Sunday, June 29th - Saturday night we stayed in Carlsbad, though all of us wished that we were still at the Catamaran! And believe it or not, but we had NO plans for Sunday! The only thing we had to do (besides catch our supposed 8:40 p.m. flight) was return the rental car to LAX by 5:30. Hmmm, what to do? All of our luggage was neatly packed, wet and sandy beach/pool clothes had been dried and carefully stowed away in large ziplocs, kids were showered, and hair was done. But how could we pass up one last opportunity to play on a sunny and warm California beach?!? We couldn't. So back out came the beach clothes, on went the sunscreen, and we brought home an extra souvenir in the form of sand...all throughout our luggage. But I bet at least Grayson would tell you that those few hours at the beach on our last day ranked near the top of his list of favorite vacation moments. So what that we were filthy grease balls at the airport and all the way home!
And with that, my camera never came out again. The only hiccup of our whole trip was that our flight home was delayed by about an hour. But even that turned out okay because while we were waiting and trying to entertain our kids, we met a sweet little boy (named Grayson of all names!) and his dad whose flight to Reno had also been delayed, and from then on Mom and Dad no longer had to entertain. The kids just played and played, swapped Disneyland stories, and genuinely had a good time...even in an airport. Then around 9 o'clock we finally got to board our plane, and off we went.
Now, we're by no means rich people even though we definitely splurged at times on this trip, but every single cent we spent was worth it. In fact, I'd pay to do it all again next year! Huh, maybe I will! Ha! Ha! Guess you'll have to stay tuned...
Thanks for reading!
1 comment:
Wow! So fun to read the whole adventure you had. How fun!! Can't wait to go back. I am surprised about Legoland. We really enjoyed it. Granted, it is NOT Disneyland, but it was fun. My kids are not big adventure riders though, so maybe that is why?? We will be visiting with dolphins while we are gone too. The kids are excited to pet them and see them up close. We'll see if Ryan is still excited once he is there, but right now insists he is excited about it. Thanks for sharing your awesome trip and Happy 10th Anniversary! :)
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