Who needs vitamin D supplements?

Not us! We just spent a glorious ten days in Vegas and San Diego, soaking up the rays. And -- drum roll please -- not one of us got sick! This is a major accomplishment, given that at least I have been sick on our last three visits.

So not being sick let us cram in tons of activities. We mostly spent our time with the family at Lisa's or Mom's, and Sofia absolutely ate up all the attention. She followed G all over and got endless laughs out of big cousins Frankie and Anthony.

I loved being able to take my daughter outside without having to think about ten thousand layers of clothing. So strange to think that she's almost a year old and this trip was her first experience sitting in grass! We did a little hiking in the Red Rocks, a truly beautiful place. Of course the only camera we had was John's Blackberry, so this is the best we could do:



We spent a couple evenings at the ballpark for Anthony's tournament:




Hung with the Armijos:



Then we road tripped out to San Diego. The five-hour drive there and back was worth EVERY SECOND of our single day there. We hit Old San Diego for dinner the first night and consumed -- what else? -- copious amounts of Mexican food and margaritas:



Sof got her hands in the sand for the first time. She wasn't quite sure what to make of it, but she liked the wandering duck:




We spent most of our whole day in CA at Sea World, doing all your typical Sea World things. Dolphin show, Shamu show, feeding seals, traipsing through the shark tank. I was amazed at how much Sofia seemed to perceive. Her favorite was walking under the shark tank -- she was mesmerized.













That evening John, Sof and I walked along the beach at sunset -- one of my favorite things in the world to do. We met the rest of the fam for dinner at this fantastic beach-front restaurant. As was to be expected, Sof got a little antsy, so I had to get up and distract her for a bit. We stepped outside the restaurant to discover a live fire show on the beach right outside! A poi spinner and fire juggler were all Sof needed to settle down.

Back inside, Sof entertained herself by feeding Aunt Lisa:





Once back in Vegas, it was time for a big boy and girl night out. Johnny and I left Sof with Lisa and Jenna and hit the Strip to go see the Phantom of the Opera. Don't let the fact that Johnny dozed off four times fool you -- the show was outstanding. Although I suppose it doesn't matter what show you put on a $40 million stage, it will be entertaining one way or the other. Again, all we had was the Blackberry for photos:



This brings us to Easter Sunday, our last day. We just happened to catch some old friends of John's for an Indian lunch of dosas, Heny Melwani and his dad:



Then the Easter feast with the whole family, including the most fabulous stuffed clams I've ever had.



Crammed somewhere between all the eating and ping pong, we had a little early first birthday party for Sof:



















And now that this post has reached epic proportions, I'm going to call it good.