Trips to California are never long enough. Period. I could stay there for weeks and be perfectly happy. Sadly, we only got to stay for 4 days, but we made the most of it and loved every second.
We woke up early, early and put the kids straight into the car. We stopped at the state line for the sweet $3.99 breakfast...how can you pass that?
Right away we found a park and played and played. The sand was beach sand and after just a few minutes of swinging and sliding all the kids wanted to do was play in the sand....so we let them until everyone was too hungry to play any longer.
As you can see from the jackets, it was cold in San Diego this year. The high each day was 65 and it was cloudy and windy everyday, but that didn't stop us. We spent 3 days on the beach and had a blast. The first day we were all in swim suits, and by the third day we were in jeans and jackets....hey, whatever it takes to spend time on the beach! The kids never complained about the cold (they left that to me) they played nonstop in the water and sand. Even Carter got a little taste of it all...
Sad for him (happy for me) he only got a few minutes of sand on the first day. Every day after that was spent safely in the middle of our beach sheet....free from the messy sand. He took his 3 hour nap each afternoon with no problem...what baby wouldn't love to sleep to the sound of the waves lapping up on the shore??
He even got his first taste of candy...licorice, and of course he loved it.
Here are the kids playing...
Me, freezing.
McKay, keeping warm.
One of the nights we got to roast hot dogs on the beach...very fun.
Sydney spent lots of time with the older girl cousins. It was so funny to watch her act like them...crossing her legs and laughing at things they said. I wish I had some better pictures or a video to show her when she was with them....it gave me a glimpse of her in 5 years.
Another night we had pizza at huge park across the street from our hotel. Here's McKay with his dad and Carter.
Me hangin' with some of the fam.
Carter and his cousin Oliver.
McKay helping Jackson with his hurt toe...poor Jackson.
On the last night we had a surprise birthday party at Benihana for McKay's Dad's 60th birthday. I only got a picture of the kids as we were walking out, but it was a blast and pretty crazy with our party of 37 people!!
And lastly, what's a family reunion without a big family picture??
We had such a great time visiting with all our Whitney family. We don't get to see most of them nearly enough, so the few days spent together are really special. Great job putting together a wonderful reunion Martha!! See you all next year! ;-)
