California Trip March 2012

Great Grandpa Bob and Great Grandma Doris were lonely all the way down in California, so we decided to make a second trip down to see them. It was a quick trip as usual, but we had a wonderful time (even though we had rain and cooler weather!). My favorite part, besides family time, is waking up early in the morning to go for a walk. Brendan loves the fast driving, good roads and playing golf. Enan loves seeing family, swimming in the pool and waving at himself in the mirrored doors.

Before the trip - Enan needed a bath!
Can you tell he's getting some more teeth?

Dada spent some time with Enan while Mama packed.
Dada worked on school work, while Enan read a book. Too cute!

Enjoying some warmth and sunshine.


Sunshine: With sunglasses

Sunshine: Without sunglasses

Enan watching Dada playing golf.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! (Kiss me, I'm Irish!)

The day before we left, we borrowed the car for a day trip -
we started in Palm Desert and drove South East to the Salton Sea. STINKY!
Those things that look like dead fish all over the beach, ARE dead fish.

Then we drove South West to Borrego Springs and Anza - Borrego State Park.
Beautiful mountain-scapes and high desert.

We had a picnic lunch at Anza - Borrego State park and
spent some time in the visitor center and walking on the nature trail.

Then, because Brendan heard the roads might be closed we headed West, into the mountains to see if we could get to Julien. We could!
They had just gotten 13 inches of snow... very unusual for them.

And, then since we were less than an hour from the coast,
we continued to head West and South towards San Diego.
We went to Ocean Beach where there is a LONG fishing pier!

We had a wonderful dinner at Shades restaurant -
Enan ate roasted sweet potato.

Nom Nom.

Then it was North and East back to Palm Desert from San Diego via Moreno Valley - it was a long day making a large lovely loop!
Now we are back to rain, rain, rain in Washington.
So thankful for some Vitamin D!