San Diego

So....after working on Turkey Day and shopping until 3am (yes, I was a trooper)....I took a quick 4 hour nap, woke up, finished packing, and off we went to San Diego for the weekend!

Paul needed to do some recruiting so we joined him.....

After the long car ride...the kids did really well, we headed to the fields and Ella and Logan got some energy out (they had ALOT)

We had dinner at Chick-fila and I think we were all glad to be warm and tucked in bed rather early...

The next morning, we headed out to breakfast with Paul before he had to be at the fields....see happy boy above and the pic below.....
Then the kids and I were on our own until late afternoon....
The photo below was taken on our balcony.....when Logan first walked into our hotel room he looked around and said, "hmmmm...nice!"

Ella was excited we were going to 'live' there....

I was excited just to look at the beautiful scenery and actually had some time to myself on the balcony in the sunshine reading a magazine later that day during naptime

The kids and I walked around the bay.....

They loved the seagulls....

They ran and ran and ran some more......

.....and then took a moment to pose for mommy

They loved looking at the boats and for sea creatures, of course...

We stopped for a 'healthy' snack....cheetos and powdered dougnuts....

Ella wanted to feed the birds but I was scared of her being attacked by about 100

how cute are those little powdered lips....

And then it was time to get out the stroller and head across the street....quite a workout for mommy. We went to get some fish and chips and unfortunately the place was a 'fish market' also and it was SMELLY!!! We got some fries and escaped to fresh air...

then it was naptime.....after daddy arrived back at the hotel, it was off to the beach for some 'sand' time

Logan's eyes grew wide and he said, "wow. big sandbox."

Ella and daddy worked hard on making a sand town...

I enjoyed taking photos and daydreaming.....happy feet

Daddy and his girl

Then we ventured to the playground, actually two playgrounds....

The kids had a fabulous time!

I had to be in a pic to prove I was there...

After playing, we headed off to some warm dinner and another good night's sleep.

The next morning we met up with everyone for a yummy breakfast.....

Then off to 'Seaport Village'.....I love the look on Ella's face here....the duck really liked Chris

The gang.....(minus photographer Stevie)...we headed off to the outlets after theses photos

Ella....showing off her fluffy hat

Although, it was a quick trip, we had a great time and it really felt like a vacation!