Getting Better

Before Kaylee was well enough to go out, my dad took Ainsley and Landon to Coyote Hills. They had a great time hiking and viewing the marsh land in that area. 

Once Kaylee began recovering from her sickness we started taking a few day trips. At first we only kept her out for a couple of hours at a time. We went to Coyote Point Museum, Fairyland, Chabot Space and Science Center, and the Lawrence Hall of Science. 

Ainsley was a little too old for Fairyland this year. I made sure to let her know that I was getting my just deserts. I remember making a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium miserable for my family when I was about her age. Now, I would love to go to that aquarium any day. Funny what the tween years can do to a kid. 

The pirate ship at Fairyland was around when I was little. I was terrified to climb it. Landon on the other hand, scaled the net like a pro.

We were totally excited when we heard the Lawrence Hall of Science was featuring its dinosaur exhibit. I remember visiting the exhibit as a kid. Unfortunately it's not quite as fabulous as it used to be. Fortunately, we still had a great time

I don't know what it is about being with my family, but we always manage to think up things that we think are hilariously funny. Like this picture of my dad's head looking quite detached from his body.

We also made sure to take breaks for down time too. We played with Lego a lot. My parents still have all of my brother's old Lego sets at their house. We built every set which covered the majority of my parents' living room in the end. There was some video game playing too. Landon eventually had to go on video game restriction because that was all he wanted to do. He literally went through withdrawals. Honestly is was sad to watch, but after that initial withdrawal period he's done pretty well with his newly enforced gaming rules. We've implemented a video game playing day. He still tries to negotiate extra playing days, but overall he's handled it pretty well.

When we decided Kaylee was well enough for a full day of fun, we made our annual trip to Gilroy Gardens (or as we still lovingly call it, Bonfante Gardens). Landon is a roller coaster fiend. He loves going fast and spent much of our theme park trip riding the roller coasters. Kaylee lasted the whole day and we all had a great time!