Fun San Diego Vacation

We took a 3 day vacation to San Diego this past week. It couldn't have come at a better time. After 10 straight days of over 100 degree days - we were looking forward to the cooler beach weather.

We left Thursdday morning and got to San Diego at 7:30 - easy trip and no traffic! We had Gabby's ultrsound and then went straight to the beach. We lucked into the best weather - it was warmer than usual (mid 80's) and the water temp was 70 degrees. Gabby had a blast in the ocean. This was the most fun she has had playing in the waves. We stayed at the beach until 1 and then went have a picnic. We went to the hotel, took naps (I went shopping) and re-grouped for the evening. We thought of all our options and decided to take advantage of the great weather and went back to the beach. It was incredible.

Gabby had the best time feeding the whale. I'm not sure why this was so fun for her but she fed that whale a lot of sand! Day 2 started with a waffle (the usual when we stay at the hotel in San Diego) and a visit from Judi. Judi was Gabby's first teacher. She was with Gabby from 1 month - 3! We feel like she is part of our family and love her dearly. She came bearing lots of gifts for the girls and we had a chance to catch up. From there we hit the zoo. I don't have any pictures but it was hot! We had to put Lilly in long outfits to prevent a sunburn! Gabby walked the whole way (and if you know the SD zoo, you know that is a long way)! We made a stop at the Okapi's - that was a must. Then it was so nice that we hit the beach again. This time Gordon and Gabby went to Del Mar and took a boogie board. Gabby was hanging with 6-7 year olds and that she was one of the big girls. That evening, Gabby's friend Colleen came over to watch and play with the girls. Gabby was so excited and on cloud 9 so see her friend. Gordon and I went out on a date and let the 2 girls play - Thanks Colleen!

Saturday was so nice that we just opted to hit the beach again! How many times can you be in the water at 9am and think that it was too hot? I got a couple videos to show Gabby's progress in the water. She swam out beyond the waves with Gordon and then was learning how to catch the waves and body surf.

We topped the vacation off with a trip to Temecula with the girls of the Creighton Family - all in all - a wonderful vacation and it couldn't have gone better.