I just returned from 2 wonderful weeks in San Diego. We had our first family reunion! What a busy week that was!! Everyone arrived by Wednesday evening and first thing Thursday morning we arrived at Disneyland. We began in California Disney and spent at least half of the day there and then progressed over to Disneyland. The highlight of the day was the f
erris wheel ride in which Tim, Stephanie, Lindsay and Matthew ventured on. The ride looked easy enough....but near the end screams and panic and swinging came from their cage....it all began with Stephanie and Tim looking at Matthew and Lindsay who were sitting opposite them, Matt and Lindsay apparently had looks of, oh my what is going to happen, then Stephanie began to panic and got off her seat and the cage started swinging, then Tim watching Stephanie began to "freak out" and kept telling her to sit down, which proceeded Lindsay to yelling to Tim, "Are you really freaking out?" and Tim screaming, "I am freaking out!!!" The "cage" they were sitting in together didn't move more than a couple of feet. You would have to be there!
Sienna was a real trooper. We all went on all the rides together, except for the ones that Sienna wasn't big enough to go and the ones Lindsay couldn't go on, and oh, the ones I wouldn't go on.
Friday was beach day. We made sandwiches, packed cookies, chips, licorice, soda, water, etc. and was off to the beach. The boys left early for some surfing and us girls arrived around 11:30 a.m. We finished the day at a pizza joint right off the beach. Another great day.
On Saturday we were invited to Uncle Rob and Aunt Joanne for college season kick-off of
USC Trojan football. Aunt Cindy and all of her kids were there as well. We ended the night around their newly built outdoor
fire pit for more family chit chat.
Sunday was a day beginning with church. Sienna loves the nursery so she headed there with no problem! After afternoon naps we took a stroll overlooking
La Jolla beach and took family pictures. A great Sunday.
Monday was a day of departure for Matthew first, then Stephanie.
In between dropping Matt off we all went to Coronado Island and had lunch at the Del
Coronado Hotel right on the beach. Thanks Tim!!! Then it was off to say good-bye to Stephanie.
Tuesday Scott was back to work so Tim and I went to Costco to replenish bread, milk, etc. for Scott and Lindsay. We wanted to thank them for having us all stay with them. Swimming at their community pool for their
neighborhood was the highlight for the afternoon. Sienna is definitely a
water baby. She has no fear and is floating head down, floating head back, sideways, anyway she can. She loves her time in the pool. We couldn't stop laughing because she would just go crazy in the water.
Tim left on Wednesday and I headed to visit
D'on up in
Laguna Niguel. We talked and talked and I finally left around 9 p.m. back to Scott's. Thursday, Nanni (that's me :) had fun Lindsay and Sienna time. We shopped at Calico Corner for valance fabric for Lindsay's kitchen windows. Scott arrived around 5:00 p.m. and we headed off to Moreno Valley where we lived for 3 years. It took an hour to get there. Our real motivation was to get a
Sunnymead burger! We check out the house we lived in (we were a little disappointed) and then drove the neighborhood and then went to have a burger.
Sunnymead Burger hadn't changed in 16 years! I took pictures and bought a tee-shirt for Tim. Saturday was my day to take off and return home.
So here I am, Sunday....with great memories and pictures....:) and looking forward to Thanksgiving with everyone in Park City.
Thank you to all of you who contributed and made or purchased blankets for our wonderful service project. Our goal of 2,009 blankets was reached! We actually were able to donate 3,009 blankets. Not bad for a 6 month period of time. Project Linus was thrilled with all of the fleece blankets that were made and Newborns in Need local chapter loved the receiving blankets, crocheted and knitted blankets. We sent all the handmade quilts to LDS Humanitarian Services.
