Trip to San Diaahhhhhhhgo

Last month we took our first family summer trip and spent a week at Coronado Island! It was both sets of Boncels (other set is Dan's parents) and the Herrons (Dan's sister and family).  We were worried with the "June gloom" that it would be cloudy and chilly but the weather was PERFECT every day!  Even though we had a 2 hour detour/stop in Yuma (Herrons blew a fuse - the car did, not them :)), we made it to San Diego in one piece.  During those 7 days we went to Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, the beach, and took in the sights!

Our first day there Dan and Poppa (Dan's dad) took Nicky to a Padres game and in order to get there, they took a water taxi from Coronado Island to the game, Nicky's first boat ride! 

Dan, Nicky and Friar

 While the guys enjoyed the game, Nicky enjoyed the kids sand area, also referred to as "the Beach", hope he doesn't expect a sandbox at every baseball game he attends!

Nicky did great during the game, got through 5 innings without his afternoon nap!  It was 75 degrees during the game, then got to the mid-50s when they left - luckily Nicky was prepared when they were waiting for the ferry.  It's all about layering in California!

Nicky and Poppa

We had such a great time at Sea World!  We saw Shamu, people swimming with the dolphins, and watched the pet show!  We were there practically the entire day and only got to see 1/3 of the park - next time we'll make sure to plan more than one day at Sea World!

Nicky with his cousins Maya, Sarah, and Tess

They're swimming with dolphins!

Nicky and Uncle Steve watching the Shamu show

Maya loves cuddling her cousin!

 Nicky enjoying the big musical instruments!

We also went to the San Diego zoo, and Nicky had the best time - so much so he refused to take his nap in the stroller (which I knew would happen since we tried out a new stroller during the trip), and there were just so many things to see! 

Ooh what is that!

 One of Nicky's favorite parts of the zoo was the petting zoo - he thinks there were Bentleys everywhere, and he tried sitting on one of the goats as if it were a log, and one of them ended up getting up from their comfy position to find another spot to sit!

Petting Zoo

 As we left the zoo, Nicky finally gave in:

We visited Seaport Village and Nicky took his first ride on a carousel...I have never seen him get so excited...he actually smiled for the camera! 

Every evening after the kids went to bed, it was game night for the Boncels and Herrons - we played Uno every night and accumulated the score until our last night, and Uncle Steve won, he was very proud! 

And any down time was spent on a puzzle that Sandy brought for us...it was funny to see Grandma "supervise" the group, almost like we were working in shifts and she would give us a section to work on!  With two nights left on the trip, we successfully completed the puzzle (yes, simple minds, simple pleasures!)

The finished product

Nicky also spent time at the beach - although the water was very cold, he enjoyed playing in the sand!

One of the major events during our trip was that there was a 24 hour bug being passed around the house...of 10 people, 7 of us were affected by it!   It became a game of Survivor - the three who didn't catch it were Grandma, and Steve and Sandy (both doctors, go figure).  Sandy has aptly named our trip Cholera 2011.  It definitely made it memorable! 

Here are more family pics (thanks for taking great pictures Sandy!):