Every year my Mom's side of the family has a reunion. My Mom has 4 siblings (3 sisters and 1 brother) we used to get together over Christmas but as everyone started to have Children the decision was made to scrap the crazy Christmas gathering and do it in the summer time. This year we had it at my Aunt Chrisy and Uncle David's house in San Diego, let me stop here to mention how lucky we are to have family in beautiful cities- Flagstaff, Salt Lake City, San Diego, and Vegas! We had an amazing time in the cool(er) California weather and the beach was aaaweeessome! Even though Hudson visited the beach last year he was way to young to enjoy it. This year it dug it BIG TIME!
Okay, so I have to throw this in as a little memory for myself in the future: Vacations with a 15 month old are quite a bit different than vacations pre children. Wonderful... Yes, Relaxing.... No. We came home from this vacation with two tokens of advice for next time 1) Rent a beach house- hotels are not ideal for babies who randomly wake up at all hours of the night because they are in a new environment and 2) Bring grandma and grandpa.
We made ourselves right at home within minutes of checking in
Ahhhh. The beach.
Maybe next year
Blowing Mommy Kisses
Sweet Sisters (and a little wine)
Of course he had to taste the sand
Beautiful Sculpture Garden
Brian in a sculpture
Group shot (minus Lauren, Leah, Ian, and Tommy)
We found a drum circle. This couple comes to the beach every Sunday night, sets up beach chairs and brings tons of drums and invites anyone to play. Hudson, Matt, and Brian got in on the drummin'
This crazy guy in the hat danced was dancing all around
Aunt Ginny and Me
Brian got to lead and start his own beat!
Sporting his 4th of July outfit
Eating one of Aunt Christy's strawberries, hand picked from her garden by H
Surfin' the luggage cart
Matt decided that we need a swing like this in our backyard
On a tire swing shaped like and elephant
The balcony right outside our room in Little Italy
We ate dinner out here 2 nights in a row
The barrier we had to make with lawn chairs
Runnin' to get Mommy!
Got er'
My ahhhhhh Vacation face, with the help of a little wine (out of a Styrofoam cup)
PS- Yes, I am wearing clothes in this picture, it's a strapless dress
This is what happens at 8am when you're up from midnight to 3am and you make Daddy walk to Seven 11 in downtown San Diego to get milk at 2am
At a not so delicious breakfast place
Playing chess at the mall
Eating grass at a park we found when Hudson needed to run some serious sillies out!
Uhhhhh this didn't happen
Sharing grass with Daddy
Running his sillies out
He's pretty sure Sunglasses are to be worn as necklaces
I am 100% in love with this face!
Dinner on the patio our last night
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