Fun Filled March!

We are having a fun filled month this March with having 2 birthdays to celebrate. Last weekend we took the kids whale watching. We got to see sea lions, dolphins and grey whales. It was awesome! (Except for the fact that it was the day after the tsunami so the water was rough, leaving us all a bit queasy).

Looking for whales and dolphins

The back of the boat was more interesting. You really had to be watching hard to see the whales so that was difficult for the kids. The dolphins were having fun racing around the boat jumping high out of the water. Unfortunately hard to capture that all on camera so I have no pictures but the boys thought the dolphins were really cool.

What a cool way to see animals in their natural habitat. I'll admit I'm way more fascinated by this and ocean life than my kids are. I LOVE the ocean and the beach. I don't care about being wet, sticky, covered in sand, the smell of fish. I'm like a little kid running around wanting to explore and I hope to stir some of that excitement in my kids. Unfortunately, they aren't so much the outdoorsy type when it comes to getting dirty or working hard. (Something we are trying to change). Anyway, we are enjoying life here in California despite potential natural or man-made disasters. The kids are outside playing everyday. The nearest playground is 100 feet from our house. The nearest beach is 10 minutes.

Yesterday was Austin's 7th birthday!! It's hard to believe. How could he be 7 already? My oldest baby is growing too fast.  In lieu of a party he picked something fun to do and one big gift. He had a transformers theme cake (store bought this year). Mommy is just not on the ball yet with birthdays. Next year maybe he'll get an original creation. We had a family dinner and he opened gifts and cards from relatives. Austin chose Sea World for his fun thing to do so we're headed there this weekend. Austin and Teagan will be getting a trampoline as their one gift from us. The end of the month brings Teagan's 5th birthday and he's chosen Disneyland as his fun thing to do.

And of course, today is St. Patrick's day. Usually a big day at our house but once again with so much unpacking still needing to be done it's a bit low-key this year. We're still having corned beef and potatoes though! Hope you're wearing your green today! Happy St. Paddy's Day!