Coronado, Imperial Beach and more

We stayed in Coronado for a month at Fiddler's Cove. Now that I'm a birder, I appreciate our site right on the San Diego bay even more. The birds and ducks that hang out right behind our RV were a joy to watch everyday. Of course we also love kayaking right from our site.

The kids made friends with the little girl next door, Zoey. One day her grandma invited our kids over to play so we could rearrange the kids' room, while she helped them make glittery Easter eggs. They had so much fun and look forward to hopefully seeing Zoey again someday in Chicago.

One day we met five other fulltime families at Imperial Beach. This struck me as the ideal Roadschool Day as one family set up a cabana for their two kids to complete their violin lessons via Skype. Once they finished, the dads moved in and worked in the cabana while the moms had fun getting to know each other better and the kids all played in the sand and waves. It just warmed my heart to see what life on the road looks like for each of our families.

Oh and we enjoyed the biggest pizza ever! The 28" pepperoni from Seacoast. Delicious!

We had our friends, the Lewis family, over to play at our site a couple times.

The kids and I found this creature at low tide. It moved when we touched it. 

I still haven't been able to figure out what it is. If you know, please tell me!

One night we went to the Lewis family's site at Thousand Trails to have dinner with them and a couple other fulltime families. After dinner we sat around talking until I saw a very large raccoon run up to us looking for a snack! It was quite startling and he kept hanging around, so after that we moved the party inside.

The Tijuana Estuary National Wildlife Refuge was a fun place for the family to walk around while I sought out new bird species. Beach on one side, refuge on the other and Tijuana in the distance.

We just can't be in San Diego without visiting Cabrillo National Monument. It's a favorite place of ours, and this time we were able to meet up with a few other fulltime family friends.

Afterwards, our three families went to the playground and marina at Shelter Island where we got up close to some brown pelicans.

Sadly, both kids ended up really sick here. Fortunately we still have their pulse ox monitor, which saved us from a middle of the night run to the emergency room! They have chronic lung disease, a result of being born before their lungs were ready, which means when they get sick it can get bad fast. They've done amazingly well since we've been traveling fulltime, but this was a strong reminder of their vulnerability. 

Once he was feeling better, Asher wrote his first love note to us! "I F U" 

(I love you! He thinks love sounds like the letter F. ) He now knows how to spell it out.