We had a full weekend vacation! The girls had a blast. We started the trip off with a good trip to the zoo (and I didn't get any pictures!). It was hot so most of the animals were not out so nothing incredible although the leopard was good. We then hit the beach. We ran into one of Gordon's friends, Reggie and it was great to see him. Lilly loves her new swimsuit and was modeling it for the camera. That evening we then went to Del Mar to the Pumpkin Station. We have done this every year since Gabby was a little one and it is perfect for little kids. There are pumpkins, rides and petting zoo - nothing better for kids. Since it is early in the season - there were not too many people there so there were no lines and the kids got LOTS of extra rides and time on the rides. We had a blast going down the giant slides and the girls got a workout doing it!
The next day we hit the beach early and then went to the Children's Museum. The exhibit is food and the girls had fun. They sang, played the instruments, played in the food tumble area, the rain house, the bubbles, the hanging lines, the clay, the paint, the chalk, the blocks...you name it, they played there. We had so much fun that we left Maddy's pink blanket there (Yikes!). We went back for the blanket as we didn't want to ruin her trip but that meant that Gordon did not get a nap the 2nd day. After the museum, we went BACK to the beach! Then had a topper that evening at the pumpkin patch again.
Sunday was packed as well, we did the beach but the waves were small so we went to the USS Midway. It is such a big ship! The girls had fun sitting in the cocpits of the planes, the back of the helicopters, seeing all the ships and then getting to go down and see the inside of the ship (the kitchen, sick bay, mess hall, etc...) it was pretty cool. There are flight simulators that we will be going back to ride in for sure. After the ship, we went BACK to the beach for one last dip in the ocean. The girls had so much fun. Lilly rode the Rocket Sled, Maddy played in the waves and Gabby was doing some great boogie boarding. Gordon got to swim out a little ways a look for sharks and I got to run Torrey Pines in the morning. At 3 o'clock, we packed up and headed home...it was hard to leave as we had so much fun. But....we will be back in a couple of weeks :)
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