Wednesday late afternoon Paige and I went back to Sierra Vista with mom. Garet came a couple hours later after he got off work. Justin came by for a little while and so did Allison. It was good to see and visit with them even if it was just a short visit.
Thursday morning got up at 440 am. Was down at Marlee and Spencers by ten after 5 and we were on the road by 540. It was fun traveling with them. The little girls (Paige and Madison) did really good in the car. Our first stop was in Yuma. We stopped at a little Mexican restaurant recommended by Justin and Landon. We got gas and were on our way again. Out truck was full. Every seat belt taken.:) We pulled into our hotel about 1230ish California time and 130ish Arizona time. Out Hotel was nice. Spencer got it for us off price line. It was right off the beach/Boating dock. the beach was on both side of the Hotel. We stayed off the San Diego bay, near the airport. We quickly freshened up at the hotel and went straight to Sea World. It was so much fun! There weren't a lot of people there at all so it made it really nice. We hit all the shows and the major exhibits. For dinner that night we ate at a yummy place right on the pier. (thanks aunt Jan for the recommendation)After Dinner, Marlee and I put the girls to bed while our Hubbies went and got cold stone for us.
Friday morning we woke up went on a run...Yes we went running on our vacation. My sister Marlee was there. Do you think she would have had us miss out on a day to exercise...NOPE! It was fun though. We ran on a path, on the beach by the hotel. While we were running there were sea otters that were swimming along the side of us. After the run we went to the ZOO. For those of you that haven't been there its HUGE!! Paige was so excited to see all the animals. When we got there we first rode the little bus/train thing to find out where things were and what we all wanted to see. Then we started our hike. Paige did so good. I was worried about her and her nap but when she got tired she said," Mommy I want to take a nap." so I gave her her favorite blanket and she curled up in the stroller and slept a couple hours. It made the day so much better b/c I had a happy child. It got pretty tiring even for the adults at the zoo but after our lunch we got rejuvenated and continued on. It was a good day. Our favorites animals were the Bears: Panda & Sun bear; the Monkeys, elephants and giraffes. We were sad the polar bear exhibit was closed but we got to see those at sea world. But our all time favorite were the Gorillas. There were amazing to watch. After the Zoo we went to a Yummy pizza place requested by Marlee and then went to the beach. The water was so pretty. I wanted to get a closer look with Paige...and ended up getting really wet. It was so so so cold. But made it for a good laugh. Everyone had fun making fun of me. We also got Frozen Yogurt that night again...yummy! I think eating is one of Garets and mine favorite things to do on vacation. We love trying new things and eating our hearts out!:) When we got back tot the hotel that night it was still really nice so we got in the hot tub. The weather was beautiful all weekend. We were so lucky!
Saturday morning we got up and went out to eat breakfast. We decided to go back to the restaurant on the Pier. Again...Delicious!! We also got to watch some surfers that morning for some entertainment. It was neat. We then headed back to Sea World. This day was busier then when we came before b/c it was a weekend but we still had fun. Paige again had fun and took another good nap. It was really just amazing to watch all the animals interact with humans. I had to remind myself that they are animals...and somewhat wild. At Seaworld my favorite thing was of course was the Shamu show. This also was Paige's. To this day if you mention Shamu Paige puts her hands together and starts yelling, "Shamu Shamu Shamu" while raising her hands up and down. Its so funny!" She also carries our tickets around still and says they are her shamu cards. I am glad she had fun. We all had a blast. After Sea World we went over to see the Temple. It was so beautiful. We really wanted to do a session and had actually planned on doing one while we were there but, the temple was closed the week we were there. Not good timing on our part. I am glad that we got to see it though. Paige has this fascination with temples but wasn't as excited to see it as I thought she would be. I think she was pretty worn out from all the other weekend events. For dinner that night we ate at a Mexican restaurant that was again recommended by aunt Jan. Again...so yummy!
Sunday morning we woke up and went to church ate lunch and then headed home. We had a great time! It was a long trip home. The girls again did really good. It was nice to sleep in our own bed that night when we got home. We had a wonderful time. Thanks Marlee and Spencer for playing with us all weekend, and thanks Garet for making it possible!!
K now here's the pictures:
Marlee, Madison, Paige and Spencer on the Balcony of the Hotel. Poor Spencer could take a break from work but couldn't take a break from his school. He is such a good sport!
Our silly family on the beach
Amanda, Garet, Marlee, Paige, Spencer and Madison, waiting for a show at Sea World
My favorite show!
Garet, Paige, Amanda, Marlee, Madison, and Spencer. ( Just before going on the bus tour and the Zoo. ) This is a picture of a picture that the Zoo took. Garet and Spencer were so embarrassed that I took this picture of a picture instead of buying it from them. :)
Paige and Mom looking at the fish...love that grin!
Paige doing her best to make monkey sounds. FYI it helps if you get your hands by your mouth
Some weird animal. This zoo really had all kinds. It was very interesting.
Paige on the baby elephant. Of course this is fake but she sure loved watching the real ones.
Our traveling clan: Amanda, Paige, Garet, Marlee, Madison and Spencer.
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It was such a fun trip!! I love the fun memories!!
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