San Diego (1st week of June)

For our family vacation this year we went to San Diego, CA to meet up with my sister Heidi, her husband Allen, and their daughter Nara. My parents, jame, Luke, Michele, and Gretchen went on the trip as well. We decided to rent a house on the beach in Southern California because we thought the beaches would be warmer there than the San Francisco area(they were not). It is not that it didn't feel good, we never sweated, you just never really got hot enough to want to be in the water at the beach.

We started out our trip by flying out of Louisville late afternoon on Saturday first to Phoenix, AZ and then on to San Diego. The boys did great on the plane, and Kenan can't wait to fly again. He loved it. When we arrived it was late, cool, and rainy. Not a good sign. The first day it was overcast, so we decided to get the grocery shopping for the week out of the way by going to a farmer's market and then to the grocery store. The kids couldn't wait to go to the beach until it got sunny so we went out anyway. Kenan ran stright out into the sand very excited. Even though the adults thought it was cold, the kids went in the water.

Monday we went to an area of the city called Old Town to sightsee and then to the beach. It started out cloudy once again, but by the afternoon the sun was finally coming out. Thank Goodness! Tuesday was just a relaxing day at the beach. I decided to get a surf board and had a great time trying to surf. I did get up for a little bit which was a great feeling. Tuesday night Gretchen flew in so we went to pick her up at the airport. Wednesday was our one big attraction, Seaworld. Kenan really enjoyed getting to see sea animals since that is something that he not exposed to. I think Shamu was his favorite. After that we went to out to dinner at World Famous which was down the boardwalk right on the beach. It was a beautiful evening.

Thursday some of us went to Coranado Island which was a tourist destination you could reach by bridge. In the afternoon we did the beach and surfing thing again. Gretchen and Heidi attempted surfing this time, while I hurt myself surfing. I feel like my toe will never be the same. The kids once again played in the water and the sand. Finally on Friday we visited a beach in La Jolla that ad an area where sea lions come up and sun temselves on the beach. It was neat to see so many that close. That evening we ended the week with a bonfire and dinner on the beach watching the sunset. It was a wonderful way to end the week. I loved being so close to the acean even though we probably could have used a little bit more space in the house. It was nice to walk up and down the boardwalk in the mornings and evenings watching the waves come in and then hearing them lull me to sleep at night. I could live on the ocean. Can't wait to see my sister and her family again.