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We went down to San Diego to attend
Henry's baptism/first birthday party. Since it's a two hour drive
for us, we required lots of snacks. Amelie was awake
until we got there and Naomi was a pro at keeping her entertained. |
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We drove down on Friday so we could go to the
Wild Animal Park in San Diego, and it was pretty fun. We actually
enjoyed it more than the San Diego Zoo, although Amelie fell asleep
as soon as we got there. The rhino's pictured here are enormous, but
they can still charge up to 30mph. That's freaky
fast for something so big. |
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Their petting zoo was cool because it was
all these big animals like deer, so it was a little scary for Amelie
to get right up and feed them, but they were still incredibly tame
and only interested in the food. |
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Amelie really likes carousels, so we took
her on the one at the park, and here she is petting the elephant
before the ride. You gotta let 'em know you're friendly, otherwise who
knows what can happen during that carousel ride. |
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Sue hooked us up with a sweet room at the
Hotel Del Coronado, built in 1888, and it was the nicest hotel I've
stayed in. They had a bed as comfortable as ours with down
pillows and comforter. The water in this pool is so warm it's like
taking a bath. Which is nice, because it was a bit cool out. The
rooms had free internet, too. This place is so high-end, it's just
nuts. Everything was just insanely expensive, though. I think the
water bottle in the room was almost $7 if you opened it. |
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Sue had the baptism on the beach near the
Del. The weather held out but the next day it rained a lot, so we
all lucked out. |
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Amelie with Nonno out on the beach. |
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Dr. Olgovy performed the baptism. It was
very nice of him to make the trip for it. Henry is a lucky guy. |
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After we dunked that boy in the ocean (for
his own good, mind you), we dried him off and moved over to a yacht
club across the street for the reception. Sue went nuts decorating,
so I'll just give you a sample of the decorations in the next couple
of pictures. |
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At the food area, sue had brought in glass
block to put the model sail boats on. Is she insane or what?!?! If
you need a wedding coordinator, give her a call. |
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What good is a birthday party without
gifts! |
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My dad took all the pictures at the
reception, including this one of Haley and Hannah, Leisha's girls. |
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That's Naomi, Amelie, me, Grandma, Sue,
Henry, Nonno, and Jason. |
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We waited until the baptism to tell my
parent's that Naomi's pregnant, she's expecting at the end
of May. We'll keep everybody posted as it moves along. |
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