Our California Vacation: Part One

We made it! We left Friday morning hoping that we would avoid any bad weather, and the plan worked. The roads were good and there was no snow. The girls behaved decently- they passed the time sleeping and watching movies. We stopped for lunch at the KanKun Cafe in Beaver, UT, and if you are ever in the area, I recommend it (Thanks for the tip, Dad.). Bruce passed the time after lunch making endless jokes along the lines of, "I like to eat in Beaver." He really outdid himself.

We stayed in Vegas at the South Point Hotel. Thanks to the sluggish economy and Priceline, we booked a 5 star room for $50.
There was snow in Vegas, but it didn't matter to us! We went swimming in a pool that was heated to the temperature of a bathtub. Kate and Kiki were in heaven. Dinner was a fiasco- we wound up just getting it to go and eating it in the room. The next morning, as we gassed up, we noticed a used pregnancy test laying on the ground next to the pumps, and Bruce said, "Are you done with Vegas?" and I said, "Let's get out of here." If you don't gamble or drink, a stay in Las Vegas has its limits.

We arrived in San Diego yesterday and took the girls for their first visit to the ocean.



Kiki face planted into a wave within five minutes of arriving, which is why she is sporting a diaper above. They loved the ocean. Kate collected shells and Kiki practiced her bullying skills by throwing sand and stomping out my sand castle.

Today is SEA WORLD! Kate has been talking about this for months- I hope we meet her expectations.