California

Last week we headed down to sunny San Diego for a family getaway and to meet the newest member of our family, little Brewin John Ford. We had a good time and the kids actually did really good with the drive, even our little Talan hung in there and did AMAZING!
While we were there we spent one of the days in Sea World and another with Grandma and Grandpa at Legoland. I think the kids favorites at Sea World were for sure the shows, Taylor was in awe of them, as well as the penguin encounter. And at Legoland they loved all the little rides they got to go on there. It is actually a really fun little place for the little ones because they have quite a bit of things for them to do there. Taylor even went on her first roller coaster while we where there. I was actually quite surprised when she said she wanted to go on it and with good reason. Because it did seem to be to much for her. She did good going up, but the coming down really scared her. Poor thing, I guess I should of known that it was a bit too much for her.


We of course also took the kids to the beach and let them play for a bit. They absolutely loved that! They would run into the water and wait for the tide to come in and then run back out before it caught them. Poor Chasey actually fell in at one point, (it was quite cold!). But honestly, he didn't seem to mind.


We also spent a lot of time at Cort's sister's house playing with their new little guy. He is sooo adorable and such a easy going little guy. When he was born after close to 24 HOURS in active labor, he weighed 8lbs 14 oz. He really brought back some memories for me, because he reminded me alot of Chasers as a baby.


I also got to go for a really nice long run right on the beach, while Cort watched the kids in our hotel room one morning. I love doing that, running on the beach is my favorite! I haven't been running too much lately, because I just haven't had it in me to go out in the cold, so it was a real treat to be able to go. Me and Cort also got to spend a little quality time with one another for a little late valentines celebration, while Cort's parents got to spend some quality time with the grandkids. (Thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa!!) First we went to a spa and had a little pampering done and then Cort took me to a really nice resturant right along the coast for some REALLY good seafood. (I LOVE SEAFOOD!) It was really fun and kind of funny when we got there the hostess informed us that it was like a 45 minute wait for inside or we could eat outside under the heaters overlooking the ocean, however she warned us that it was really cold outside and since we didn't have jackets she wouldn't recommended it. Well, we asked if we could just go out and see how cold it was. We walked out and couldn't help but laugh to ourselves, we told her it would work being that we were from Utah and all. We really did have a great time. It's alway nice to get a way for a bit. And I'm pretty sure we wore the kids right out while we were there, because on Monday they took some real good naps in the car on the way home. We really did pack a lot into the 6 short days we where there. Can't wait til we can do it again. Until next time.
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