After two fun trips and a visit from Mom, we have finally returned to the blogging world! What a great time we've had over the last two weeks! I'm sure that those of you who were interested in seeing pictures of our trips have already done so since Dad was kind enough to post a link to them, but I thought I'd give you the highlights.

San Diego was gorgeous and wonderful! We went because Brigham had an EMed conference there, and since his hotel costs were mostly covered, we thought we'd tag along. Brigham's brother's family lives there and his mom came down, so we were able to go to the beach with them twice and SeaWorld once. I was worried that Jacob would hate the beach, but he LOVED it! He kept running in and out of the waves and chasing seagulls even when he looked like he was going to collapse of exhaustion! When we got to the beach the 2nd day, his cousins wanted to play on the playground, but all he wanted to do was get to the water-- he literally bounced with excitement. Benjamin had a ball chasing the waves as well. It made me wish we lived closer to the beach...

Jacob wasn't as into SeaWorld, however. Actually, he hated it at first. We started by going to some of the shows, and all the noise from the shows and crowd made him absolutely miserable. He held my hands over his ears and cried all through the first two shows. Then my sister-in-law offered to take him home with her for her daughter's nap. He came back in the afternoon when all the shows were done, and he really enjoyed seeing the water birds and fish after that. Next we headed up to Loma Linda to see the infamous Nelson clan, but we were forced to take a detour when our van's exhaust system broke in half. It cost us about an hour and a half to get it welded back together (although that was only the beginning of what the mechanic said needed to be done, which we opted not to do), and then we finally were able to make it in time for dinner with Nelsons and Buff. It was great to see them and their cute house. The following day we went to the mall with the fountains Kiera loves, and the boys had a great time with her there. Afterwards we said our prayers that we wouldn't break down in the middle of the desert and headed home! And our prayers were heard, because we made it home fine, but when I went grocery shopping soon thereafter, our exhaust system fell apart again. It was really embarrassing driving home in a mini-van that sounded like a Harley.

Mom arrived the night we got home from CA, and the next morning we left for Boston. The airlines were a mess, and we didn't end up getting to our destination until about 2:30 am, but we still had an AWESOME time catching up with our dear friends and watching our good friend Juli run the Boston Marathon! It was so cool! It was amazing to see Team Hoyt in real life-- along with many other challenged "runners". One dear little fellow was pushing his wheelchair along backwards with his feet at a snail's pace. He obviously didn't have a lot of muscle control. I don't know if he made it to the finish line that day, but it was inspiring to see him trying. Juli finished in 3:22:58-- which is incredible! It was so great to be there and to have a vacation from our darling kiddos. Thanks again to Mom for making it possible!!!

Comments

Gramps said…
Welcome back. It's good to see your pictures, hear of your adventures, and feel like I share your life a little.
Erica said…
Thanks for the update, Christa! We were wondering where in the US the Dastrups would be next, and what they were doing. :) The pictures were great too.
Marilyn said…
Well, we all had fun then! You have darling little boys! It was fun to be there!

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