A few months ago, Brad was scheduled to leave for a business trip to India on April 1, the day my mom & the kids were leaving to head back to San Diego. So we decided that the boys and I would join them! At the last minute, Brad's trip was postponed to May, so we bought him a plane ticket for a few days later and made a little vacation out of it! Driving down to San Diego with the boys was so easy since I had all my helpers! Taryn did great feeding & playing with Porter, and Grant kept the DVD's coming for Owen.
Owen got to sleep in his own bed in California... we had a few early mornings with the new freedom. More time to play, I guess!
Porter's first avocado. Yum!
Owen's first trip to the dentist. He did great!
After Brad flew in, we stayed the night in Coronado. The next day we grabbed breakfast, walked along the beach, and then headed back to see our boys (but not before grabbing some rolled tacos for lunch!). It was a fun little getaway!
Coronado beach
LOTS of park visits to enjoy the warm sunshine!! My boys were sporting their BYU pride!
After the park Owen got his first slurpee. That thing was gone in no time! He loved it!
This cute girl had her baptism while we were visiting (part of the reason for the trip too!). Hard to believe she is 8. I just love my cute little sister!
Mom, Taryn, Dad
I was so happy that my Grandparents were able to make it to the baptism so they could meet Porter and we could visit with them.
We made sure to get a picture with my other grandparents too.
We love them all so much!
We had one free day that we decided to make our beach day. Can't visit California without a beach day, right? Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and it was the only cloudy/rainy day of the trip. Owen was sooo excited to go to the beach, so he and Brad walked along the water for about 10 minutes while I stayed in the car with Porter. After they were officially cold, we headed over to see the sea lions at the Children's Beach, and then walk over to the La Jolla Cove. It was still a fun day, despite the uncooperative weather.
Owen freezing by the water
Checking out the sea lions
Bundled up for our walk down to the cove. Porter was slightly confused about the whole thing, but he was a good sport.
Owen loved playing on the trampoline. It was very (VERY) dirty, hence the black marks all across his face, but it worked well to get out some wiggles in between Conference sessions.
Fresh fruit, avocados, sunshine, beautiful flowers, friends & family. Aaahhh. I always love visiting home.
