San Diego Sunshine!

 

We had a VERY fun week this week, and it wasn't only because we got to celebrate our freedom and independence. Grammi had called and suggested that we get out of the Las Vegas heat (which was a good suggestion, since it's been over 110 everyday this week!) and come and visit her and Papa in San Diego. I think I purposely block out of my head how much my boys love it there, so that I don't wish that I lived there so much! San Diego is so beautiful and the weather is so perfect it's hard to want to come home. As usual, Grammi and Papa's house did not disappoint, and we got to go to the Del Mar Fair with the grandparents and Aunt Sparklie and Noah. The kids loved seeing the cow that Papa is going to buy (although Jackson did NOT want to hear WHY Papa is buying the cow!) and they loved getting to go on some of the carnival rides. Max especially got a kick out of going on the rides, and had a perma grin on his face most of the night. We will never forget Max going in the glass/plastic maze and SLAMMING head first into one of the walls...and still loving every minute of it!

 

We also got to spend an afternoon at Sea World, which convinced us all that we are lucky that Grammi and Papa live there, and we don't have to visit this place that much during the summer if we don't want to! It was crowded, but the kids still had a blast, and we ended up staying a lot longer than we thought we would. We saw the seal and otter show, which freaked Max out when they "blew up" the mime guy. He kept saying over and over, "guy okay?" (for those that haven't seen it, it's very funny - but not to the little ones that don't understand it's a dummy they blow up, not the real person!) They were intrigued by the cirque show, and they of course had a great time in the new kiddy area, where there are a few rides now - AND the Sesame Street characters come out for a visit!
It's almost embarrassing to say that we also took the kids to the zoo the next day for a few hours too, because we were only in San Diego for three days, but since Grammi was up for it, (and the boys were begging to go!) off we went! We were there long enough to see the polar bears, which are always the coolest part of the day. All three were out playing around, wrestling each other, and swimming right in front of us! We rode the sky buckets, looked at every snake imaginable, let the kids get a "foot massage" on the little machines, and went home to swim for the rest of the day. Jackson commented on every snake, and let me know which ones would bite us humans, and Max had a great time locating each one in their glass cages.





We also got to see Russ's best friend from high school and his darling wife and daughter, hang out with cousins that we haven't seen in a long time, go BACK to Sea World two nights in a row - just so the kids to see the awesome firework show...whew! (were we really only there three days???!!)

I have to say, even though we did a ton of fun things, and the kids had a blast, I think their most favorite part was just being able to spend time with Grammi and Papa, and hanging out at their house. The boys LOVED to hit the golf balls around Papa's front yard with him, they also loved swimming and hanging out in their pool. Thank you Grammi and Papa, we love you, and we are thankful to have you as part of our lives!