We flew to Phoenix to see Steph, Jared and Shad on February 13th. The sun was setting over the Great Salt Lake as we flew out of Ogden.
Early the next morning, we pulled Shad out of bed and headed out in the dark, at about 6:20 am to head to San Diego.
I had never driven this route before. The desert scenery was interesting.
We pulled in to Old Town, San Diego about 11:20 am. We immediately went to a Mexican restaurant there before the lunch crown arrived.
There were Mexican dancers putting on a little show. Shad was mesmerized.
Then we took I-5 up to Del Mar, passing this favorite site on the way.
It could not have been a better beach day, with sunny skies and temps in the 80's. It was Shad's first beach experience.
I can't think of a better place to spend this day than on a beach.
The next morning, after going to church in Del Mar, Dave and I took a little walk around the neighborhood near our hotel. I always make him take a picture of me with Bougainvillea, my favorite flower.
Then we drove up to Oceanside.
We ate lunch here. Heavenly.
I liked this shot I got of this pelican catching a fish someone threw up to him.
Shad did a little sand digging before we headed back to Phoenix.
Our last morning, back in Phoenix, I wanted to get a picture of their apartment complex since I'm not sure if we will get here again before they move to New York to continue Jared's residency.
On our way back to the airport we tried to find a park for Shad to play in for a bit. This one was a lame excuse for a playground. Shad just kept shaking his head and saying, "no swings, no slide . . "
We had a great visit with our Smedley family and are so thankful they have lived a little bit closer to Utah this past year. Love them so much!
