The Doctor is In

"I need to doctor the big bear.  He's hurt.  I need to make him feel better so he's not sick anymore"

"It's okay bear.  Now you feel all better and not crying"

"I need to check his arm again"

San Diego Wild Animal Park

A nice morning with just a little bit of drizzle that stopped pretty quickly

Checking out the cheetahs

Safari tram ride

USS Midway

AFter two days at the San Diego Zoo, we headed to the USS Midway, a giant aircraft carrier that has been restored and converted into a museum. 

The hanger deck

Discussing the anchor

On to the flight deck.  Notice Niki heading toward the plane and Olivia heading toward the puddle.

Checking out a plane

More flight deck.  Notice the sky getting dark.

It started raining  and so we made a run for it into a helicopter. 

How could we leave without playing with some missles?

The Hotel

Olivia's "nest"

Surprise Dad

Olivia in her blanket fort

Dad and snake join the blanket fort

Olivia tucking in her snake

The San Diego Zoo

Do Niki and Olivia weigh as much as a baby polar bear cub?  The answer is yes.

Waiting for the bird show to start

Instead of using the sun shade for, oh I don't know, shade, Olivia prefered to use it as a table for snacks.

Olivia's new snake from the gift shop

Splattered Wall

This sunday we did a lot of cooking and pictures for the new family cookbook.  Olivia was helping out as usual and decided that Niki had been taking enough pictures of the food and she needed some of her done.

Posing with the bowls

Then Niki needed to take some picture of the balls.

Happy Easter

Olivia's big Easter Egg Hunt this year took place at the Newman Catholic Church. 

 There was a bit of an argument this morning about wearing tights and since it was Easter, we let Olivia decide what to wear with her new dress.  She went with pink pajama pants tucked into rain boots. 

This beautiful girl on the right is one of Olivia's newest best friends and her name is Bella.  These three girls all go to the same Sunday mass and have become very close.  They love to dance to all the music and spend lots of time coloring and playing.  How wonderful for Olivia to get to spend Easter with her good friends.

Showing off a tootsie roll

Swapping eggs

The Moms and the Girls

Ava and Marie were taking a picture when Olivia and Bella jumped in.

The Divas, with sticks

Bella and Olivia discover the giant egg decorations and decide to do some egg races.