Soaring on a Sunday

Welcome Fall! While it's still in the high 80s/low 90s in my neck of the woods (Escondido), we went down to Balboa Park on Friday and it was a (little) bit cooler, and leaves were actually falling to the ground. We made some ojo de dios (eye of god) and some felted leaf coasters to celebrate and mostly just played with our friends! It was a lovely day to celebrate the autumn equinox.

I love the Fall season and all that it brings. With it brings some really fun family events and activities.

 

Here are a few that are upcoming and happening in San Diego:

September - mid-October.  Julian apple harvesting time. Sundays: Julian Doves & Desperados, comedy skits at 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm. Saturdays: Live music at Bailey's BBQ. Monday & Thursday: Live Music/Open Mic on the Patio at Jeremy's on the Hill at 6pm.

September 3-30th. Julian Town Hall Crafters Arts and Crafts Show 9am-5pm at the Town Hall.

October 6-7th. Julian Apple Days Festival, Saturaday 10-5pm, Sunday 10-5pm. at menghini Winery, $5 Adults, children under 15 are free.

October 5th - 28th, Fridays 7:15pm, Saturdays 1:15 pm & 7:15 pm, and Sunday 1:15pm. Old Time Melodrama performances.

October 6-7th, 10am-4pm. Julian Open Studios Tour. Maps for $10 available at the Town Hall.

A list of apple orchards in Julian.

September 30th. 10am-5pm.  Alpine Viejas Western Days Parade 2012. Free.
Celebrating the community spirit of Alpine, the Alpine Viejas Western Days Parade is a day-long celebration featuring fun for the whole family, including a kids and craft fair.

September 29th, 10am-4pm. San Diego Woofstock in Escondido.  Dog expo with products, vets, rescues, contests, and pet parade and a lot more! Free admission. $5 fee for contests.

Thursday, September 27th. 4 & 7pm.  Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour ever! At Valley View Casino.

Wednesday, October 10th.  7pm. Disney on Ice presents 100 Years of Disney at Valley View Casino.

Friday, September 28th through October 7th. Oktoberfest in El Cajon. Come and enjoy authentic German food, such as bratwurst, ox-on-the-spit, potato salad, potato pancakes, sauerkraut, red cabbage and a variety of German pastries. We offer a great selection of German beers and liquors, and soft drinks and water, to enjoy with your friends and family!

September 29th-30th. Oceanside Harbor Days. 2 event filled days of fun activities, Nail n Sail competition, Military, Police and Fire displays and more.

Saturday, September 29th. Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day Live! Free Admission at participating museums. See website for list of participating museums.



As you can tell, it's apple picking time and soon to be pumpkin picking time! We'll post lots of great places to choose from in the coming weeks, so be sure to come back and check it out or follow us on our Facebook Page for frequent updates!


Enjoy the Fall Season and all that it brings, and....

Keep Soaring and Landing Safely,

In Beautiful, Sunny

San Diego!

Your Soaring Mama,

Mandy

Happy Labor Day!

In honor of the laborers in our country on this Labor Day. 

Enjoy your Labor Day holiday, be safe and hope it's a good one!

Your Soaring Mama,

Mandy

Soaring on a Sunday

Dixon Lake, Escondido

Summer's officially coming to a close. School's back in session for San Diegan children, Summer events are coming to a close, and we're looking forward to some cooling weather (hopefully soon!) It's a wonderful time of year to visit our local parks and lakes and the beaches are definitely less crowded, which is nice for us homeschoolers!

Here's a few fun activities coming up this week.


Tuesday, September 4th, 3pm-3:30pm.  Children's West Africa Drumming with Master Children's Drummer Nana Yaw Asiedu ages 6 months to 6 years 3-330pm, ages 7-12 3:30-4:15pm. $7-9.

Saturday, September 8th, 7am-2pm. San Diego 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Family Festival at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. A Commemorative stair climb and charity climb that honors those that were lost on 9/11.

Saturday, September 8th, 12pm-2pm. Saturday Science Club for Girls: Renewable Energy. Building wind turbines and other experiments with wind.

Friday-Sunday, September 7-9th.  Sycuan Pow-Wow at the Sycuan Reservation

Sunday, September 9th, 10am-4pm. Target Free Second Sunday at the New Children's Museum in San Diego.

Sunday, September 9th, 10am-6pm. Grandparent's Day at Reuben H Fleet Science Center, San Diego. Free Gallery admission for all grandparents and all grandchildren visiting with them compliments of ScholarShare.

Saturday, September 15th oam-12pm. Ocean Beach Coastal Cleanup at Ocean Beach Pier. The largest volunteer event in California!

Saturday & Sunday, September 15-16th, 10am-6pm. San Diego Pirate Faire at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista. A living history experience with costumed pirates and re-enactments. $7 for children, 4 and under free, adults $15, seniors $13.

Have a great Labor Day and....

Keep Soaring and Landing Safely,

In Beautiful, Sunny

San Diego!

