San Diego fun

We headed to San Diego this weekend for a much needed weekend with Katrina and her family. We stayed in a condo with a gorgeous view of the beach! It had a great pool that our 3 little swimming tadpoles loved. Sawyer was in awe of Tori and how she could take off her floaties and swim with her Papa. He even took his off and was convinced he could do the same, but promptly sank. He then asked to put his floaty back on, but has been asking me ever since to practice swimming in the bath tub so that he can swim without his floaties too. (I also just signed him up for his second round of swim lessons.) Reese also got in on the action. She put on her first bathing suit and took a dip in the pool! She didn't seem that excited about the whole thing.

The condo was right in Pacific beach and we could walk to the beach and lots of restaurants. When we landed it was an unheard of 97 degrees, and unfortunately the condo didn't have air conditioning. I didn't even think to check. I was worried with temp averages of 68 degrees in May that it wouldn't be warm enough to swim in the pool! Within walking distance was yummy fish tacos, delicious Mediterranean wraps, and best of all a to die for ice cream sandwhich shop, which we went to both nights! Sawyer tried strawberry ice cream for the first time, and loved it.

The condo was also a hit because one of the rooms had bunk beds. The kids loved climbing up and down the ladder. Hours of entertainment to be had with a ladder around. The last day we were together we went to Sea World. The kids loved the animal shows. Sawyer is still talking about the divers who performed with the dolphins. (Another reason why Sawyer wants to lose his floaties, he wants to try out the diving board. So out of character for my little cautious guy.) We also spent a lot of time in the Elmo playland area for toddlers. Sawyer went on his first amusement park rides, and he even met Elmo and Ernie. He walked right up to Ernie and asked "Where's Bert?" and then was very confused about why Ernie just mimed the answer and didn't talk back. He asked me all day why Ernie didn't talk.

It was such a relaxing trip and some much needed time with Katrina. We are going through so many similar things in life right now, it is a bummer that we don't get to see each other and talk more. I think we could really help support each other during this crazy time raising kids, not to mention just getting to witness each others children grow up. I miss her, and her family.