Talk about being a little behind with my blogging! I have been meaning to put pictures up of our family vacation for like a month….
One night Dave and I were watching TV and trying to think of something to do with the kids during our week off of work. The Bay Bridge was closed so, that ruled out anything in the Bay Area since it would not only be harder to get the but the traffic would horrendous as well. It was November but there wasn’t any snow yet in the mountains so that was out. Pismo Beach seemed too far… So, we went with our old stand by: Monterey! We had to leave the next morning but being the excellent packer that I am it all worked out and we were on the road by 10:00!
The weather was great and that meant that Dave had to take the kids in the ocean! We learned at the Aquarium that the water in Monterey is actually warmer in the winter than the summer, who knew?
Thomas and Dave had such a good time playing “chicken” with the waves and pretending they were secret agents while hunting for treasures on the beach.
Noelle was content to hang out with me and chase the birds!
We had a really GROSS dinner at a restaurant on the wharf! If you ever see this statue do not go in!!!!
We had an awesome time at the Aquarium! It was fun to watch Thomas sit quietly while the volunteers gave presentations but even more fun when I realized later that he was actually listening and remembered what they said.
It was great fun and one of the best vacations we’ve taken as a family. We were laid back and relaxed, we didn’t stress about a time schedule, we let the kids stay up late, we ate too many caramel apples, it was magical!
