is insane high but that is another story) So when we took him to school that first day he was so excited i had to track him down for my good bye kiss! It has been an odd feeling dropping him off at school and having a few hours to run errands with no kids. He loves school a lot and actually is a bit upset he only goes 2 days a week. He loves that our neighbors son is in his class and has made a new friend with the son of a couple I was really good friends with in high school. (small world!).

San Diego!

Ok, so this is a late post and I wanted to get this up last week........but alas.......life gets in the way. We have been really busy since coming back getting ready for what will be my next blog post.

On to SD! We had so much fun this year. I always think we will never have as much fun as we did the year before but some how we do. I think a major factor is that the kiddos are getting older and more fun. Now hold on I am not saying babies are not fun. I watch 4 (well now 5 with the addition of a beautiful little 10 month old) babies during the week and when they are here we have a ton of fun. What I mean is that we are not so totally consumed by things like diaper changes.

This vaca is a perfect example. We went to the San Diego Zoo again. The last time we went Roman was 2 and we had to rent a stroller at the zoo. The main things I remember from that trip were pushing a stroller  that all 3 had squished into up a big hill and having to change Roman in that stroller because he smelled really bad and we were not near a bathroom.

This trip i remember all the animals and fun we had talking about them with the kids. Paris and Austin loved seeing the big cats and of course Romans favorite animals were the monkeys!! He nearly wet himself when Justin told him they sometimes throw their poop.

Of course we also went to the beach almost every day or night after dinner.

Roman was not a fan of the sand this day.......can you tell?! haha!!

Yes he is yelling at the waves.......he was trying to be louder. ;)

Me at the beach! 

And of course......the food! Roman at our absolute favorite place to have dinner in SD. The Bare Back Bar and Grill. The most delicious burgers and beers. It a New Zealand joint using NZ meats and beers!

Can't forget Luigi's on the beach pizza!! Oh and Austin ate the ENTIRE slice!!

This would be the Point Loma Seafood Co. I don't eat here but Justin and the two younger ones can not get enough of the fried clam sandwiches.

We are already looking forward to next year and can't wait to go back.