6 days

We just returned from 6 days in Encinitas a funky beach town north of San Diego. Its so funky it is home to those guys in the orange robes at the airport(swamis?). We stayed at a motel not to be confused with a hotel. The moonlight beach motel to be exact. It is amazing what you will put up with to be close to the beach. Some of the pros of our motel :
1. Closer to the beach than most of the parking spots available.
2.There were two rooms and 3 double beds. No one had to sleep on the air mattress.
3.Full size fridge and stocked kitchen with pots,pans and dishes.
4.Boogie boards and one surf board we could borrow.
5.The price was right.
The Cons:
1. The shower spout shot water all over the floor making its way to the hall carpet.
2.To be nice Channy said our room smelled like a hamster.
3.The ac unit in the front of the room didnt work.
4. The train

Needless to say we spent most of our time at the beach.





Day 1: booked it to the beach

Day 2: was Taryn's Birthday. She wondered what her sisters got her. Surprise Hannah Montana wig. It was the bomb.




Day 3: More beach and Birthday photos for Taryn. She was not as thrilled as I.



Day 4: Photo session with Tana and Jancy at a great shop in encinitas called Grounded.(see the photographyblog for the photos) I have since decided I need a big metal building with a bank of windows for a studio. This should be do-able right Wayne? Channy and her Kids arrived about 1:00 pm for more beach. Danny and Frances came in at 6:00pm

Danny took our family photos.

(for Reed and Blue see if you can identify the 3 people behind us sort of like wheres waldo)

I had wanted to go to La Jolla, but Wayne wanted to do it at our new "hometown" beach. If you know me you know that I am not a control freak. As George Castanza says "Its not a lie Jerry if you really believe it" So we did it in encincitas
Day 5: We celebrated the Fourth at you guessed it "the Beach" We arrived about 10:00 to stake out a good spot. Spent most of the day there. We heard they closed the town of Oceanside to anymore cars so we decided the fireworks show would have to be watching the sun set. It was beautiful.






Day 6: Went on trek the Mormon Battalion took to San Diego. Ok we didnt trek but we did watch the Mormon battalion presentation in Old Town San Diego. It wasnt as an in depth expereince as our good friends had reinacting the sweetwater crossing in Wyoming. But we felt it was a start as my two older daughters said "Im sure glad we were'nt pioneers" Which I saw as a teaching moment said "You mean you are so grateful for all the sacrafices they made for our faith." They love my teaching moments.


On a serious note I didnt realize what major contribution the battalion really made to California.
The wagon trail most of the gold rushers used, the first newspaper in San Fransico, the first brick building in san diego and some of the first fresh water wells. This is all I can remember right now. I hope it is enough to pass the test.