Your Soaring Mama,

Mandy

Soaring on a Sunday

Sun setting over La Jolla

Summer's coming to an end, and so are some of the great San Diego Summer activities, events and shows that are available during this time of year. Not to worry, Fall is around the corner and with it some fun family events including apple picking, pumpkin patches, Halloween parties, and some wonderful Fall Harvest events!

Tuesday, August 28th. Resident free Tuesdays. The following will be free this Tuesday for San Diego residents.San Diego Air & Space Museum (Not valid for special exhibitions) San Diego Automotive Museum (Last admission 3:45pm) San Diego Hall of Champions SELECT House of Pacific Relations International Cottages.

August 30th - 31st, 6-8:30 pm. Full Moon Walk on Scripps Pier. ($25) for ages 9 and up, RSVP required. Explore one of La Jolla’s most well known landmarks and let Birch Aquarium at Scripps naturalists guide you in dissecting a squid, making marine organisms glow in the dark and more. It does sell out, so book early

Thru August 31st. "Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs: The 4D Experience" movie at the San Diego Zoo's 4D Theater in Balboa Park.

Thru August 31st. GIA Egg-stravaganza.An eggs-traordinary collection of more than 700 egg-shaped pieces of gems and minerals carved by Master Lapidarist Dieter Jerusalem. To schedule a tour, call the GIA campus 24 hours in advance. Free. 5345 Armada Dr., Carlsbad. www.gia.edu; 800-421-7250, ext. 4116 or 760-603-4116.

Through September 3rd. Daily, 2pm-9pm.  Last chance of the summer to see the Nighttime Zoo China Celebration at the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park.

Tuesdays at 8:30 pm. Britain's Finest: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, Beatles tribute band at the Lawrence Welk Theater. From the webpage,  "Enjoy the multi-act show that completely fascinates the audience with their meticulous attention to all of the iconic Beatles costumes, not to mention that the cast members look hauntingly like their Beatles counterparts."

Saturday, September 1st, 12pm-4pm. Southern California Plumeria Society Show at the San Diego Botanical Garden Foundation in Balboa Park. Free.

Saturday, September 1st 7:45pm. A great date night idea; Rock the Dome! At the Reuben H Fleet Science Center. Classic Rock music set to dazzling imagery. Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Metallica in 16,000 watt digital surround sound.

September 1st and 2nd, 9am-3:30pm. Last weekend this summer for the Open Cockpit Days at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in Miramar.

Sunday, September 2nd, 2-3pm. House of Ukraine, International Cottages. Music, dance, costume and culture at Balboa Park.

August 28th-September 2nd. "Les Miserables". Playing at the San Diego Civic Theatre in Downtown San Diego. See webpage for details.

Saturday, September 8th, 930 am. Grape Day 5K, Festival and Parade.  Grape Day Parade begins at 930 on Grand Avenue includes marching bands, equestrians, and vintage autos. A festival will be from 930 am til 4pm. There will be grape stomping, free grapes from Jimbos, entertainment, booths, fun zone, contests, demos, and food court. Free event! There's also a 5K run at 7:30, go to webpage for sign up.

Thru October 31st. "Claws" Exhibit at the Sea Life Aquarium in Carlsbad. Get up and personal with crabs and clawed creatures. $15-20.

Thru January 20th, 2013.  "The Horse" exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park. From the Nat's website,  "Investigate the extraordinary qualities that have made horses so useful to humans. View astonishing artifacts that highlight the horse’s role in cultures worldwide, including a bronze figurine depicting China’s legendary celestial horse from the Han dynasty, which is dated as early as 2nd-century BCE to 2nd-century AD."

Other exhibits that are ending soon are the Washed Ashore exhibit at the Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista, many of the water parks, Grossology exhibit at the Ruben H Fleet, The Titanic Exhibit at the SD Natural History Museum. So be sure to get out and see them soon before they're gone!

So.Much.Fun. to pick from!!!! Where will you be going? Be sure to share any photos or recommendations for places you've been to in San Diego! Share with us in the comments or on our Facebook page.

Continue to enjoy the last few days of Summer and.....

Keep Soaring and Landing Safely,

In Beautiful, Sunny

San Diego!

Your Soaring Mama,

Mandy

Soaring on a Sunday

From SDFS Living Coast Discover Center - Washed Ashore exhibit

From SDFS Living Coast Discover Center - Washed Ashore exhibit

From SDFS Living Coast Discover Center - Washed Ashore exhibit

It's been really warm lately both here in San Diego and neighboring S. California counties. It's great that we have lots of choices for cooling off be it the beach, one of the many water parks, cooling off at the mall or local community pool. Where have you been cooling off at? Feel free to share in the comments or on our facebook page here.

From SDFS Living Coast Discover Center - Washed Ashore exhibit

Living Coast Discovery Center, Wash Ashore: Plastics, Sea Life & Art exhibit is there until September 3rd and my group went to check it out this week. It was amazing to see what the artists made out of ocean debris. Check it out before it closes on September 3rd. You can see a few pictures from our visit there above.

