Vacation, Vacation, Vacation!!!!

We returned from our 10 day vacation from Phoenix and San Diego on Monday the 4th. The kids had a blast and so did Greg and I. We started our trip to Phoenix to visit gramma and grampa ledbetter. It was very hot so needless to say the kids did a lot of swimming. The pool in gramma's backyard was a lifesaver. Aubree and Anaya were the biggest fishes of all. We did go to a park that had an area of fountains that we could all play in. Lil Presley wasn't quite sure what to think about that. Once she got over the shock of getting wet, she had just as much fun as the others.

We left Phoenix on the 31st and headed to San Diego for the Crickmore family reunion. The reunion was 3 full days of activities. The first day was the beach and bonfire. We definitely hit the beach. The kids went boogy boarding, and played in the sand. aubree and Preston's favorite part was the ocean, of course. The second day was more beach, but we also went to a San Diego Padres game. We sat in grass area in the outfield. After the game, we went to our favorite roller coaster at Belmont Park. Aubree, Greg, my brother and sister, mom, and some cousins went on the roller coaster while Megs, Dad, Presley, Anaya, Preston and I watched. Preston did get to ride the big Merry Go Round at Belmont. We were all so tired that no pics got taken at Belmont. The last and final day, we went on an EARLY morning walk on the beach to see if we could see crabs, starfish, and all the sea creatures that live in the tidepools that are mostly covered during the day. We were able to see some little crabs, and some sea anenomes, but that was pretty much it. After the beach, we went to the park and had the best donuts in the whole world.....totally better than Krispy Kreme.....VG's, and milk and juice and had a cool family meeting. We all expressed what our favorite part of the reunion was. It was unanimous that it was spending time with family, even if it is only every 3 years. Later, we went to the San Diego zoo. The first thing we did was hit the Sea Lion show. The kids got to sit on the front row, which was exciting for them. We then took a bus tour around the zoo, which is one of the best ways to see more of the animals because the zoo is so big. The zoo is more exciting at night, because the animals are more active. The kids were also able to go to the children's zoo which has a petting zoo in it, and lil presley really took to one of the baby goats. I couldn't keep her away from it. To sum it all up, we had a blast and can't wait for the next Crickmore family reunion in 3 years.