When we were talking about a vacation this year we thought....
More camping?
Always a good time but we needed a change of scenery.
So we jumped into the car and drove 5 hours to Vegas.
The next day, we decided Vegas wasn't the scenery we were looking for and we drove another 5 hours to Oceanside California. My parents were staying there already and we thought we would crash their vacation.
Ooooh how I missed the beach. It was such a perfect vacation.
Even after the multiple hours in the car, the girls were still such angels. Well as long as I let Bella jump on the bed at each new hotel, she was happy. And really besides fornicating what else are hotel beds for?
The first night we had dinner at a restaurant on the beach. You may have heard of the place, Joe's Crab Shack. It was the first time I had been there so I felt like I was really trying new things on our trip. I even had shrimp!
It had a great view of the sunset and that's really all I needed.
The second day we spent most of our time on the beach and exploring and shopping.
We had a BBQ on the beach. That was some good wholesome family fun!
The 3rd, and last day, we went to San Diego. We went to a little place called Sea World.
Anyone who knows me, knows of my obsession with Dolphins and Whales. I was in heaven there. But I even have to say for the price they pay...I think Disneyland or even Lego Land would have been a better choice. Still pretty impressive those mammals. My parents came with us and it was nice to see them on our vacation. After Sea World we had more BBQ'N to do on the beach.
The drive home we decided to stay in lovely Mesquite NV. I know it's pretty ghetto but it's closer to home and doesn't have naked billboards everywhere which is a plus in my book. Who would have thought that the nicest hotel and beds we slept in would be in Mesquite.
I kinda want to go back to Mesquite (without the kids next time) and hit up the spa they had.
Maybe even get crazy and hit some slot machines!
I just can't get enough of the sunsets we got to witness....Insane.
It was a much needed Vay-K-tion. We had so much fun.
Emma even slept through the night, I guess she just sleeps better near the ocean too.
