Family camping trip a success!

My family's recent trip to the ocean was gratifying and relaxing, exactly what we were all hoping for it to be.

I am taking a break from unpacking and cleaning my room to post some pictures, because, perhaps you would like to see some?

Our adventures at the ocean make for a long story, which I can tell you in person if you're interested enough to hear it.

Suffice it to say that my grandpa's Pacific Beach house, where we had planned on living during our stay, needed some work done that prevented us from staying there at all. The picture below shows a portion of the yard behind the house. This may give you a taste of what condition the house (not only the yard) was in.

So, we hopscotched from hotel to hotel. In fact, for each of the three nights we were there, we stayed in a different hotel. The proof is in the pictures.

Hotel #1 [3 beds, a fold-out couch, and a full-sized kitchen]:

Hotel #2 [only 2 beds this time, and a kitchenette]:

Hotel #3 [Our favorite - two beds, a futon, and a full-sized kitchen. It was just a 1-minute walk from the bach, and -oh- the decorations were all sand-dollar themed! So cute!]:

We spent a large chunk of our time doing two things:

1. Sleeping:

2. Eating:

 And sleeping:

 And eating:

And sleeping:

And eating!

Other than that, we did get to see the beach and spend some quality family time together. Here are some [probably random] of my favorite photos:



We missed Ivory. She couldn't go, because she was working all weekend. If not for that, it would have been the perfect family vacation, ups and downs and all.