We planned the trip in January and fully intended on driving. A few weeks before we left we decided we were crazy to drive and bought plane tickets. Here's Carson relaxing on some of the seats.
We spent a couple of days at the beach. Carson was super excited for the beach. We left our house around 6 a.m. to catch our flight and Carson was asking before we got to the airport if we were at the beach yet. Umm. . . no! We knew we had to get to the beach as soon as possible. Luckily we have some friends that live at the Marine base near Oceanside who took us to the beach there. We also went later in the week to a beach in La Jolla.
We took some time to see the San Diego temple and then we went to the Mormon Battallion visitors' center as well.
We stayed at Paradise Point Resort for a portion of our trip and we loved it. The weather turned cold the first day and it was great to be at the resort because there was plenty to do. Our kids found this white duck and named it Fluffy. They fed Fluffy and all the other ducks quite a bit of bread and duck food before our time was over. The resort also had fish, turtles, and sharks to look at.
Below is a view from the front door to our room. The pond was really neat and the resort had several of them.
We found this duck and her little ducklings. So fun to watch!
Here are some ducks (and a seagull) coming for their food. It got to be that when we we open our door several ducks would flock to it.
Paradise Point also had a really fun pool with a sand area at the end of it.
The kids were sad to say goodbye to Fluffy and their other friends at the hotel, but our next stop was SeaWorld. Here's Blake picking up a starfish.
We learned from our last experience at SeaWorld in Florida that our kids would need a stroller. We got a double stroller and bribed the kids to get in it by giving them popcorn. It worked great and we had a fabulous day.
Carson feeding the seals.
Blake feeding the seals too.
Mike going on a ride with the kids.
Carson surprised us by asking to go on Journey to Atlantis, one of the big rides there. He was barely tall enough and he and Mike rode it together three times. They had a lot of fun and Carson admitted he only screamed a little bit. In the picture below they are seated in the back.
Blake loved SeaWorld and here he is with his souvenir, a cute penguin.
Pretty much every night ended like the one below.
At our last hotel they had a waterworks feature at the pool. The kids really enjoyed playing in it as well.
It was a great trip and we're glad we were able to go!
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Looks like an amazing trip! I'm glad you got away before you have another little one slowing you down. We're looking forward to seeing you guys in just a few more weeks!
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