La Jolla & San Diego

After Disneyland, we headed down to La Jolla for some beach time, and spent a little time in San Diego. We drove down via the PCH for a nice, scenic route, and stopped in Encinitas at a yummy Mexican taco shop that my Aunt Lorette introduced me to a few years ago. 

Our kids had a BLAST at the beach. Stone rode in wave after wave (some of which Cliff threw him into {at Stone's request}), Emerson played in the water and built many sand castles, and Knox sat perfectly still on a towel, having no desire to touch the sand. The minute he touched it, he was disgusted, but was a great sport, and sat their happily!

These first few pictures are actually from Newport beach our first night in California. We decided to take a walk along the beach the night before we headed to Disneyland. We didn't take swim suits, but Stone just couldn't resist. 

Below is a little Instagram collage. Our second day in La Jolla, we went to see the seals. You can get right up in their business, and they are happy as can be. My kids weren't as impressed as Cliff and I were. It was kind of stinky, and they were anxious to hit another beach to play.

Sweet little Knox was seriously so content on a towel. I didn't even change him into his swim suit. I had it in my bag, but he just sat their observing everything around him, staring at the sand, and debated the whole time whether or not to touch it. A few times he grabbed for some sand, but didn't know what to do afterwards. We have it on video, and it is so entertaining!

I laugh at the picture below. Those are the seals behind Emerson, and that is her plugging her nose.

I laugh at this one, too. Stone is just so ready to jump in and play.

While in San Diego, we went out for some (more!) Mexican food. Knox had his first taste of guacamole, black beans, and rice. He was in heaven!

We stayed in La Jolla, but headed down to San Diego to see the Mormon Battalion site. It was SUCH a neat site. The story about the battalion is so neat. Stone loved learning all about it, and both Stone and Emerson loved the little activities afterwards (looking for gold, looking out at the watch point, etc.).

I spy my little eye Knox yawning in the background.

La Jolla and San Diego was the PERFECT way to end our trip. Our trip was absolutely amazing. Great memories were made and fun was had.

Love.my.family.