San Diego: Days 5-8 - beach, Sea World, more beach, and traveling

On Wednesday of our trip, we took it easy. We went grocery shopping so we could make dinner for the Tum and Jamie that night, then put Mason down for a nap and watched a movie while I worked. After Mason woke up, we went to the beach again! Mason did better this time, but also discovered he liked trying to eat the sand. Yuck.

Sorry I couldn't pick just one of Mason. He's so cute!

Thursday, we went to Sea World! Sean and I had been once before together, a couple months after we got married, so it was fun to go back with Mason in tow! Today, he slept through us watching people feed the sea lions. Seriously? They bark so loud to get food... crazy. We bought a cute penguin shirt for Mason, a Sea World puzzle for us, and some sea animal magnets for Mason. Which got chewed on, so only a few got pulled out to actually be used haha.

You drive right past the San Diego temple on the way to Sea World. I love that temple!

So long and thanks for all the fish!

Mason trying to swim with penguins. Maybe next time buddy...

"Mom, can we leave the shark place?"

We seriously always have bird friends visiting us.

When Sean and I were here a couple years, ago, they didn't have the ray petting station open because they were building a new roller coaster. It was fun to be able to pet them this time, especially because they don't let you pet the dolphins anymore.

Me and this dolphin would have been besties. I love basketball!

Mason will smile for pictures some day...

Friday we did another beach day! Mason really had a great time today. Sean brought a boogie board and had a great time, and I attempted the skin board. I maybe got one good go on it out of 50 but hey! We had so much fun.

The V's have this cute little chair. Mason had a great time with it!

My hunky beach babe!

Waiting for dad to come back.

Friday night, Tum and Jamie took us out to dinner with Grandma and Joe, who was staying with the V's until he left for his mission. We went to this amazing BBQ place. Like, heavenly.

Then we met up with some friends of mine from college, Trent and Ashley!

On Saturday, we left around 10am to drive to Mesquite, NV, so a little more than halfway. We didn't want to do the whole drive again, since Mason had spent so much time in the car already in the past week. We checked into our hotel, got dinner, and went bowling! Bowling with a baby who walks but can't bowl makes for lack of conversation between the two actually bowling...

I wanted CA In-N-Out. It just tastes better. Mason liked it too!

I'm Snarky, we'll just leave it at that (not).

Anyway, we woke up the next morning, found a local LDS chapel, took the sacrament, and drove back to Provo, all the while missing CA. Probably more so me than Sean, but still. We love you San Diego and will be back soon!

Sean catching a few more zzz's while keeping Mason entertained.

Drive on little man!