san diego

after disneyland, we headed south to san diego 

with michael's family

we stopped on our way down at the san diego temple

 and then at a beach named la jolla 

where eleanor was not so sure about the sand in her toes

 it's a cool cove where sea lions lay on rocks

 and lots of people snorkle

 the next day we went to coronado beach 

eleanor was much more excited this time and was running ahead with the buckets

 hazel was excited, too

 michael made a sand castle and eleanor immediately sat on it 

 noah was loving it, too

 olive had me bury her legs so i turned her in to a mermaid

 and later michael buried her all the way

 i love how easy it is to take kids to the beach

they are so content to play in the sand all day

 a buried noah, michael and olive

and a happy hazel

 grandpa olson held on to eleanor for us 

we loved playing at the beach 

 do you see that tiny mexican flag? we didn't realize we'd be so close to mexico

we are so grateful for michael's parents

they put together this whole vacation

they took care of housing, disneyland, a rental van for us...everything! 

we are so grateful

it was so fun to see our kids play with their cousins

thank you grandma and grandpa olson!!

we made it home safely today and it feels so good 

to have the kids in their own beds after 9 days!!!