Thursday, October 4, 2012

Coronado beach, Day 4

These two live to swim! The pool was so warm it was like bath water, so no getting them out easily.
Thank goodness Aunt Monica gave True this shark life jacket! I didn't have to worry about holding him the whole time. He loved the independence.
Breakfast on the lanai

I loved just chillin' out here as often as possible. It was warm and quite and beautiful. I would read, or surf the web, write in my journal or plan.


The kids loved to join me in their pjs too. :)
The closest villa to us, and it was beautiful!

My kids were so excited to eat breakfast outside! AND they were really excited to have cereal! We stock a lot of it at home but don't eat it frequently. I make breakfast daily, so cereal on vacation was an special treat.

Look at that sand! So soft and warm. Not a rock to be seen. Loving it!


Warm water to play in and be splashed by was dreamy.
Another day of trying to out run the waves!
Another day of relaxing in the sun



Chastin making more of those cool drip castles he took delight in creating.

Do you see that sky and sand???
Heaven I tell ya. Heaven.
True helping John with his tan, haha
Sand mermaids!
Architecture may be in his future...hmmm
True's tan line after only 4 days in the sun!
Down to the Boardwalk for some Cold Stone Creamery 

Enjoying ice cream in the sun! Something we don't get to experience at home.
A picture for her wedding video one day.
Beautiful!
Sail boats~a view from the bridge
John saw someone in Seattle wearing a 'Lefty's" t shirt and took note that it was in San Diego. So he suggested we try it. I navigated us there and....
The very best pizza I have ever had! Super thin, but tasty crispy crust...MMMM. Wishing I had some now.
Tried my first Chicago style dog, which I will be ok never having again, but they knocked it out of the park with the pizza!
Once home, clean and fed, we put the little ones to bed  and left Jordan to her tv time. We headed down stairs to the game rooms. Chastin and his dad enjoyed a few games of pool. {Which I didn't know either one played}





They had fun! And I'm glad

Then it was my turn to horse around with Chastin. We played my favorite game~ air hockey:)
I'm one of those people who would replace her dinning table with an air hockey table!
{not only men think that way...i think}


I tend to get a little competitive, and I had to play left handed because of my back! But I still won! 
Chastin switched to his left hand to even the playing field.
This was one of the best times I had on this trip! It was so much fun to just let loose and hang out.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

La Jolla beach, Day 3

 True is always telling me he needs his sunglasses
 The beach was pretty packed, but not too bad.


 True spent most of his time pretty sandy. Every single time I would get him mostly dried off to eat or leave, he would flip around in the sand like he was break dancing! I'm pretty sure he ate his weight in sand!
 Father like son. Funny.
True went out in waves with Jordan and she's not very tall, so when a big wave came it smashed all over his face it scared him form going back in the water. John thought up a plan: he would throw the football into the water and True would get it. {so pretty much he played fetch with our son...} but it worked! True was mostly content to just splash around where the tide came in & play in other peoples sand holes they had left behind.
 Shilo is a fish! We would be at the beach for 6+ hours and we would have to go out in the water to reapply sunscreen! I had to keep asking her if she was hungry or thirsty, but she just wanted to play in the waves! I'm so glad she loved this trip! She defiantly had the most fun at the beaches!


 My happy girl, who actually developed bruises around her eyes from wearing her goggles so long each day.
 Chastin was digging for whatever he could find to help him build his sandcastle masterpieces. 

 Shilo made friends with various groups of people throughout the day. Some little, some her age, some older.

 She adored body surfing!




 She and I heading out to float in the big waves. We must have staying out there for over an hour, just laughing and talking. She was so happy and so much fun! I'm glad I soaked up all the Shilo love I could!


 Look! One picture over 10 days to prove we took the trip together!
We always make fun of teenage girls {Jordan} for doing the 'duck face' when taking a picture of herself:)
So here's ours.
Jordan laid on the beach and burned herself~ I didn't capture a picture of that...