San Diego Getaway

Jeff and I were fortunate enough to be able to go to San Diego over the 1st of August WITHOUT CHILDREN! :) Jeff had an AVID training in the mornings and we used our frequent flyer miles to let me go along. It was the first time we'd left our kids for more than one night--FOUR NIGHTS, get out of town!--and everyone did well. Grace and Josh were spoiled by both sets of grandparents--G'ma Joan and Papa Greg for the first two days and G'ma Colleen and Papa Scott for the last two days. Grace got on the phone only once to tell me that they "Went swimming. Bye." And Josh could hardly take his eyes off of Mary Poppins when we arrived to pick him up. Good to know our kids are "confident in our love." :)

We had a great few days. We dug through tide pools at Coronado, ate our way around the Gaslamp Quarter, boogie-boarded at La Jolla Beach, observed families fishing off of the pier at Ocean Beach, and soaked up all the sun we could in every adventure. On the mornings that Jeff was in class I got to sleep in, read, and go for walks. Dreamy. :) Jeff's good friend, Brooks, and his wife, Katie, were also on the trip, and we really enjoyed spending time with them.

Such a refreshing getaway! How great to be just Jeff & Ellie for a few days--to find ourselves walking into stores and grabbing a basket instead of a cart...not having to reach for the wet wipes to start cleaning faces while waiting for the bill at a restaurant...being able to converse without an "excuse-me-mommy-excuse-me-mommy-excuse-me-mommy" skipping record...sigh. :) We still miss the sun, the pelicans, and the ocean waves--and of course the break from responsibility!--but nothing compares to the sweet chubby arms that are wrapped around our necks each bedtime and the drooley kisses that are generously planted on our lips upon request.

Sweet kids.

Sweet GRANDPARENTS! You guys ROCK!!! Thanks for spoiling our little darlings. I keep hearing stories... :)