Day number one: teach cousin Logan how to use Mommy's iTouch.
Play pool to the best of our ability. Playing was cut short once control was lost and balls were flying to the tile ground!
Seth and Justin at the mall.
Pet store at the mall.
Poolside with popsicles and Grammy and Grandpa's!
Making brownies with Mom.
The lovely beach (well, in Mission Bay so the water was pretty calm. Very good for small children). Lindsey had so much fun (very different from last year where she hated the sand and was scared of the water). And, Justin of course loved it all too!
Digging holes and more holes.
Justin in a hole :)
Perfectly green, spongy, soft grass. Perfect weather. Perfection.
That's my thought on the landscape and weather in San Diego.
Okay, here we are pedal boating/kayaking/ . I thought-sure, I can pedal boat with the kiddos. Never again. Yes-it was fun. Yes, I thought I wouldn't make it and would be swept out to sea b/c you go nowhere compared to the amount of pedaling! The kids had a blast though (thanks to cookies and capri suns!)
Julie and Logan.
Seth on his paddle board.
Me and the kiddos. I started out in the middle, but that doesn't work because of the way the pedals are set up. So, I'm on the edge. Notice the tilt of the boat? :)
Trying to steer us!
Julie and Logan.
Seth on his paddle board.
Me and the kiddos. I started out in the middle, but that doesn't work because of the way the pedals are set up. So, I'm on the edge. Notice the tilt of the boat? :)
Trying to steer us!
Reading books with Aunt Laurie.
Cruisin' Grand Street at "Cruisin' Grand". An awesome summer event where people bring their old/classic cars to display and you walk around and look and get good stuff to eat :) I just love this picture. Kids eating icees, chatting at eachother, walking down the street.
Where's the real person? This lady makes these little stuffed people! It was so funny!
Grandpa and Justin. Riding on his shoulders was Grandpa's attempt to contain the boy who would take off running faster than you could keep up!
Grandpa keeps some super cool hats around :)
Bate's Nut Farm. We go everytime we visit my parents. (Not to be confused with Nate's But Farm...why oh why do we always switch the letters?? I tried really hard to say it right everytime!)
Finally with the nerve to feed a lonely sheep through the bottom of the fence. They are pretty intimidating, along with the goats.
Holding hands :) Justin talking/pointing to Lindsey :) I love having two kids.
Me and my wonderful sisters!
The boys chillin' on the new couch.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary. It was very sobering.
Hills and hills of graves.
I found it rather neat, that the ONE row I chose to walk down happened to have this grave. The grave of Lydia Hunter, who died from complications after giving birth to her son, Diego Hunter, who was the first American born in California. She came with the Mormon Battalion in 1847.
The view from Cabrillo National Monument.
Picnic lunch at Balboa Park. In this picture, Justin looks a bit upset b/c the airport's nearby and the planes kept flying low overhead-it took him a handful of planes before he stopped running to me everytime.
Lindsey was thrilled with the mountain (aka hill. We live in flatland Houston so to her it's a mountain. Sad, but true.)
A perfect evening (just like the one before and the one before that!) in the front yard. Chillin' with Aunt Laurie, playing football with Uncle Jim. Lindsey LOVES Uncle Jim! And, after having him play football with her for awhile, she caught on and played with the cousins.
Cruisin' Grand Street at "Cruisin' Grand". An awesome summer event where people bring their old/classic cars to display and you walk around and look and get good stuff to eat :) I just love this picture. Kids eating icees, chatting at eachother, walking down the street.
Where's the real person? This lady makes these little stuffed people! It was so funny!
Grandpa and Justin. Riding on his shoulders was Grandpa's attempt to contain the boy who would take off running faster than you could keep up!
Grandpa keeps some super cool hats around :)
Bate's Nut Farm. We go everytime we visit my parents. (Not to be confused with Nate's But Farm...why oh why do we always switch the letters?? I tried really hard to say it right everytime!)
