Mission Beach/Bay 09

Well our trip to the beach was a blast. We all had a relaxing and peaceful vacation, spent every day on the sand, and just hung out together. Looking forward to making this an annual thing.

From Mission Beach 09

From Mission Beach 09

Charlotte can finally say "Grammy", and we tried to get her to call my dad "Grandpap" but she insisted on calling him either "Pap Pat" or "Grrrrr Pap Pap."

From Mission Beach 09

Jack was so into making sandcastles this year, but he kept going back to the beach to check on them, and was surprised when they weren't there the next day. He also made a lot of friends on the beach! Always the outgoing guy!

Road Trip 09 Part III

While we were at Sea World, Charlotte spent the day with Grammy and Grandpap on the beach. She was a perfect angel all day long, and even took her 2 hour nap on Grammy's lap at the beach!

Road Trip 09 Part II

After a fun visit at Yia Yia's, we arrived in San Diego on Saturday afternoon and met up with Grammy and Grandpap. We settled into our condo and spent the evening on the bay. On Tuesday, Rich and I took Jack to Sea World! He was so excited to see Shamu, and he loved all of the shows and rides.

Jack reading the map while riding on Rich's shoulders - watch out!

From Sea World 2009!

Jack's first time seeing "snow," an ice wall in the polar bear exhibit -

From Sea World 2009!

In the polar bear cave -

From Sea World 2009!

On the teacup ride -

From Sea World 2009!

Road Trip 09

From Yia Yia's House 2009

We left for our big road trip to California on Friday morning around 9AM. The kids were great in the car, and we arrived in Coto de Caza at Yia Yia's house around 5PM. Everyone had fun visiting and playing with all of Yia Yia's toys...and the next morning we visited her bookstore.

From Yia Yia's House 2009