After 3 days in a row of amusement parks we were very ready to relax at our beach house in San Diego. We played in the bay and let the kids watch tv while we did laundry and one of us went grocery shopping. M preferred the bay because it didn't have big waves and K and D disapproved for the same reason. A couple days later we went to the Pacific Beach with big waves and had a grand time. N was much more courageous this time with the ocean and I would literally have to pull her out of the water when she got too cold and force her to warm up in a towel. Reminded me of my son's first beach vacation when he was a year old!
My children were pretty surprised at just how amazing Sea World was. There is just something about being able to have cleaner fish nibble you, pet a shark, feed a flamingo, and see dolphins and other creatures swim right in front of you. The shows were great and my kids really got the message not to litter or waste water.
After packing up we had some time to visit the grounds of the San Diego Temple, eat at California Fish Grill and visit one of my former mission companions before heading to the airport. K and M got to hold her precious new baby boy. What a joy to hear those little baby sounds. We stayed a bit too long for the big city traffic but it turned out our flight was delayed an hour so we had plenty of time to feed the children dinner after all. Score.
It was bittersweet to leave CA. We had a great time visiting amazing places, but it isn't home. D missed his friends and K missed her house. I think M was just ready to relax and N actually asked to go home more than once by saying, "Go house." They all were great travelers, though. Wonderful on the plane and at the airport even though it was way past their bedtime by the time we reached the mini van. I am so proud of them.
My children were pretty surprised at just how amazing Sea World was. There is just something about being able to have cleaner fish nibble you, pet a shark, feed a flamingo, and see dolphins and other creatures swim right in front of you. The shows were great and my kids really got the message not to litter or waste water.
June gloom was encountered and worked around. Saturday we visited the Mormon Battalion Visitor's Center before the sun broke through. We liked it so much we had children begging for more so we walked down the street to eat and took the tour a second time. (K liked the Cafe Coyote restaurant near by so much she had a dream that we went back and ate there again.) I am just so amazed by what it took to be an 1840s pioneer. I am grateful for those generations that came before us and very grateful I was born when and where I was!
The next day we toured the USS Midway. Well, we saw a lot of it. No wonder why they call them a floating city. I just stared at that ship as we walked away, trying to wrap my head around the idea that it was made in the 1940s. How the world changed in 100 years! We were exhausted by the time we got back to the beach house and opted for the bay since it was closer. The clouds never went away that day and the water was cold but everyone still had a good time and could play at the park at the end of Fanuel street. It did make it a little easier to say good-bye to the beach house the following day too.
After packing up we had some time to visit the grounds of the San Diego Temple, eat at California Fish Grill and visit one of my former mission companions before heading to the airport. K and M got to hold her precious new baby boy. What a joy to hear those little baby sounds. We stayed a bit too long for the big city traffic but it turned out our flight was delayed an hour so we had plenty of time to feed the children dinner after all. Score.
It was bittersweet to leave CA. We had a great time visiting amazing places, but it isn't home. D missed his friends and K missed her house. I think M was just ready to relax and N actually asked to go home more than once by saying, "Go house." They all were great travelers, though. Wonderful on the plane and at the airport even though it was way past their bedtime by the time we reached the mini van. I am so proud of them.
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