Our summer vacation this year couldn't have been better! We headed out to San Diego in a rented mini van with Travis' parents to a VRBO house a block from the beach in Del Mar. These first few pictures are us on the first day. We decided to relax on the beach and play in the sand. Dallen LOVED the sand and warmed up to walking in the calmer waters. He ran from the waves at first and then braved walking through them around a rocky point. Travis did a little boogie boarding in the freezing cold water, but it just wasn't worth it to me. The weather was just barely warm enough to be sitting on the beach in a swimsuit. So that's just what I did while Travis and Dallen took a nap and David and Linda went to the store. I sat on the beach and had some wonderful quiet time, all alone.
The next day we were up early and off to Seaworld! I'd never been to Seaworld and it turned out to be such a fun day! The exhibits were pristine and the shows were amazing. The animals were a lot more interesting to look at than I thought they'd be and they had a couple of hands on areas too- sting rays and star fish. The swim with the dolphins area was one of our favorite places to stay and watch. Made me totally want to do that one day. Our favorite show by far was the Shamu, Killer Whales show. It's just mind boggling to see what those whales can be trained to do. The park also had a kiddie play and rides area so Travis took Dallen on his first amusement park ride. A flying Elmo ride. He loved it except for the waiting in line part. To end the day, I chased him around a super high jungle gym playground thing. I was EXHAUSTED by the end of the day but loved every minute!
The next day we got up early again and headed out to the San Diego Zoo. Dallen had never been to the zoo before so we were excited to see how he would like all of the animals there. He really likes animals- animals on TV, his animal figurines, the farm animals around town, etc. I would say that he probably enjoyed running around the rain forest part of the zoo the best. We weren't as impressed with the zoo as we were Seaworld, but how can you compare animals sitting or sleeping in caged areas to animals doing tricks at Seaworld. Plus, the animal areas were not kid friendly if you were short or riding in a stroller. We had to pick Dallen up to see just about all the animals. We did the tram tour and then Dallen took a nap in the stroller while Travis and I did a speed walking tour of the parts of the zoo we wanted to see more of. David and Linda rode the aerial gondola a couple times until we met back up. It was a good day, but not my favorite activity of the trip.
The last day we decided to head over to the county fair just a 15 minute walk from the house we were staying in. We checked out the petting zoo and all the animals entered into their varying contests which were mostly sheep and goats. Dallen just loved running up and down the aisles in the barns while stopping to pet a few. It was a pretty busy day there so after meeting up with Travis' Aunt Cheryl, we headed back to the house for some food and then one last evening on the beach. We had lots of leftovers from all of the yummy dinners we had had the 3 nights before- OutBack, Mexican, and Olive Garden. Dallen got a lot of energy out that night running up and down the beach and even got in for a swim in the lagoon area.The sunset was gorgeous and made me want to stay and just be a beach bum for another couple days. The trip went by way too fast but we loved every minute!
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