Of course they had LEGO to build

All that water play was pretty exhausting.

The water park is really well suited for little ones Owen and Luke's age.  They have mini water slides and mini lazy rivers that are so accessible to tiny people

Lego dinosaurs

Luke checks out some of the Lego Creations

They literally have at least one of everything made out of LEGO

The boys were so excited to final get to the Gates of Paradise!

We went to Legoland on Monday - they have a water park there where we spent most of the day.

Chasing seagulls

Another lovely sunset

Owen, Luke, and Ryan watch waves crash the todd pools

Ryan and the boys with sea lions.

Sea lions basking in the sun

Boys looking out over the cliffs of La Jolla

Owen Oyer, Merman

Luki picking up ladies on the beach

Building sandcastles

Owen rides a wave all the way into shore

Luki at the beach.

Feeding time in the Kelp Bed Tank at the Birch Aquarium

Gorgeous La Jolla Shores and Cove.

The view of the Pacific and Scripps Pier from the Birch Aquarium. They have cool tide pools on this patio.

On day 2, we went to the Birch Aquarium - part of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UC San Diego.  It is a beautiful museum on a hilltop overlooking La Jolla Shores beach.  The grey whale fountain out front is beautiful

Chilling in the crib at the end of day 1

The water was COLD, but that didn't slow the boys down

Luki checks out the locals

For the same reason the Children's Pool is popular with children, it's also popular with seals!

For a little guy who'd never seen an ocean before, laid back Luki took it all in stride.

As soon as we unpacked our bags and the groceries, we headed down to the Children's Pool - a little beach tucked in a little cove and protected from big waves

Our little yellow house is small but cozy and right near everything in La Jolla

Vacation

Arrived in San Diego for our first vacation in a long time (ever?) with the boys
Our rental house is a block from the beach in La Jolla - the view of the Pacific Ocean from the main room is beautiful!

Owen earned his 1st stripe in karate

Luki at the pool

Owen loves his karate class

Meeting the driver of the Batman Monster Truck

Popping bubble wrap

Owen's Birthday

Owen's birthday celebration at school - Owen carried the globe around the sun 5 times to represent his years of life

Brothers

Telling secrets...

It's when Mom really starts to worry

Adaptation

When Luki discovered it was really hard to keep his big stack of blocks from falling over, he adapted...








There, that's much easier