Molly's Run Weekend

Friday night dinner at Mary's house.

Maeryn loves Hannah!

 and her Auntie Mary.

 Winding down in the basement.

Maeryn discovered a fun game while everyone

was hanging out on the couch...

 Saturday

Family lunch at Steak and Shake.

Yay, Pops is here!!

 Later that night we had everyone over at our house.

Peek-a-boo!

 Brian, Mary and Meghan

 Uncle Matt with Ryan, Erin and Autumn

 Uncle Chris, Aunt Shelly and Sam

 Drew, Maeryn and Pops

 Mal and Potts

 After dinner we had smores at the firepit.

 Sunday - Race Day!

All the Kenneys before the race.

 Potts finishing strong!

 Maeryn crashed about half-way through the race.

 Mal won the whole thing!

 Post-race breakfast at First Watch.

 Sunday dinner at Potts' house.

We miss you all already, can't wait to see you again soon!



DISNEYLAND, DISNEYLAND, DISNEYLAND!

Saturday morning we packed up Mal's car, said goodbye to Nana and Bob 

and drove up North to Anaheim, to spend the day at Disneyland!

I have to admit the trip was initially for Maeryn, but I think we (the "big kids")

had just as much fun as she did.  The crowds were ridiculous, but we did not let

it slow us down.  We did and saw everything there was to see and do

and stayed until the fireworks show closed down the park. 

Kevin hurt his ankle and knee earlier that week and had been

a trooper throughout all of the previous excursions...

for Disney we decided to get the big guy wheelchair.

Maeryn thought it was so cool that Daddy was riding in a stroller too!

 The first thing we did was visit Sleeping Beauty's princess castle.

It was a little scarier than I remember it being and very cramped inside,

so Maeryn wasn't too crazy about it.  

 First ride: "It's a small world after all..." 

 Maeryn loved Toon Town!

We saw a bunch of the disney characters,

played in Goofy's Playhouse,

 we took and tour of Mickey's house and movie studio

(here's mickey's laundry room!)

and we got to meet Mickey and have our picture taken with him!

 Mal and Maer with her Mickey Ears

 Buzz Lightyear!

 We had a great spot for the mid-day Mickey Parade!

This was by far Maeryn's favorite part of the day.

Late in the day, no nap, and still smiling!

 

Here is Drew, Kevin and Mal going down Splash Mountain!

She finally crashed...



What a day...We all had a blast and were so glad we decided to go!

San Diego 2011

We had the best time in California!

We stayed in a condo in Mission Beach, San Diego.

The weather was PERFECT and there was so much to do

 and see that the week just flew by.

We spent a lot of time at the beach (our condo was directly in the middle

 between the ocean and the bay, one block in both directions). 

We took long bike rides along the boardwalk, ate breakfast overlooking the beach,

played some intense games of Spades in the evenings,

and took some phenominal road trips including going to a Padres game,

we had an awesome meal in the dowtown Gas-Lamp District,

and enjoyed epic trips to Sea World and the San Diego Zoo.

I took about a million pictures, which is why it has taken me

so long to get the blog updated...

Thanks for your patience and enjoy!

 Maer's first glance of the ocean!

 She likes it. :-)

 Uncle Mal and Maeryn on our Ocean view rooftop.

The Kenney Kids

  Day 1 (Sunday) - BEACH!

 Maer and the boys, playing in the sand.

 Look out Ariel!

 Later that day, mom's friends threw her a surprise 60th party on the bay.

 Playing in the bay...

 Monday: More beach!!

Looking good Nana!

Nana, Maeryn and Mal enjoying the chilly Pacific water.

 Me and my girl.

 Beach bums Bob and Drew. 

 Monday night at the Padres game.

Tuesday - SEA WORLD!

Sea World was just as I remembered it about 20 something years ago

(holy cow I am getting old).  The shows were outstanding,

and the animals were sooo talented and just very, very cool.

First we saw the Polar Bears and Walruses.

 The Walrus came right up to Maeryn and just about knocked her over!

There was a nice play area for the kiddos...

 And then... SHAMOON! (Otherwise known as Shamu). :-)

Maeryn loved the Shamu show, but was not quite as fond

of the giant killer whales up close.

 The Dolphin Show

  At lunch we were attacked by a palm tree...

 The Sea Lion show was very cute!

Later that night we rented some cruisers and checked out the boardwalk.

Maeryn got to ride too!

Wednesday - Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, CA

Daddy's girl!

  Maeryn, learning how to squirt the water gun at Uncle Drew.

She got him!

Thursday: San Diego Zoo

There is no place on Earth like the San Diego Zoo!

We were really lucky the day we went because we got to see

some truely amazing sights...  The baby tiger cubs were out

right when we got there which was a very rare occurance.

There was a baby hippo snuggling with her mommy, we got to see

a dog playing with a cheetah and the giraffes eating an afternoon snack,

the gorrillas were HUGE, the orangutans were playful,

and obviously the pandas and koalas were just awesome to see!

AND "Maeryn was a Zoo Angel..."  ;-)

Gators

Baby and Mama Hippo

 Panda

 Gorrilla

 Orangutan... was this one "Frank the Tank"??

 Cuddly Koalas

 Maeryn's favorite... the Giraffes!

 Rhino

 Silly Camel with a bent hump!

 Condors

 How did these animals get loose??

 Lioness

 Lion - can't get the pic to flip sideways??

 Meg and Kev

 After the zoo went took a little road trip over the bridge
to see Coronado Island. Then we headed in to down town San Diego,
saw the air craft carrier and other ships along the water
and went to the Gas-Lamp District for dinner.

Friday - LAST DAY :(

So what did we do??  ...The Beach!

 Maeryn and Mal enjoying their last chance to play in the sand.

 Maer and Drew broke out in to an impromptu beach-dance party!

 So Cute!

We had a GREAT time in San Diego!

Thank you Nana and Bob for having the idea and making it happen,

we can't wait for the next big family trip!