Finally with the nerve to feed a lonely sheep through the bottom of the fence. They are pretty intimidating, along with the goats.
Holding hands :) Justin talking/pointing to Lindsey :) I love having two kids.
Me and my wonderful sisters!
The boys chillin' on the new couch.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary. It was very sobering.
Hills and hills of graves.
I found it rather neat, that the ONE row I chose to walk down happened to have this grave. The grave of Lydia Hunter, who died from complications after giving birth to her son, Diego Hunter, who was the first American born in California. She came with the Mormon Battalion in 1847.
The view from Cabrillo National Monument.
Picnic lunch at Balboa Park. In this picture, Justin looks a bit upset b/c the airport's nearby and the planes kept flying low overhead-it took him a handful of planes before he stopped running to me everytime.
Lindsey was thrilled with the mountain (aka hill. We live in flatland Houston so to her it's a mountain. Sad, but true.)
A perfect evening (just like the one before and the one before that!) in the front yard. Chillin' with Aunt Laurie, playing football with Uncle Jim. Lindsey LOVES Uncle Jim! And, after having him play football with her for awhile, she caught on and played with the cousins.
This picture makes me laugh because I took it while Jim and Lindsey were running by and Jim just HAPPENED to look at the camera at that second-so it looks posed, but it wasn't!
Escondido Children's Museum
Poor Justin. We ran him hard on vacation. He's actually asleep in this picture-we just carried him in from the car after an outing, and after this picture we proceeded to completely change his outfit (he dumped his water bottle in his lap) and then put him to bed. He didn't even stir!
Cousins reading together.
Grammy and Grandpa keep a bunch of old sunglasses for use by the pool. Seth slipped some onto Justin, and the kids were so amused that they all decided to try some on :) They were especially amused that you can see Justin's eyes right through the glasses!
Visiting the Chula Vista Nature Center. It was very fun! And I love places like this because they have some rare birds (like a Bald Eagle) but I don't feel bad for them and their small cages b/c they all are injured and cannot live in the wild.
Escondido Children's Museum
Poor Justin. We ran him hard on vacation. He's actually asleep in this picture-we just carried him in from the car after an outing, and after this picture we proceeded to completely change his outfit (he dumped his water bottle in his lap) and then put him to bed. He didn't even stir!
Cousins reading together.
Grammy and Grandpa keep a bunch of old sunglasses for use by the pool. Seth slipped some onto Justin, and the kids were so amused that they all decided to try some on :) They were especially amused that you can see Justin's eyes right through the glasses!
Visiting the Chula Vista Nature Center. It was very fun! And I love places like this because they have some rare birds (like a Bald Eagle) but I don't feel bad for them and their small cages b/c they all are injured and cannot live in the wild.
Touching the sting rays. They also had 4 baby sea turtles to look at donated by Sea World. They were so cute!
We met this cute little owl-blind in one of his eyes. He was so cute and little.
Visiting Laurie and the rabbits she cares for.
Playtime with Grandpa.
I FINALLY captured how Justin's always worn glasses-including Mr. Potato Head's glasses. It cracks us up! Don't try to take them off or fix them b/c he'll just put them back!
That's it for California summer vacation 2010! Can't wait for the next one!
We met this cute little owl-blind in one of his eyes. He was so cute and little.
Visiting Laurie and the rabbits she cares for.
Playtime with Grandpa.
I FINALLY captured how Justin's always worn glasses-including Mr. Potato Head's glasses. It cracks us up! Don't try to take them off or fix them b/c he'll just put them back!
More pictures from Double Peaks park.
That's it for California summer vacation 2010! Can't wait for the next one!
1 comment:
That is truly a long post. :) But I'm so glad you posted all those pictures. It's great to see all your adventures in San Diego. We only wish we could have joined you! Lindsey looks a lot like Lizzie in that picture with chocolate on her face.
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