She slept through most of her first airplane ride - which was just fine with us. While she did grow a little fussy during the take-offs (we had a layover in Sacramento), she loved the landings - and would kick her feet and bounce as the plane bounded down.
Swimming with Mama and Grandma the first night at the hotel. She's already a pro, and can go underwater up to three or four feet across the pool with a little help. Of course, it helps that her Mama teachers the water babies class at the local swimmery. She loves to kick those feet - and will stay in the pool all day if you let her.
The chlorine in this pool, however, made her eyes a bit red. Don't worry, she's not upset in this picture - just temporarily blinded.
She loves her Grandma!
The girls enjoying the suite's extra-large bathtub.
Just a couple of kittens out on the town.
The second you take her out of the pool she tries to launch herself back in. Jayna looks just like her Dad in this picture.
Our first stop was the San Diego Zoo - one of my favorite places on the planet.
Mae's first time seeing Pandas. "Kitty!" she yelled. "Kitty!"
This baby Gorilla is almost as adorable as my baby Gorilla.
Grandma very kindly got Maeby this stuffed Panda, which Mae promptly named "Ka." Now she takes it everywhere.
When Jayna was little, she would flip out whenever costumed characters came near her. Here, Maeby takes it a little better than her cousin used to, and Jayna temporarily thinks we've arrived at Disneyland.
At the Shamu show, the girls all went and sat in the front row while I wisely stayed near the top of the stadium with a telephoto lens handy. You can see how close they were to the action here (they're that pinkish purplish grey area just to the right of the whale)
About to get splashed.
Mae didn't care for all the cold saltwater - but Grandma liked it even less.
I temporarily pass off camera duty. I do this every once in a while on these trips, just so Maeby can look back some day and realize that I was, in fact, with her.
Making faces.
Mae's very favorite part of Sea-World was the bounce house, where she played with gusto. Mostly, I think she was just happy to be out of her stroller for a few minutes. Note the sunburn. Between the five minutes when the clouds dissipated and we managed to get some sunscreen on her, she became a lobster. Luckily, it didn't seem to bother her.
Watching her first fire-works show.
We spent our last day at the Zoo's Wild Animal Park - our favorite stop.
The petting zoo was a big hit. Jayna wanted to make sure every animal got equal amounts of love and attention.
The coolest thing we saw - by far - was this Giraffe stampede. We were about 50 feet away. Breath-taking.
She was particularly fond of the big "kitty" behind this glass - a female African Lion.
To cap things off, Mae went on her first carousel ride. Video below.
The second you take her out of the pool she tries to launch herself back in. Jayna looks just like her Dad in this picture.
Our first stop was the San Diego Zoo - one of my favorite places on the planet.
Our Monkey.
Mae's first time seeing Pandas. "Kitty!" she yelled. "Kitty!"
This baby Gorilla is almost as adorable as my baby Gorilla.
Grandma very kindly got Maeby this stuffed Panda, which Mae promptly named "Ka." Now she takes it everywhere.
Next stop: Sea World
When Jayna was little, she would flip out whenever costumed characters came near her. Here, Maeby takes it a little better than her cousin used to, and Jayna temporarily thinks we've arrived at Disneyland.
At the Shamu show, the girls all went and sat in the front row while I wisely stayed near the top of the stadium with a telephoto lens handy. You can see how close they were to the action here (they're that pinkish purplish grey area just to the right of the whale)
About to get splashed.
There it is.
Mae didn't care for all the cold saltwater - but Grandma liked it even less.
I temporarily pass off camera duty. I do this every once in a while on these trips, just so Maeby can look back some day and realize that I was, in fact, with her.
Making faces.
Mae's very favorite part of Sea-World was the bounce house, where she played with gusto. Mostly, I think she was just happy to be out of her stroller for a few minutes. Note the sunburn. Between the five minutes when the clouds dissipated and we managed to get some sunscreen on her, she became a lobster. Luckily, it didn't seem to bother her.
Watching her first fire-works show.
We spent our last day at the Zoo's Wild Animal Park - our favorite stop.
The petting zoo was a big hit. Jayna wanted to make sure every animal got equal amounts of love and attention.
The coolest thing we saw - by far - was this Giraffe stampede. We were about 50 feet away. Breath-taking.
She was particularly fond of the big "kitty" behind this glass - a female African Lion.
To cap things off, Mae went on her first carousel ride. Video below.
Last night in the hotel - slumber party!
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