California ~ San Diego

I really have the best intensions, but that never seems to be enough. I have so much to blog about it isn't even funny. But the good news is that this will be my last post about our California vacation. I am so happy to be done with these pictures! They did turn out great though, so I guess it is all worth it. I'd love to hear what you think!

Here is a picture of the whole group. This is the only one I got the entire week. Sorry family. We should have been better about that.

So on our last day in Cali my dad really wanted to go into downtown San Diego and see the fun little sea-side shops and maybe fly a kite. Reagan loves Mary Poppins, for those of you who don't know, and she has never flown a kite before so my dad thought it was time she did that. We decided to give it a try.

There was a little kite shop right on the coast and the owner found us the right kite for the weather and gave us some great tips. The guys got the kite ready to go and it seemed like the wind totally died. There were other people out flying kites (ones that looked like they did it for a living) and even they couldn't get their kites off the ground. I think my dad was kinda sad. But it was still fun. It did get up for a bit!

I was able to get Reagan to sit still for one minute while I got a couple of shots of her in front of the ocean. She was loving it.

My dad stole the camera at some point in the morning and got some pictures of our family. They had these amazing trees. You will see... I wish they had some around here because they were perfect for pictures!

You'll have to tell me which one you like better...

Here is the little stud. He was so good this day. The whole trip actually. Love him.

Reagan was pretty sick of the camera by this last day. I can't blame her, really. It was out a lot.

Here is my mom in front of the bay. Isn't she a beautiful woman? It was just her birthday and I bet none of you will come close to guessing her age. (unless you know my age, then you are cheating).

Reagan is beautiful. That is the only reason I am posting this picture.

After we spent awhile at the shops we decided to head over the biggest bridge I have ever been on to see this really amazing, old hotel. It was beautiful. I guess it was in a movie called "Somewhere In Time" with the guy who played the original Superman. I have seen a part of this movie, as Steve loves all things old and insisted that I see it. Unfortunately it is kind of long and I didn't last. But the hotel is as beautiful in person as it is in the movie. More so, I am sure.

They have this fun little walkway that has statues of different Dr. Suess stories. It was really neat. Can you guess this one?

Just beyond their gardens was their beach and it was beautiful and very well taken care of. Here are the kids looking at the ocean. They just couldn't get enough of the water.

Here am I with the Crew-man. (the only reason I am posting this picture is because I had a request for more pictures of me... I am not happy about it)

Here is a better picture of the little man. I thought he deserved to be shown in a better light, don't you?

Reagan insisted that we go down to the water and dip our feet in. You may not be able to tell by this picture, but the water was quite a ways away. We had been walking all day and didn't want to hike to the water for a five second dip. Reagan is lucky she has a Grammy who will do anything for her. She hiked down and let her put her toes in.

This is what Crew did while we waited...

One thing I couldn't get enough of while we were in Cali, besides the beach, were the flowers and plants. They were beautiful. They were so different from what we have here and I think that is what I loved the most. It seemed like every tree and bush flowered. So there was color everywhere. Loved it.

I took a ton of pictures of the greenery, but I don't think you will enjoy them as much as I do, so here are only a couple for you to sample...

As you can see, our trip was a hit! We had a great time and the kids did fabulously well. Can't wait for the next adventure to come our way!