We've
long since settled into Denver, but before the memories are lost, we
wanted to share our adventures from our last several weeks in San Diego.
Between Sarah's wedding and our move date was only about six weeks, and
time flew.
We had an unintentional staycation at a hotel
in Coronado while the neighbor's house was being treated for termites.
It probably wasn't necessary, but bring a worry wort meant shelling out a
few bucks to avoid the chemicals.
One of the hardest
parts of leaving Southern California was saying goodbye to Emily and
David. We loved having them so close and getting to spend time with them
at the beach. We met up one last time in Laguna Beach, which is
probably our favorite place in downtown SoCal. ;) Bridget was a trooper
and had a great time at the beach.
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| All smiles in Laguna |
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| Taking in the beautiful scenery |
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| More Laguna |
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| Hanging with Aunt Emily and Uncle Dave at the beach |
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| "I am not so sure about this beach stuff guys" |
In
addition to meeting up with Aunt Emily and Uncle Dave, Aunt Sarah also
came out for one last trip. We were able to go apple picking in Julian
(yes, apples grow somewhere near San Diego) and we also made it to the
beach. Bridget loved to gnaw on the apples and she sat up for the first
time at Solana Beach. It was a pretty big weekend for her.
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| Visiting Julian with Aunt Sarah |
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| A Bridget-sized apple |
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| First ever piggy back ride |
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| Sitting up for the first time |
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| Daddy working on turning Bridget into a water baby |
Bridget turned 5 months just before the big move, so we got in our last photo shoot at the house on Iowa St.
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| 5 Months Old |
We
said some final goodbyes to our neighborhood, including "Morning Joe"
(the sweetest 90 year-old man that we met on out morning walks and who
Bella adored).
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| Seeing "Morning Joe" one last time |
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| Iowa Street |
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| A family shot on our front porch |
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I
flew home with Bridget, and poor Mike took the long way with the car,
Bella, and the bird. For those of you who don't know Mr. Tibbs, picture
driving for 16 hours with a high-pitched tweet in your right ear. Mike
at least got to stop at Cedar Breaks, which hopefully partially made up
for two long days with the bird.
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| Advice to parents: keep your infant entertained with an unopened Ritz package courtesy of Southwest |
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| All ready for her 5th flight | |
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| Cedar Breaks, Utah |
We
miss many things about San Diego, but we are really grateful to be back
near family and friends. We are mostly settled in in Denver, and have
had many adventures over the past few months. We are still house
hunting, and as a result, we are very grateful for the hospitality of
Gramma (Donna). We hope everyone had a very happy holiday season.
