Stayin Classy in San Diego

We wanted to get away for a couple days, so a few weekends ago we went to San Diego for a little family trip! We had the hardest time finding a hotel to stay at due to Comic Com, but luckily we found one very last minute and made it happen! Wasn't the best hotel ever, actually it was probably the worst we've ever stayed in! But hey we got to get away, so we aren't complaining.. too much!! ;) We had such a great time and can't wait to go back again just Seth and I! On the first day we went to Coronado and rented a Surrey(a side by side bike thing, pic below) and rode around the whole island of Coronado! We made great time, under 2 hours and that was with a stop for gelato (YUM!) at Nado Gelato! Was a great workout too(needed after the the gelato!)! After that we went to lunch at Miguels and then walked through Hotel Del Coronado and checked out the shops. Then we tried to give Mitch a nap back at our Motel Del "Crapo", but he wasn't into it. So Seth and I rested while Mitch ran around shrieking for 2 hours. Then we went to Little Italy and had dinner there and then went to Old Town for a little bit. YAY for the tortilla makers all around Old town, SO GOOD!! We had a great time and decided to go back the next day after we went to Point Loma in the morning and Gaslight District for lunch and some checking out of the Comic Con freaks! SO AWESOME, they were everywhere!!!! When we went back to Old Town we decided to check out the Mormon Battalion Historic Site and when we walked in the greeters said "Happy Pioneer Day!"! So funny cause we didn't even realize it was Pioneer Day and it was such a perfect place to visit on that day, highly recommend on any other day too! So neat! Mitch did so good there! Not so much at dinner later at Casa De Reyes though. Oh well, he was tired and we can't blame him for that! We had a really good time despite a few little "Mitch hiccups", but we loved having him along for a fun family get away and it will make our future "alone trip" that much better! ;) Here are a ton of pics for ya!

Lets do this!! At the start of our surrey ride around Coronado! So fun, next time we want to do the Segway tour!

Mitch enjoying the surrey ride with his huge head in a huge helmet! Like an orange on a toothpick! LOL!

Getting some yummy gelato!

Mitch sporting a gelato hitler stach

Finishing up our surrey ride around Coronado, how cute are we? LOVE!

Lunch at Miguels on Coronado, their jalapeno enchilada dip sauce is so freaking good!

In the lighthouse at Point Loma

Letting Mitch stretch his legs, he was SO HAPPY as you can see!

Yep, this is happening! Comic Con freaks, LOVE IT!

Mitch enjoying the freak show!

Oh yeah!

HOW AWESOME IS THIS???! It was so hot, this guy is a trooper.. I mean wooki! ;)

Mmmmmm warm handmade tortilla mask!!

Mitch kept walking over and hugging this lady with his dirty hands! Such a friendly boy!

:)

In front of the Mormon Battalion Site

I think thes kind of photos are funny cause would make such a bad Pioneer!

2nd Annual White Water Rafting Trip!

I looked forward to this trip all year, ever since last year! So fun!!! We're lucky to have great friends/family who love to host these fun trips for our mutual friends! Thanks Josh and Vanessa for doing it again this year, we really appreciate it! We had some of the same couples from last yearand a few new ones too! Always a great way to get to know someone better! We had the pleasure of going down the river with the Brandon and Susie Chatham and Eric aand Jaime Aragon, with Josh guiding. We had so much fun and laughed pretty hard especially when Brandon was paddling so hard that he broke the paddle, HILARIOUS!! Also when Josh and Eric fell out in the middle of a rapid and we all just started laughing and then Brandon saw "Nature" coming and yelled "WILDERNESS!!!"!! So freakin funny! Although the rapids(we did 5 class rapids) can be a little scary at times being with good friends makes it so much more fun! We had a really great time and can't wait till next year! I pretty much plan our life around it!! ;) Here are some fun pics of the group..

Fun at the Beach!

We took Mitch to the beach to enjoy the sand and water for the first time over a month ago! We have taken him before, but he hadn't been old enough to actually play there! We met up with our friends the Andersons down at Redondo Beach and we had a really nice time watching the boys play(the little and big boys) and then we went out to dinner to Cafe Rio! YUM!! Always a good way to end a fun playdate with our friends! ;) It took me awhile to get these pics off my phone! I was sad cause I forgot our camera, but these pics from my phone turned out good luckily...

Loving playing in the sand!

Getting his feet wet!

He wasn't too sure about the waves!

Jalen and his daddy

Found some new toys

Playing some more in the sand

Daddy buried him in the sand, not sure if he likes it? It's that or he is realizing sand doesn't taste good!

Everyone getting in on burying Joe in the sand!

Daddy giving Mitch a ride on the boogie board!

Jalen wanted some fun rides too! So cute!!

As these two grow older it is so fun watching them interact more and more when we get together!

Mitch has the best Daddy!

Fathers Day was 2 months ago now.. but I forgot to post about it and the cute pics I got that day of my son and his wonderful Father! Seth is the BEST DAD! Just seeing Seth with Mitch makes me so happy, they are best buds! I love hearing Mitch say Dada when asking for him when he is at work and screaming/squeeling DADA when he comes home! He loves his Daddy so much! Seth does such a good job parenting him and I'm so blessed to have a husband who steps up so much to be an equal partner in parenting! Happy (Late) Fathers Day to such an awesome Dad!! We spent the day with just our little family relaxing and it was so nice! In the afternoon we went to fly a kite at a park and it was a lot of fun, here are the pics from that..

So Daddy got Mitch dressed, I told you he is a hands on dad.. sure maybe a color blind one, but still hands on! ;)

Flying the Brobee Kite! :)

Proud Daddy loving his time with Mitch

I LOVE this pic, so cute!

Mitch flying the kite on his own! ;)