San Diego

Since Blake's actual due date was June 1st, we began the summer with no plans for a vacation, figuring that with a newborn around, travel just might be a thing of the past ... at least for the time being. What we didn't expect was an incredibly mellow and sweet baby. So why not? A summer is not a summer, after all, without at least a short getaway right?

So we talked about it and talked about it but it wasn't until the Thursday before Labor Day that we finalized our getaway to San Diego. San Diego was far enough away to feel like a trip, close enough to home that we could get there by car in a few hours ...

The trip started out kind of rough ...

... with both kiddos crying -
seemed like a little bit disasterous to me ...

But soon enough, everything (and everyone) was calm ...
And the rest of the drive was relatively uneventful.

First Stop.
La Jolla.

Lunch at a bakery.
Sandwiches and sweets.

Then a walk down to look at the beach ...

Mommy's attempt at a photo with the kiddos ...

Family photo in La Jolla

After a quick pit stop in La Jolla, we headed off, in crazy traffic, to our hotel on Coranado Island. We played in the pool. ate dinner sitting on comfy chairs, slept and went back to the pool.

It was exactly what we needed but we sure did travel far ...
to play in the pool.

Wheeeeeee ....

Practicing blowing bubbles with Daddy

Wading in the fountains

Drinks by the pool ...

A Daddy and Sophie snuzzle by the side of the pool

Silliness ...

All the while, Blake and I sat happily by the side of the pool ...

Speaking of which ...

Why do a lot of my photos with my kiddos look like this ...

... and Andrew gets these lovely smiley photos???
It just isn't fair ...
Ah well, it's not about us, it's about the kids.

And at the end of the day ...

Everyone got squeaky clean ...

And closed their eyes ...

... and went to dreamland ...

And on the way home,
we were rerouted through Temecula
so we called up one of my good college buddies and his family ...

Andrew, Blake and Sophie (who was under the table)
with the Lilligs - Matt, Becky and Grayson ...

Much fun was had by all.
Until the next trip away ...