The last part of our break was spent at a place we love and miss... San Diego. We packed it as much as we could. We did most of our favorite things, but weren't able to visit everyone or every place. There is never enough time. It didn't help that everyone was still in school.
We got to San Diego Monday morning. We had been there on Sunday as well just for church. It was so good to be back at our old church and see so many familiar faces. Anyway... after some errands we headed to La Jolla. We were staying at a friend's beach house. After we unpacked we headed to the Shores. The kids wasted no time getting in the water. I love that they love the beach as much as I do.
Tuesday was a busy fun-filled day. We started the day at the Air and Space Museum. The kids love seeing and learning about all the planes there.
After the museum we headed to the zoo. We love that place. It is really amazing. We met a bearcat. We can't remember it's real name. We heard an elephant trumpet. We also ended it like we always do, with soft serve ice cream after the skyfari ride.
After the zoo we headed back to
the beach. The kids just dug for "treasures". I ended up with a bunch
of shells and rocks. We finally got back to the house and I went to the park to see the sunset.
If you ask the kids what was their favorite day of the whole trip they will say the day they went to school. We spent the morning at Jerabek and the afternoon at Marshall. The kids were so happy to be at the schools they know so well. Everyone was so happy to see them. I was happy to see all the wonderful teachers that we have had. Lily was the only one who wanted pictures taken. Silly girl. Adam disappeared immediately with his class. He didn't want to leave. He ended up going to music class. Marshall was having their open house and that gave Noah the perfect opportunity to see all his teachers and a lot of his friends. He also saw part of the band perform. I also ran into a lot of the parents I have been friends with for the whole time we lived in San Diego. It really was a great day. We ended up the evening by going to the Green's house for dinner. It was fun to hang out with them and enjoy their company.
Thursday we went to the Safari Park. I think I like the zoo better, but we still managed to enjoy our time here. It's just a lot hotter and more of a pain to walk with all the hills. We have truly enjoyed having zoo passes over the years.
We fed the lorakeets. We saw the butterfly exhibit. We loved all the beautiful butterflies floating around.
Lily was finally brave enough to feed the ducks from her hand. We also taught some other girl to do it too.
Another grand sunset at the beach. I can never get sick of seeing them.
Damon came in late (so late I fell asleep waiting to pick him up from the airport and was late picking him up. The way I see it he was lucky I even woke up) Thursday night. We were glad he could join us for a couple days.
A sea lion came right up on shore where we were. He didn't seem scared of us at all. He was just hanging out at the beach like the rest of us. Friday night we ate at Chin's and then went over to the Shield's house to have dessert. The boys were crazy enough to swim.
Our last day at the beach was the prettiest day there. It seems like it is always like that for us. At least we got to enjoy it for a few hours before we headed back. It was so hard to leave.
The beach house had bikes and the kids made good use of them. They enjoyed cruising around on the beach cruisers.
The views from the park by the house. I can never get sick of the ocean. It's so beautiful.
A big thanks to the Shield's for letting us use their beach house. We had a great stay there and enjoyed our vacation back "home".
