Some San Diego Sun

We enjoyed a wonderful summer vacation to beautiful San Diego last week. It was nice to get out of the bubble of daily life and routines. We played racquetball, watched movies, played family games, and had lots of fun chats. We even had time to Monopoly....twice! (A word to the wise...watch out for Jared. He won both games!) Jared and I had a nice romantic mini-getaway and took a dinner/dance cruise around San Diego bay. Other highlights of the trip included shopping, a tanning contest, meeting "Ben", and divvying up the CD's and tapes. Fun, fun, fun!
One of our favorite places to go is Coronado Island. Ashley had fun playing in the sand and feeling the coooooold California water. I am definitely spoiled from growing up on Florida beaches where the water is like bath water. Ahh! But, we still had lots of fun. And we found a few sand dollars!

Ashley loved being with Grandma and Grandpa and could even say parts of "Aunt Christy" and "Uncle Evan" where we could recognize it.

Yes, I know my family can be a little different...but music has always been an important part of our home. While we were together we played piano duets and trios and then added a new form of entertainment....recorders. We pulled out the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass (not pictured) recorders for a beautiful(?) quartet. Ok, beautiful may not be the most accurate description. Unfortunately, Evan had to transpose note by note in his head as we played each song, since his recorder was written in a different key. Details, details. It sure was fun to try!

What a great vacation! Can't wait until the next one!!!!