San Diego

We had so much fun on our vacation last week! Robert took a half day on Friday (the 10th) and we headed to Yuma to meet up with Cynthia and her family.  We spent the night there and then Saturday morning we caravaned to San Diego! We picked up some lunch and went straight to a park down the street from the San Diego temple.  Robert and I watched all the kids while Cynthia and Chris visited the temple.  Then we  all headed to the condo that we rented just down the street from Imperial Beach.  After settling in a bit we trekked down to the beach.  The kids had a blast and were so glad we found some boogy boards stashed away in a closet at the condo.  The pics from our first day at the beach were taken on Roberts phone so I don't have them on my computer..

Sunday we went to the closest ward and Lucy loved her sunbeam class - she asked if we could go back to that church the next week too.  After church we went to the Mormon Battalion Visitor Center.  I really enjoyed learning about the reasoning behind the Mormon Battalion and how it was a blessing for the saints to be able to earn money and help the rest of the Saints move west.  

Edwin, Lucy, and Kaylee

Benson dressed like a soldier

Checking out the covered wagon

(Edwin had a little too much fun panning for gold - hence the no shirt)

Monday morning we went to the Birch Aquarium where we saw lots of fun fish, sharks, turtles, and an octopus!

Not a great picture but octopus don't like light

 Look it's Crush!

Enjoying the beautiful weather outside while eating our lunch

They had a big area outside filled with activities having to do with different types of power - solar, wind, etc.

 Playing with these boats was Edwin's favorite part of the whole trip - it was hard to drag him away

Monday late afternoon we walked down to the beach again for more boarding, swimming, and burying!

The kids loved burying Robert in the sand

Me and Cynthia

This baby loved the sand!

So did this one! Although I think he liked trying to run into the ocean even more...

Lucy liked to make full body imprints in the sand

Tuesday we packed up and headed to the park again - this time so Robert and I could attend the temple.  I loved seeing the super tall ceilings and the indoor garden; it was beautiful!  After the temple we headed home with a quick stop in Yuma and then all the way back to the blistering heat in Mesa.  I had so much fun on this vacation and was glad the the Tolman's came with us!