San Diego's Gaslamp District

We went on one more mini vacation before summer ends in 2 days.  This past week we joined The Torres' in San Diego to stay in the Gaslamp District.  It seems like Palm Springs and this San Diego trip work so well for our families.

Upon arriving, we walked to Horton Plaza to enjoy the sunshine and grab some lunch.  Then we came back to our rooms, unpacked, and let the kids jump on the beds :)  This entertained Cade and Sofia for quite some time.  Next we all walked to Seaport Village.  The kids rode the carousel and ran wild.  The place was packed - and it was a Tuesday night!   We walked back, ordered pizza for us "big kids" and had a blast.  The kids have so much fun and we 4 adults do too - it's a "win win"!

The next morning, we gathered the gang and headed to:

First stop.... the Shamu show!  I must say, it's a bummer that the trainers can't swim (and ride on) with the whales anymore.  It was so HOT!!

I love this shot of Sofia (or Feeda, as Cade calls her) and Cade.  They were munching on their popcorn and enjoying Shamu's tricks.

Yay!  The kids were tall enough to go on some rides in the Sesame Street zone!  So fun!

Next we saw the Pet's Rule show - super cute!

But very hot still.  Brad had the great idea of sitting in the back with an umbrella.  We were able to keep the 'young skin' (Berkley's. not mine - ha!) safe :)

We stayed about 4.5 hours.  This was taken on our walk back to the car.  The Torres' lasted about 1.5 hrs longer than us!

We sure got our money's worth at the hotel!  Since we don't have a bathtub at home, it is always so exciting to stay at a hotel.  I honestly think we had about 6 baths - and we were only there 2 nights!

This was Cade being a goofball on our drive home :)

Thanks for the invite Tami!  As usual, we always h ave so much fun with you guys :)