San Diego

We had an adventurous trip driving 12 hours to San Diego with our 3 little kids. We went to the beach, lots of great parks, the aquarium and out to eat. I give the kids a 6 out of 10. Grace had a lot of fun and hopefully made some lasting memories.

On our drive down we got to stay at hotels with pools for the kids and we saw Mike and Di in St. George, Dave and Emily in Las Vegas, and Ryan and LeAnne in Oceanside. I did nearly all the driving which in our situation is the coveted spot. Chad had to assist the kids most of the trip and was a pro. Elmo's ABC DVD and Dora were our best purchases as it kept Kate and Grace entertained multiple times. Shoving fruit snacks down their throats also did wonders. One fun surprise was a random free petting zoo outside a Utah gas station. That really set the bar high for the rest of the trip. We were super impressed by a stylish rest stop in Utah too. A park like set up where kids played football, a family posed in a large tree for a photo, glass tiles in the restroom and a pet area. Is this how my tax dollars are spent? Anyway, you can tell this is no luxury vacation.

I got to see my sister Beth and Mom and Dad. I am thankful they have a sense of humor and enjoyed my kids. Chad and I got to go to dinner with Beth twice after the kids went to sleep and I am still dreaming of the cheesecake we had. After 4 nights in San Diego and our 6th night in a hotel we decided to drive home all in 1 day if we could make it. We left California at 11:30AM and got home at 12:30AM after a MacDonalds/Gas Station/Little Ceasers/Walmart/Gas Station stop. I know Chad and I will have many memories of this vacation!

This is a picture of Jake when we got home. He was so happy!