Vacation Wrap Up

We had such a wonderful time on our vacation. It really brought us closer together and gave us quality time with one another. We will remember it forever. We're very grateful to have had the means to make this vacation a reality and will cherish the memories we created.

Well, if you can't tell through the pictures by now, the weather was a tad bit chilly while we were there. Our hardy children braved the ocean time and time again, but barely got my tootsies wet. Towards the end of the week, my water logged kids decided to try some "dry" activities. One afternoon, we had fun making shapes in the Sand.

~ Here's my Turtle ~

Ben made a moat with some sort of structure protected in the middle.

Jacob was buried a few times. He didn't seem to mind. In fact, after breaking out one on occasion he claimed it was too cold and try to cover himself up again.

Chloe made a squirrel, and stole Earl's shirt to keep herself warm.

Matt made a moat, but hadn't quite figured out what it was going to circle.

Earl made an awesome Dragon!

And, of course, we had to make a tribute to our dog Lulu. We really missed her. Thanks Grandma Susie for taking care of our precious little puppy!

More Fun in Sunny California

So, I don't know if our kids were dry for more than 10 minutes on our vacation (except when they were sleeping). If they weren't at the beach in the ocean, they were in the pool. I think they started forming scales on their skin. Our condo was on the ground floor looking out into the pool area. The kids simply climbed over the rail and screamed into the pool. Nothing but smiles around.

October, continued... La Jolla Cove

We started at Mission Beach surfing on our first outing on vacation, but I wanted to have a variety of experiences while in California. I read about La Jolla Cove with sea lions, a cave, tidal pools and really wanted to go. I had to convince everyone that it would be worth it. While it wasn't surfing (not by a long shot, according to the bunkins) it was cool to see sea lions up close and watch the crabs crawl around the rocks.
We found someone to take a picture by some really cool trees near the beach. This is one of the rare photos we have of everyone together.

I really tried to get a picture of the surf splashing the kids but I could never trick them into backing up far enough. It would have been awesome, but alas, it was not to be.
There was a small cave that you could walk through. It was cool. Ben walked all the way through with me. I have to admin it was a bit creepy. There were so many crab in the tidal pools and on the rocks and walls that when you walked through it looked like the walls were moving. Ben didn't mind but it freaked Chloe out.
Aren't they adorable. All the kids together having a great time on our vacation. I am glad they humored me. I really enjoyed this beach.