Family Trip to California - Part 5, San Diego

We met Ash and Jud at one of our favorites, the Corvette Diner.  We used to go to the one in Hillcrest, but now there is a new one in Point Loma in a much nicer family-oriented neighborhood.

It's a fun place to take children.

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I took this series of pictures of Logan after he had been hyped up on the sugar from his milkshake.  He was wild and crazy!  It was a good thing we were at a family-style restaurant

James got a little bit silly, too.

We stayed at one of the nastiest hotels ever that night.  But it was okay, I guess, because the next morning we were ready for a day of San Diego without the drive from Palm Springs.

We started the morning by driving over to the tide pools at Point Loma.  But it was high tide and the waves were rough.   The ocean was raging.  I still loved it.

Then we drove up the hill to the Cabrillo monument.

Usually the view is amazing.  We could barely see the skyline on the other side of the bay.

I love the little lighthouse there.

Then we drove over the bridge to Coronado.

Logan was "chasing the bodes".  He can't quite pronounce his r's yet.

James decided to join him.

Ashley and Jud had a great idea to rent these surreys.

The ride along the shoreline was unbelievable! 

I had been waiting all day for an oreo milkshake at Ruby's.  But it can't just be any Ruby's.  It has to be on a pier.  So we drove up to Oceanside.

We make sure we get a table with a view.

I had really been looking forward to an afternoon at the beach.  But it was overcast and the water was freezing.  Oh well.  In my opinion, the ocean is wonderful to be near, no matter the weather.  Of course a sunny day rocks.  But the sound, the smell, the sight - I tried to just let my senses have a feast. 

We drove back over to Palm Springs for one last night.  Holly and Cody and their kids had spent the day there relaxing and swimming.  There were no clouds there.

Cody had Olivia giggling like crazy on the "horsey ride".

The next morning we had to get an early start to get Stephanie back to Vegas for her flight.  Then we drove straight through, with a few stops to stretch, arriving home around 10 pm.

Although we did a lot of very fun things on this trip, it was just so much fun to be with the whole family.  I will cherish the memories that were made for the rest of my life.