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Our Trip to San Diego



What a fabulous family vacation. We spent ten glorious days seeing Southern California in our new camper. Though it was a busy trip, we had so much fun walking the beach, building sand castles (which Benjamin took great delight in knocking down), visiting the tourist attractions, and seeing family and friends. I took over a hundred pictures but whittled them down to these few to share. Enjoy!

To break up the long drive to San Diego, we spent the first night at Carpenteria State Beach. We loved the campground and beach so much we decided to stop on the way home for two more nights! The train tracks were right next to us and Benjamin learned his new favorite word: "Choo-choo!"





















We made our way south and spent five days at S. Carlsbad State Beach. We explored the USS Midway Museum on the harbor, wandered the shopping districts, and frolicked in the waters of Mission Bay.















We then headed east to visit our favorite avocado ranchers, David and Wendy (aka Al's cousins) in Fallbrook and also spent a day in the quaint town of Julian, which is known for it's apples and gold mining. The antique shops were adorable and the apple pie was mouth-watering.











Regarding my earlier worries about the trip (see here)...well, it turned out okay. Benjamin slept great in his pack-n-play, I had plenty of adult helpers to look after him (love those grandparents!), and I found places in the camper for all of his stuff. We all had a fun ten days of just being together as a family and we are already planning the next trip!
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  1. thesmithsFebruary 25, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    Isn't the USS Midway awesome? We've been a few time & loved it everytime! We can't wait to take our little guy there. It looks like you guys had an amazing time...gotta love a good vacation!

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  2. A.A.H.February 25, 2010 at 1:05 PM

    I didn't know you had a blog Jen! However, I think it needs a little updating...;)

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