La Jolla Weekend

Faith tries to touch the starfish.

Grace looks at the moray eels.

The feeding show.

It's lunch time!

Us girls show our teeth, too.

Faith walks into the shark cage.

Grace meets a giant octopus.

Faith tries to handle a manta ray.

It's actually a hand puppet.

A clown fish.

Grace wants mom to kiss the angel fish.

This is the coolest thing! It's a Dragonhorse.

Here's another kind.

The girls had fun hands-on experiences.

Learning about sea creatures.

Can we have lobster for lunch?

They got to touch a sea cucumber.

There it is.

Our monkeys take in the view.

The whale sculpture outside the aquarium.

Daddy & Faith.

Grace & mommy.

Having fun in downtown La Jolla.

Grace gives her favorite guy a kiss.

Relaxing at La Valencia hotel.

Mom and Grace at La Jolla Cove.

Walking out to see the sea lions.

The sea lions are perched on the rock and on the beach.

They slowly scoot their way back into the water.

We spent our weekend in La Jolla to recharge before the holidays and to celebrate Morgan's birthday (which was on Sunday). We managed to get a great deal on Priceline and stayed at the Hyatt where once again, we booked a regular room but got a complimentary upgrade to a suite because we said we were there to celebrate Morgan's birthday. Maybe they saw that we had 2 kids and knew that we could use the extra space? Either way, it never hurts to ask (and we always ask) and we were grateful for the nice upgrade! Morgan and I have great memories of this hotel because we rang in the millennium here almost 9 years ago. We attended a huge New Year's Eve gala that night while I was living in San Diego. Fun memories!

We had nothing in particular planned for the weekend. We just wanted to hang out and enjoy some quiet time as a family with no other distractions.

We went to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps by UCSD. It was a much better aquarium than we expected. There were lots of things that the girls could get their hands on and experience so that was fun. We also enjoyed walking around downtown La Jolla. We window-shopped, ate dinner at the Spot, and explored the historic La Valencia hotel. Another highlight was the Children's Pool at La Jolla Cove. This is a beautiful scenic area along the beach where sea lions take rest.

All in all, more great family memories were made this past weekend. Happy Birthday to the best hubby and daddy in the world! You are greatly loved.