...is a 5 hour drive from Chandler, Arizona
...has SeaWorld
...has the San Diego Zoo
...has this castle-like temple:
...and is a part of Tim's history.
So we went there and had a wonderful, memorable family vacation :)
Day 1, July 4th:
We checked in at our hotel on Shelter Island where our room was just across the street from the bay. Afterwards, we headed straight over to the San Diego Zoo!
Notice the hotel pass on the dashboard :P Since it was the 4th of July, parking was expected to be filled hours before the fireworks were scheduled to go off. So, in anticipation of the madness, Shelter Island warned everyone that the road would close at a certain time...so Best Western gave passes to all of its guests just so we could get back on the island!
This guy was so passed out against that rock that he just couldn't keep all of his legs on the ground!
The star attraction :) His face is almost as priceless as the one below it...
I can't remember what anymore, but the kids even named their pandas hahaha!
The hotel was a fun place to eat...
Day 2, July 5th:
Sea World!
I had never been to SeaWorld before and was therefore ignorant of the awesomeness of Shamu. When this first whale jumped up like that, though...I was just like one of those kids with their noses up against the tank wall! Glad it wasn't or else I might have missed this awesome moment :)
Yes, Aislin was with me on this ride, and yes, it was a bad idea. As her mom, I knew better than to let her get on this ride, but the kid in me who was on vacation thought otherwise...
I looked at her tiny frame in that adult-sized seat and worried she'd fall right out. I kept thinking, where's the 5-point harness?! Alas, my arm would have to do.
Favorite picture. Ever.
Fun never fails to wear kids out!
Later that evening, we went down to Tim's old neighborhood! It seemed like most of it hadn't changed because he still remembered where everything was - the alley where he used to play, the small grocery store he used to walk to, and the building that had once been a video arcade. It was a surreal experience for me, having never seen the places he grew up, and probably just as surreal for him, too! I'm grateful for this part of our vacation...
Tim's old school!
Just beyond that gate is the house he and his mom had lived in :)
Day 3, July 6th
We headed out to the San Diego Temple, and the whole time we were there Tim and I kept thinking, Next time we come here, we need to travel with another family...so that they can watch our kids while we're in the temple and vice versa!
~Families are Forever~
We had the rest of the day to do whatever we wanted, so we went to a beach (of course)!
Coronado Beach...
Thank you, San Diego. It was a much needed vacation after the events of the last couple of months, and a welcome reprieve from the Arizona heat! We'll have to do this again.
Love, the Sweets
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