We are just coming off of 3 weeks STRAIGHT of family visits ~ both here and away!
We feel very blessed to have so many people come & see us this year, especially to see Beck.
I just counted our visitors in our guest book and we've had 11 sets of company in less than 9 months:
{WOW}
But, back to the visitors at hand...my brother Adam & his wife Rachel came down from Portland for an entire week...it was a great time for Chase to bond with them & also for them to meet Becker.
They've both had full year's with both work and school, so I think this was a much deserved and needed vacation for them.
We had a really fun, full week. We'd have a big outing one day and then stay close to home the following.
I'm still not at100% energy level due to my waking nights :)
They came one of the hottest weeks, although they are all turning into the hottest weeks ever!
We're OVER this hot! What happened to our perfect San Diego weather I ask!?!
They arrived on Saturday and we cooled off in the pool.
Chase has gotten really confident in the pool this summer with floaties on.
Sunday, after church, we borrowed a friend's van so we could all be together, had a picnic in the car on the drive :) and went down to the San Diego Bay and went (for the first time) on the ferry over to Coronado Island. It was a gorgeous, blue skied day...
We went over, walked around some shops, had a little snack & cold beverage...played at the playground, stopped in Starbucks for another cold drink, and headed back over to the Mainland!
Monday we stayed nearby and went to the mall...Rachel & I love to shop!!
The next day we went to the world famous San Diego Zoo...
They totally treated Chase to a super face paint spectacular. It was awesome! Had all the bells & whistles.
:: Have you ever seen a smile so big??::
The next night we had a sitter come for the kids, and we got to go out as true adults!!
We found a fun little wine bar pretty close by.
John took an afternoon off and we went to Del Mar Beach for the afternoon.
It was such strange weather...it cooled off a bit and I think we may have seen a few drops of rain.
We ate a yummy dinner at Smashburger that night, one of our faves!
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| One of my all time favorite pictures~ so sweet! |
Friday was a low key day and they took Chase on a date to paint pottery.
Here is that masterpiece (I was warned prior to picking it up - it looks like she was in an accident!)
They also were so kind to let John & I go on a date. We went to Macaroni Grill for a delicious dinner and then to the Batman movie. Whoa! That was a late night for us. What a long, dark movie. But fun nonetheless to be alone together.
And then the last day, we did our "new" family hike with them - Torrey Pines Beach.
We love it and it is not an easy hike, especially with children strapped to you.
Oh Adam & Rachel how we loved this time with ya'll.
Thanks so much for spending your vacation with us, we know there are more exciting places in the world to visit. Chase & Beck both loved their time with you, whether they know it or not...
...and so did WE!!!
We'll be seeing you again before we know it!
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