On Friday, we drove down to St. George. Grandpa Lyle and Judy met us and took us to the children's museum. The kids loved it! Claire could have played in the farm and grocery store rooms for days and days. Then they treated us to a delicious picnic dinner at the park. It was absolutely wonderful! The kids gave them so many hugs, which Grandpa said made his day. We love them!
The next morning, we got up and did some hiking in the red rocks before heading south. I can't believe I've never spent time in St. George before!! It was so fun!
We drove down to San Diego all day Saturday. Not too bad of a drive! Nate and I had a really good time talking and laughing. It was a good way to reconnect after so many months of him being gone ALL the time! We got into Bill and Whitney's place at about 7 pm. They had a tent set up in the living room for the kids to sleep in. Cam and Ben were in Star Wars battle heaven, and the girls were in their own heaven with Brooklyn's ponies and Frozen toys.
On Sunday, we went to Church with them, and then our fam headed over to see some mission friends. Cooper and Thomson both live in San Diego, so we met up at Cooper's house for a Korean feast! We haven't seen these guys in over 10 years! I didn't know Cooper very well, but I served with Thomson in Kimpo, and it's safe to say that no other elder made me laugh quite as much as he did!!! I never served closely with Cooper, but Nate and he shared an apartment in one area.Mission stories never get old or less funny over time. I really hope another 10 years doesn't go by before seeing them again!!
After lunch, we went back to Chula Vista for dinner. Whitney had made a yummy Mexican meal and had invited my mom's cousin, Sandra, over. We love her! We went on a walk afterwards and enjoyed the beautiful views and weather.
On Monday, we headed up to La Jolla to meet up with my DEAR friend Casey, and her adorable kiddos. Casey and I met over 6 years ago via our blogs. I got to meet her a few years ago when we came to San Diego with Cameron, but we were anxious to get our kids together! I love this girl. I could sit and hang out with her for days. We went to the tide pools and saw some starfish, which I'd never seen in their natural habitat before! Very cool! The kids played and played. Claire hadn't been to the ocean since she was about 10 months old, so it was fun to watch her react to the sand and waves. Nate LOVES going way out and jumping in the high waves, so he probably had as much fun as the kids!
It was a really fun day. We got frozen yogurt, saw the sea lions (not to be confused with seals, we learned the difference!) and soaked up lots of sun.
On Tuesday morning, we had another surprise for the kids. SAM flew down from Oregon to play!! When Michelle heard we were going to California, she asked if he could tag along. We LOVE Sam! He spent a few days with us back in January, and we formed an incredible bond with him. He and Allie especially became close, and this trip was no different. They were inseparable. It was such a treat! He is so great.
Whitney took us to the navy beach at Coronado in the afternoon. It was a little chilly (for the adults), but the kids were once again in ocean/sand heaven! Three hours of nonstop playing. It was JUST what I was hoping for. I wanted the kids to play play play! I know it's been a stressful year on them, too.
On Wednesday, we woke up early and headed to Legoland! We had some HAPPY kiddos! Bill had the day off, so we got to spend some time with him, too.
We had SO MUCH FUN! My kids were the perfect ages for the park. We stayed until it closed! Nate and Bill took off around 2:30 for the airport because Nate flew to Denver for an interview on Thursday morning! I won't go into details here, unless we get the job, but it would be amazing! They footed the bill and felt bad that he had to leave a family trip to interview, but hey, we weren't complaining!! It was an intense 3-hour interview, but he said it went as well as it could have gone, and we are hopeful this is finally it! Sigh.
Anyway, on Thursday, the kids were exhausted, so we had a lazy morning and just relaxed, since Nate was gone anyway. At noon, we met up with my sweet friend, Cindy, for lunch, and then headed to Whitney's friend's house to swim.
Nate got home around 5 pm, and we had dinner and a relaxing evening. I think we all went to bed early! So tired!
On Friday morning, our fam and Sam headed back to Legoland with our hopper passes. We did the waterpark this time. Fun fun fun!
Once again, we played ALL day! It was a lot more crowded than it was on Wednesday, so we waited in line more, but it was a really fun day! Cameron got a new Lego set, Allie got a stuffed cat, and Nate won a stuffed minion for Claire. :)
On Saturday, we cleaned and packed up. Then we went swimming one last time. The kids were SO sad to leave. Claire wouldn't stop crying, it was so sad.
I am so grateful for this time with my family! I love these guys so much! Out of everything we did, I think my favorite moment was this 20 min wait in line for a roller coaster with Cameron. It was just us, and we got laughing SO hard. It was really sweet.
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Hey, I recognize Thomson. I know his wife from BYU, and I think I met him once or twice.
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