Well... I wrote this once and it deleted... so here goes attempt number two. This past week found us all out in California (Mission beach to be more specific). Here is a family picture at some tide pools!
I headed out for San Diego on Tuesday night. I took off from mutual, which was going quite well before I left. We were playing Bavgai Chih (Bear's ear) which is a game I learned in Mongolia. I left mutual a little early to make sure I made it to my flight on time.
I did make it in time, though it was late enough in the day that much of the airport was closing down (in fact, the security line closed right behind me). I managed to snag a window seat on the plane, though after sitting down I realized I was in the only window seat that didn't actually have a window... Win some lose some...
I made it there around midnight, and went straight to bed upon arrival. The next morning when I woke I found to my horror a caged baby! And I thought the Blood family was cage-free and free-range! Poor Jake!
We headed out to the San Diego zoo on Wednesday. It was a lot of fun, but really hot. We had a good time seeing lots of animals, and even got a picture of Brooke with a tiger!
We tried to get Brooke to take a picture with a monkey mask, but she wasn't too willing. This was the best that we got.
While stopping to get a cool treat I saw a bucket full of souvenir straws with animals on them, and thought I'd grab one for Brooke. They even had one with a cat of some kind. Brooke calls it a tiger, but I think it looks like a cougar. Albeit it does have stripes on it's back and legs...
Wednesday night I went out for a run on the boardwalk, and at my turn around point there was a guy blowing giant bubbles! They were bigger than all the people there!
Thursday we went to the tide pools. Brooke enjoyed walking around a whole bunch, until she over heated. Then she'd immediately go from "don't touch me" to "pick me up I won't move another inch!" I'd pick her up and blow on her face to help her cool back down, and soon enough she'd be running along on the ground again. The real conundrum here though was what to do with her swim suit while I was holding her. Naturally my head wasn't really doing much at the time.
Thursday night we went out to watch the sunset at the beach.
And when the sun got low a sail boat swept right through and cut it in half! It was amazing!
Brooke enjoyed some time climbing the ladder on the end of our bed. This may have been one of her favorite things to do the whole trip!
Friday night found us at a Blood family favorite restaurant, Pat and Oscar's. It was delicious, and even better we got to spend some time walking around the neighboring duck pond after.
While walking around we found this statue that was very California. Its a family riding a bike, but they have umbrellas for heads. Trust me, if you were from California you'd get it.
On Saturday night we stayed at one of Monica's friend's houses. The next morning I let out the dog and got it some food, and when it came back to the door to come in I found this on the floor on my way to let it in. Good thing I found the lizard first so the dog didn't eat it! I quickly rescued the lizard and took it to safety (if the backyard is a safe environment for a lizard).
Well, I think that's about all the highlights. We're back and we've at least mostly recovered! I hope everyone had a wonderful week!
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