San Diego - 2

Our first full day in San Diego dawned. D and I stumbled out of bed, blurry-eyed and exhausted from the previous night (and travel day). But it was gorgeous and warm and SUNNY outside, so that really helped our attitudes. We did discover that Boyd had picked up a cold somewhere along our travels, and I was really hoping it wouldn't turn into something worse.

My aunt and uncle, plus two of my cousins and their families came over to Grandpa's on Sunday at midday for lunch and to hang out. It was great to see everyone and marvel at how much the kids have changed. I think all of the activity was a bit overwhelming for Boyd so D took him back for a nap a little early.

The ramps at Grandpa's provided hours of fun. We spent a lot of time outside, enjoying the lovely weather.

Every single time we head out to the store, Boyd will stop at least once to take a seat and hang out.

Old sailing ships that were a part of the Maritime Museum.

Talk about amazing weather - this was unlike anything I've experienced in California during the winter. Usually it's overcast and temps hover in the 60's. We were blessed with sunny skies EVERYDAY and mid-high 70's.

I purchased something called the "Go San Diego card" through Costco, which is good for a 4 day span and valid at a ton of San Diego attractions, museums and parks. It was an amazing deal through Costco and if we hadn't had to stay home one day due to illness, we would have made money off the card. As it was, we pretty much broke even.

The first attraction we visited on Monday was the USS Midway, a decommissioned aircraft carrier. It ended up being a pretty cool experience - these carriers are just mind-blowing in how huge they are.

As we walked in, the staff had headsets and self-guided tours available for us. Each exhibit had a letter and number that corresponded to the handheld computer we carried around. 

On the USS Midway flight deck. It's the longest-serving aircraft carrier in the United States. 

The Midway is massive! Even with the size, it's crazy to think that jets can take off and land on the runway. 

Looking down into the parking lot and the water beyond.

Boyd was obviously getting a cold so we wanted to take it pretty easy on all of our excursions. After the midway we decided to drive further down the Embarcadero (waterfront businesses, hotels, shops) and then walk along the water for Boyd's nap. Perfect plan, right? Boyd didn't agree and refused to nap in the stroller. In his defense, he was sick and it was hot out. So D and I pushed the stroller to the end of the Embarcadero and almost to the highway. We ended up going around and around in a hotel parking garage (cool & out of the sun) for almost an hour before Boyd fell asleep.

We made the mistake of stopping. Boyd woke up 5 minutes after this photo and was super pissed off.

After his unsatisfactory 40 minute nap, we grabbed a quick lunch (during which I had to pop outside with a fussy baby) and then walked back to the car. We learned a valuable lesson this day - Boyd would rather nap in the car than in the stroller (at least when he's sick).

A whole cargo ship just for Dole products! That's a lot of bananas and pineapples. 

After begging to get out of the stroller, we figured a little walking would be good for B. He stepped up and down in this area for a long while. 

Quite possibly my favorite photo from this whole trip. "I AM NOT AMUSED, MAMA!"

Back at my grandpa's house, the neighbors across the way have 2 turtles roaming their yard. Everyday Boyd would ask about the turtles and want to see them.

This turtle was surprisingly fast - see him trying to make a break for it? 

Sunset glow on the hills.