San Diego 2008
We left bright and early Wednesday morning headed for San Diego. We had to turn around just after passing Higley Rd (right by our house) to go back home and get our Legoland tickets that I had forgotten. After grabbing these we were on our way again.
The drive was easy and the boys did really well. They were entertained with movies and small toys as well as some candy and other treats.
Upon our arrival, we unpacked and headed down to the beach. It was so nice. The sun was shining and the water wasn’t too cold. Both boys were eager to get wet. They were a little surprised with how powerful the ocean waves were. We had dinner in a little beach side grill and then went next door to the bakery for a treat.
Thursday morning it was back to the beach. We had fun building all types of sand castles and cities. Neither one of the boys really got very wet that day. After a couple of hours we went back to the hotel, got cleaned up and headed to Legoland. The boys really liked it. We saw the shows and rode several rides. Camden got a Junior Drivers License. The whole family got a work out with the fire fighter challenge ride. That night we had dinner at TGI Fridays. Carsten slept in the booth the whole dinner. He was so tired.
Friday was Camden’s 5th Birthday! We got ready and were at Legoland when it opened. We only rode one ride each that day. We let Camden chose what we did. He wanted to dig for dinosaur bones and play at the Duplo play area. 
We also went to the test and drive area where they build their own cars out of Legos and race them down a ramp. I was able to get Carsten to take a nap in the stroller for about an hour. We left the park about 6 pm and went to Marie Calendar’s for dinner. The boys were so naughty during dinner. One clue we tried to do too much in one day.
On our way back to the hotel we stopped at the bakery and I grabbed 4 cupcakes. We took them back to the hotel and sang Happy Birthday to Camden. He also got to open a few presents too.
Saturday morning we went back to the beach for our last visit there. The boys got busy digging and building in the sand. They really liked it. They made friends with other boys and girls quickly and had fun digging big holes in the sand. My Dad and Betty met us at the beach and hung out for about an hour watching the boys play. We got cleaned up and went to the San Diego Railroad Museum in Balboa Park. 
Camden liked the N-scale display the most and Carsten really liked pushing the buttons to make some trains move. After that we drove out to Point Loma. The view there is beautiful and the boys liked being able to see the big ships leave the harbor. We ate dinner at The Fish Market and the boys did really well! (That was a relief!) 
Sunday morning we had breakfast at the hotel with Dad and Betty. They played with the boys while we packed up. Mark wasn’t ready to come home so we decided to visit the San Diego County Fair. That was fun! We saw a lot of different animals, rode on some rides, and ate a bunch of fair foods! We left San Diego about 3 pm and arrived home about 9:45pm. Carsten was screaming and kicking the last 15 minutes of the drive. He was fed up with being in the car.
We all slept really well and we are getting things unpacked and laundry cleaned. Overall it was an AWESOME trip!
Aunt Donna said,
June 30, 2008 @ 5:27 pm
At least you didn’t get 40 miles down the road before remembering the tickets like I did last year! Good thing, since you didn’t have someone to go by and pick them up and bring them to you like we did! 😉
Sounds like a fun trip. Glenda and I are heading out this Sunday for San Diego and points north. I hope it’s cool (-er than here!)
Dad said,
June 30, 2008 @ 7:49 pm
We enjoyed it very, very much. Those boys are so darn cute!
Jocelyn said,
July 1, 2008 @ 7:57 pm
So, I wouldn’t mind if you ever decided to take a trip northeastish 🙂
Aunt Dianna said,
July 2, 2008 @ 7:33 am
A belated Happy Birthday to you, Camden! I’m glad you had such a grand time at your favorite place and all the other fun things you did.
Betty said,
July 9, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
The best part of our trip was seeing some extremely cute kids and their parents. 🙂 I love the picture of Don and the birthday boy.