San Diego at Last

So our second destination on our California Trip at the start of June (first being Disneyland) was to Sea World. The weather turned out to be pretty wet and cold throughout the day (60's) so we didn't take too many pictures. Fortunately, we brought our bike trailer/stroller with a rain shield and the kids were so snuggly in there we got envious looks from many cold and shivering kids. I felt a little bad for them. The shows were amazing as always, Sea World seems to never change in that respect and why should they when they do such a great job with the sea animals. I think the kids enjoyed the shows too but Camden was a little bored. We didn't stay long in San Diego so we didn't get a chance to meet up with family but hopefully next time. We spent most of our down-time in the hotel not feeling well and both Caesar and I became sick after returning home with some kind of GI bug. Not fun but it wouldn't be a vacation is someone didn't get sick. On our way out of town we did manage to stroll around downtown a bit but it was a quick trip so maybe we'll see more next time. Oh, and I forgot, Camden was sick too. Somewhere between our meal at the Denny's in Yuma and home, he threw up all of his red sprite and hot dogs! Now that's what I call a memorable car ride.The spinning stars were part of a new attraction and boy, were they fast. Better than the tea cups at Disneyland.
Kaitlyn got her big "Poli" and was so thrilled we saw real Polar Bears as well.
This walrus kept spitting out his chewed up fish and sucking it back in, in front of the glass. It was pretty gross. I guess he was entertaining us.
What a huge animal!
If you look closely in the crowd, you will see a man with a blond mullet. Guess who? Yep, it's Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family watching the dolphin show with us. He's just as leather-skinned in person as he is on TV. My camera died otherwise I could've gotten a great close-up of him since we kept running into them all over the park.




Beach Time! Well, sort of. We drove up and down the coast near La Jolla but eventually settled in where we could find parking and bathrooms somewhere north of San Diego. It was a bit chilly and mostly there were just surfers in wet suits in the water so we only stayed for a couple of hours. We enjoyed some yummy subs and the best raspberry tart I've ever had from a local French Bakery down the street. The kids had a great time playing in the sand.Digging for treasure.
Making sand castles with dad.
Not many shells to be had on the beach but Kaitlyn managed to find a few small ones.
This is my favorite beach photo of the kids. They look so happy and all bundled up after a few splashes in the cold water. The colors of the towels just pop, it almost looks like a black and white that's been touched up.
Mr. hide and seek under the beach towel.