Friday, August 31st - Monday, September 3rd, 9am-7pm, daily.  Coming up in September is the Festival of Sail at the Port of San Diego. The largest tall ship festival on the west coast. Cannons will fire, and there will be a tall ship parade. Lots of other great activities as well!

Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, August 31st-September 23rd. Free Shakespeare Festival - The Twelfth Night at the Coronado Playhouse.

Monday, August 20th.  20th Anniversary Half off admission on the 20th of each month at  Scripps Birch Aquarium in La Jolla.

Tuesday, August 21st. Free Twilight concert 7pm at Powerhouse Park, Del Mar.

Through September 30th. Steampunk exhibit at the San Diego Automotive Museum. From the website, "The museum is incorporating clothing, gadgets, and gizmos that are not directly related to the automobile. The focus of the exhibit is innovation, and non-traditional vehicles will be presented with classic examples of early automotive engineering and design."

Through January 31st. Grossology Exhibit at the Ruben H. Fleet Science Museum in Balboa Park. From the website, "Based on the best-selling book Grossology, sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits tell you the good, the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and much more. "

August 26th, 10am-5pm. Annual Leucadia ArtWalk. Includes original artwork, musical performances.

Friday, August 31st - Monday, September 3rd.  San Diego Sand Sculpting Competition and 3D Art Challenge. Located at the B Street Cruise Ship Terminal Pier, Downtown San Diego.

Enjoy the Summer and.....

Keep Soaring and Landing Safely,

In Beautiful, Sunny

San Diego!

Your Soaring Mama,

Mandy

Soaring on a Sunday

From Thistles on hwy 67 in Ramona, CA

Are you enjoying your summer? It's been getting pretty warm, so hope you have somewhere to cool off! Lucky for us, there's lots of places to cool off in San Diego.

Sundays, July 8th-August 19th, 3-5pm. Encinitas Sunday Concerts by the Sea. Free.

Saturday, July 21st, 6pm-9pm. Nature Club for Children ages 8 to 12. Kumeyaay Lake Campground. Campfire stories. 

Summer Movies at the Park. Various park locations, mostly at 7:30 pm, on Saturdays. See website for locations and times.

Legoland Water Park. Thru Sept. 3rd. 10am-5pm. Lots of great fun water activities at the park; Build a Raft River, Duplo Splash Safari, Duplo Splash Zoo, Pirate Reef and more!

San Diego Knott's Soak City.  Thru Sept. 3rd. Hours vary. Slides, falls, runs, plunges and bays. A great place to get wet during the summer months thru September!

Santee Aquatics Center. Training pool, activity pool with play structure, water slide, water exercise area, water aerobics, swim lessons. 

Santee Lakes Sprayground.  A 1,300 square foot interactive water playground is located at the north end of Lake 1. An “activation” button is used by the children to start the system which begins the pumps and sends water to the various features creating a fun way to beat the heat.

Hilton Head County Park, El Cajon, Aquatic Playground.The highlight of this 10-acre neighborhood park in Rancho San Diego is a pirate-themed aquatic park sure to be a hit with children. Hours for the spray structure are 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily.

Mountain Hawk Park, Chula Vista. Amenities include an amphitheater, basketball court, walking trail, restrooms, and gazebos that overlook Otay Lake. Mountain Hawk also has the only interactive water feature in the City. The interactive water feature is open from April to November.

Fiesta Island. Fiesta Island is a large area of land centrally located in Mission Bay. There is a 5 MPH zone on the east side of the island that is popular for recreational water sports. Permits for this location are usually for Over the Line tournament, walks/runs, bicycle races/time trials and other special events. The Fiesta Island Youth Camp and the Aquatic Center are on the island. There are bonfire rings around the shore of the island and dogs are allowed off leash. There is a a permitted water ski area in Hidden Cove and permits for water skiing only are available from the Lifeguards at their headquarters, 2581 Quivera Court.

Mission Bay Park.   Mission Bay Park is the largest man-made aquatic park in the country, consisting of 4,235 acres, approximately 46% land and 54% water. The park offers a wide range of recreational activities including paths for walking and jogging, and playgrounds for children. It is one of San Diego's most popular locations to fly a kite, picnic or sail a model yacht. Fire rings make it possible to cook out and stay warm.

SeaWorld-Sesame Street Bay of Play, Treat your kids to two-acres of childhood magic with their favorite characters from Sesame Street. It’s filled with family-friendly fun and rides like Elmo’s Flying Fish, Oscar’s Rocking Eel and Abby’s Sea Star Spin. You can even have your picture taken with your Sesame Street pals.

The Wave Waterpark in Vista.  Thru Sept. 3rd.  Slides, waves riders, lazy river, rain forest, pool and more!

Do you know of any great waterparks, spray parks, or just places to cool off and have fun in San Diego? Let us know in the comments or on our facebook page here!


Enjoy the Summer and.....

Keep Soaring and Landing Safely,

In Beautiful, Sunny

San Diego!

Your Soaring Mama,

Mandy

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July week!

 Have a fun safe week! 

 Your Soaring Mama, 

 Mandy