Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Wednesday, June 13th









Today we went to Tijuana, MEXICO!!
We were the only people, other than the natives there, so everyone was calling to us.  Soren bought a Poncho and Megan bought a bag.  Ethan enjoyed looking at the statues of the Aztec (Maybe Mayan) gods.  We spent more time in line to get back to the US than actually in Mexico.  They also took away our chocolate eggs with toys inside because in the US they are a choking hazard.  Boo.  But hey, I got bragging rights.  I have officially been out of the country.

After returning, we returned home to change into swimsuits and headed for La Jolla Shores.
*Sigh* The beach.  Who doesn't love it?

These Pictures are of Dad when he used to outgoing wave to sink into the sand.  I tried but gave up after a little while.  I'd rather hit some waves!

BOOGIE BOARDING!!
Megan tried some of the little waves.

Dad showed us all up with his Boogie Boarding.

Even Mom tried the boogie board!
I of course was pro at riding the waves.  Well, fine if I wasn't a pro, I at least loved every minute of my rookie career!


 Of Course who needs a boogie board to have fun?  We did just fine without!  Sand castles, buried people and simply being at the beach made a perfect end to the day!


Though a little blurry, I love Ethan's expression and position in this picture.  He didn't actually like the ocean very much.  He liked to play, but got cold fast and hated seaweed.









 After, we went home, chilled in the hot tub or pool and went home.  There we changed, showered, and got ready to go to dinner at Red Robin!  There Mom got her scrapbook ideas from the kids menu.  There was a game where you are "Going on spring break and you took...A____."  You keep going through the alphabet, repeating everyone else's luggage before you. In the car on the way home we did it about San Diego.  I went to San Diego and saw/smelled/tasted/heard/touched A_____.  It is a cute Idea.  We came home and watched Disney Channel for a while before finally heading to bed.

Tuesday, June 12th

Today, Dad, Mom, and I went running.  In San Diego.  I am not going to lie and say it was fun, but it was different.

We went to the tide pools.  I touched an anemone and it was cool.  I also got soaked by a wave out on an outcropping.  After the pools we went to the Point Loma Memorial (or whatever it is called) and then the Old Light house.









After, we went to Rubio's for lunch and then went to Pacific Beach.








After our pool clean-off, which means our shower and hot tub soak, we had dinner at home.
We then watched Life-size, and went to bed.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Monday, June 11th



Happy Birthday Megan!

After driving the last three hours to San Diego, we got to check in early at our condo (or whatever you want to call it) and unpack.  There were two bedrooms, each with their own bathroom attached.  One of the rooms had a "futon" shoved in the closet, and the three girls claimed that one, because the "futon" made it sleep three.  My parents took the other, but shared their closet with the boys.  The boys got to sleep on the pull out couch.  After dropping off stuff, we immediately suited up for the beach and lunch.  We went to Panera for the lunch part, and we took it to the beach with us.  We went to a rocky beach just off a road.  I think it was called Torry Pines or something similar.  Though it was rocky, and the tide was high, it was tons of fun.  Really it was the beach that made me happy today.  We got to try out both boogie boards; the sand rider, and the wave rider.  It was tons of fun.  After we went to the pool where, while waiting for Dad to get the pool key, I pulled at least two cups of sand (and that wasn't all of it) out of the swim shorts I wear over my swim suit.  I dumped it on the ground, and then several bugs came out of it.  *Shudder.*  Not a good thought, bugs in your pants.  After we soaked in the hottub for a while, we went home, showered and prepared to go out for Megan's Birthday dinner.  We went to Olive Garden.  After coming home, Mom and the rest the kids sat at home watching Disney Chanel while me and Dad ran to the grocery store, Vons, to get breakfast and lunch foods for the week and cupcakes to celebrate.  All that there was left was Graduation themed.  But hey, Hippo Birdie Two Ewe Megan.  Finally, we all collapsed into bed.






No, this isn't Ethan's,  it's Megans.  The 14 year old.