One of the most beautiful things about being on maternity leave (other than spending time with my little girl of course) is that you don't have to take time off to go on vacation! So, that being said, we spent last week down in beautiful sunny San Diego! Todd had a management meeting down there and Reese and I decided to tag along for the heck of it!
Yes, Ms. Reese has taken her first plane rides! And if we may brag for a minute, she handled the flights like a seasoned traveler! On the way there, I think that she had her eyes open for a total of about 30 seconds....whew! Such a relief....I was pretty nervous that we would be "those people" on the plane with the screaming baby. You all know who I am talking about...As it turns out, nothing to worry about. This makes me feel SOOO much better about my trip to AZ coming up in August. As for our accommodations on vacation, it was a pretty sweet deal. Todd's meeting was on the Navy base on Coronado Island. So we stayed at the Navy Lodge which is right on the beach....literally 10 steps from your hotel beach to the warm, sugary white sands and the Pacific Ocean. To me, it was a little slice of heaven. The rooms were nothing fancy, but they were clean and adequate the pure proximity to the beach made it all well worth it.
Reese and I spent our days taking long walks around the base and hanging out on the beach in the afternoons (don't worry, Reese wore a hat, a cloth over her carrier, and was slathered in sunscreen so she didn't get an ounce of sun....can't say the same for myself....my shoulders are peeling something fierce). Reese even got to dip her tiny little toes into the Pacific Ocean for the very first time. In my mind, this was pretty much pure perfection. Our friends Steve and Leia who live up in Seattle and work with Todd were there as well and we enjoyed spending some time with them and their girls as well.
Oh yeah, and we had the chance to hit another zoo....this time the world famous San Diego Zoo! I was pretty excited....er, um, I mean, Reese was thrilled to go to the zoo! No really, it was great! They do a night zoo and all of the big cats were out and active the there were ZERO crowds. Doesn't get much better than that! Friday, Todd was done with his meetings so we headed up to the Del Mar area and spent the night up there before heading home on Saturday (Reese was great on the flight home as well....YAY). It was a great trip and I can't wait for our next family adventure!
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