San Diego Fun!

Ella starts kindergarten tomorrow, which means the summer is officially over today. However, we did end it with a bang by spending a week in San Diego visiting family and friends.

Having a week full of trips to the beach and the pool did wonders for Ella's confidence in the water. Plus, a swim vest borrowed from our friends Brad and Angie helped.



In addition to seeing my parents, we were also very fortunate that my brother and sister-in-law were able to drive out from Las Vegas. The girls had a lot of fun spending time with Uncle Scott and Aunt Heidi.



We started out the week spending the day at Coronado Beach with our friends Dave and Cheree and their daughter Dorothy.

 

The water was surprisingly very warm, and it was hard to get the girls (especially Ella) out of the water.

 

Of course, playing dress-up back at Dorothy's house was a close second to the beach.

We also got to spend some time with Dave & Laurie and their two boys, and I learned quite a lot about the world of Pokemon.  Ella and Sarah were more interested in their new, very mellow kitten.

No trip to San Diego is complete without seeing the Wright clan.  Jeremy introduced us to their new chickens.

Animals were also seen at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park.  Thanks to my parents for taking them to the latter, which enabled Meg and I to hit the outlets for some back-to-school shopping.

The aforementioned Wright family also invited us to their "Hibachi & Bocce" party at Swami's.

Ella again hit the waves...

...and then made s'mores as the sun went down.

We are also thankful to the Gary's for letting us stay at their place, while the girls resided at Grandpa and Fafa's.  The extra benefit to this arrangement was access to a million flavors of Dippin' Dots.