Trip to the Coast

What a crazy last few weeks. Tons of family trips and family in town, it has been more than fun. But to start it all out, a few weekends ago we went to Pacific Grove, Ca for a 24 hour trip. Grandma and Grandpa Brimhall were there, so we thought why not go and crash the newly renovated beach house and go to the aquarium (since it was a 3-day weekend).

So, we went and arrived Sunday night just before the sun set. So, we went to Lover Point Park and went straight to the beach and Hannah and I started collecting sea shells (just like I did when I was a kid). Ella definitely had to check out the water and rocks. Then we walked back to the house. It was nice and you could tell the girls just loved the ocean and the sea air. We enjoyed watching the Olympics, looking through binoculars for sea otters (which we saw a lot of) and everyone stayed up late.

Then on Monday morning, we got up and ready to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Grandma watched Jake while the rest of us went to the aquarium. We walked there and on the way we got to see all the sea lions basking in the sun. The girls loved that! Then after an hour or so, we got the the aquarium and enjoyed seeing the fish, otters, penguins and schools of sardines. Ella loved touching the star fish (and Hannah did too, which I was really surprised about). Then we went to lunch on Cannery Row. Back to the house and some naps for everyone. Then on the way out of town, we all went to Ghirardelli for ice cream sundaes.

A fun quick trip. It was great for the girls to see something new and so much ocean wildlife and they loved every minute of it.

PS - It was also nice to go somewhere other than Disneyland. I miss Disneyland, but it is good to visit other places in California!