WARNING - picture overload ahead!
This past week, we went on a family vacation to San Diego - it was SO MUCH FUN! Here is a little breakdown of the trip.
Time to start driving - we were a little nervous about a long road trip with Luke, but he did great!
Talk about right place, right time! We stopped in Nephi for a quick break, and it just so happened that the 7-Eleven we went to was where Miss Amanda was working to promote its grand opening! It was also her birthday, so we were very excited to see her!
We stopped and spent the night in Primm, Nevada, and then drove to San Diego on Friday. We went to La Jolla Cove Friday night, and Luke had such a blast chasing after the seagulls.
As you can see, he wasn't so happy about them not cooperating with him catching them.
Family picture!
Need a breather from chasing after those birds :)
On Saturday, we went to USS Midway. Probably not the best place for a toddler since no running is allowed. Take #1:
Take #2:
Take #3 - gotta love photo bombers, especially when they are old guys :)
Airplane flying time
Saturday afternoon, we went to Coronado Island to go to the beach. First time stepping feet into an ocean:
Playing on the beach
You probably heard about the Super Moon on Saturday night. You may have also heard legends that jellyfish are more prevalent during a full moon. I'll attest to the legend - we found this one on shore (and were told there were several more), and I spotted one in the water. Thankfully none of us were stung!
On Sunday, we went to LEGOLAND. Lucas had a blast playing with the Duplo blocks.
He also loved the many rides he was able to go on.
On our way back to the hotel, we stopped at the San Diego temple. Families can be together forever!
On Monday, we went to Sea World! We may have sat a little too close for the Shamu show....when they call it a Splash Zone, believe them! We should have gotten an after picture - we were INCREDIBLY soaked!
We also got to touch the sea stars
Luke's favorite place in Sea World was the Sesame Street Play place
He loved meeting Elmo!
And he absolutely loved every second we let him play on this bouncy thing. You can see the red block that he's holding - he had fun playing with all the other kids, sharing blocks, and stealing blocks.
Mid-bounce
On Tuesday, we packed up our stuff and drove back to Las Vegas. We spent the night in the Stratosphere, so we went up to the top of the Tower.
Andrew, James' brother, just moved to Las Vegas last week to start a new job, so he was able to stop by our hotel room to chat for a bit. Good luck to you, Andy!
Today, we drove home. We stopped for lunch at the Dairy Queen in Beaver, and who can pass up getting a picture in the tourist destination of Beaver, Utah!
It was such a great trip. We had a lot of fun, and Luke did great with all the driving. It's good to be back home in the comfort of our own beds though. Here's to hoping that he'll be able to start taking naps and sleeping for long periods at night again though :)
