We made it to San Diego again. It was a bit different than last two years as we didn't have a place of our own and we didn't drive, but flew. Troy's mom felt strongly that driving all the way to San Diego would be crazy so she paid for half of our flights. It really did make getting there much easier, but I did miss having a car there to go to places. The kids shared a twin sized air mattress and I was impressed how well they slept. Aleksi slept in the closet and had some good nights and bad nights. He even slept in our bed for half of a night which is the first time that it has happened.
Troy flew back on Wednesday morning and I flew back with the kids on Saturday. My hands were full with a pack-n-play, car seat, and two suitcases plus Aleksi. The kids had their pillows and boosters to carry. Regina's dad was kind and helped me to checked in. We did a curb side check in for the first time and it worked wonderfully.
The kids were so happy to be on the beach and at the beach house. They played Cambree and Makayla and occasionally McKenna was well. Saku loved boogie boarding and kept going at it even when he was tossed by the waves and had salt water going to his nose. I was very impressed. Saku actually had a great week overall. He was happy throughout the week.
Eerika loved playing with Cambree but they had their moments where there was screaming and yelling from both sides. But still Eerika felt that it was so unfair that she couldn't keep playing with Cambree after we came home to Colorado. Eerika had a bit more moments of sadness and being upset, but it was a good week with her.
Aleksi loved having Makayla and McKenna to play with. He loved playing in the waves. He would want to hold onto your hand and jump in the waves. He would be shivering but still wanted to keep going. He didn't play in the sand as much as I would have expected but he did like sitting in a huge hole that was filled with the ocean water.
I bought this hat from Target for our trip. I have never had this type of hat but I loved it. This week was full of sand, sun and hair that barely got brushed after the multiple showers that I took each day. I ran three days a week which was my goal.
We watched the bike parade on 4th of July. You can tell that the kids pretty much went to the beach and then to watch the parade as Eerika still a bed head and Saku looks rather sleepy as well.
The safest place for Aleksi is on someone's shoulders as he can't run away from there.
Eerika got upset when we missed something that she wanted us to see. This is a pretty typical behavior right now that she feels a great sadness or frustration or even anger when things dont go exactly right.
These girls loved being with Aleksi and most of the time Aleksi was happy for all the attention. It made the week easier for me as well as they would have Aleksi with them and that way I didn't keep my eye on him at all times.
I bribed Eerika with Heath Bar pretzel to come and be my model. I made the mistake of having Aleksi with us too so it wasn't the best photoshoot because I had to make sure that he didn't run to the street. The colorful background is the wall of the shell shop.
