Ryan, Janelle, Kayson & Cora: San Diego 2014

Our trip was GREAT!!! But just as great to be home as well! :)

We headed out early Saturday morning... My sister, Trish, and her daughter, Eden, came down Friday night... we got them all up to speed on the kids' "stuff", then just hung out - while I was finishing packing and organizing.

We did leave Saturday without waking the kids... that was painful, but worth it. There was no reason to have Cora upset. Trish said the kids slept in, so that was great.

Ryan and I arrived in San Diego around 11:30 their time (1:30 our time). It was cloudy, humid and started to rain as we pulled into the hotel. UM... not what we were expecting!!! We pretty much threw our stuff in the hotel room, and off we went to meet up with the others. We had lunch, then walked and walked around the Gas Lamp Quarter, and Seaport area. It was great - even with the rain!!! We hung out with one of Ryan's coworkers, Greg, and his wife Renae - had a fantastic time with them. We drank and ate a lot that day... and it hit us hard that night!!! ha. :) But it was great day.

Sunday we were up and at 'em fairly early. We were off from the time change (which actually continued throughout our whole trip!) We met up with Greg, Renae, Dennis (boss) and Lorrie. We walked some more. Again, lots of walking and eating. Not so much drinking this day! ha. Later in the afternoon, we headed over to Coronado Island. We took a ferry, which was cool... and spent the majority of our late afternoon and evening over there. We got to see the Pacific Ocean - and feel the amazing, soft sand there! I have to say that was by far my favorite part of the trip. It was so awesome!!!!

We had a nice dinner out, then headed back to 'land' late that night.

Monday was the start of the conference for the guys. I slept in a little... then met the other ladies at the pool around 9:30. Nearly 6 hours later - we were wiped out (from sitting on our butts all day!!!) and sun burnt! We totally enjoyed the weather, the pool, the drinks and the conversation. It was a great day. The guys skipped out of their meetings a little early, so they got to enjoy the pool as well. So that was super fun.

Monday evening Ryan and I went out on our own... we walked some and then found a great restaurant to enjoy dinner. We eventually met up with the others later, but it was a fairly early evening for all of us.

Tuesday was another meeting day for the guys. The ladies and I found a mall near by - so we did breakfast out, did some shopping, then after all the walking from the previous 3 days - we were pooped!!! We all headed back to our rooms... I just enjoyed the quiet, watched some TV and relaxed. I thought I would get bored, but it was a nice change, since we had been so non-stop.

Tuesday evening was another night out - we met up with everyone from Ryan's work, and went for dinner at Fogo de Chao. It's a Brazilian restaurant (which I was nervous about), but it was fantastic. There was a great salad bar... and then they brought all sorts of meats around for us to try. It was really cool!!! Followed by ice cream, we all called it a night.

We headed home yesterday morning... Ryan went to one of his meetings, then we got a taxi with a few others and headed for the airport. We had a wonderful time, but we were ready to be home. Ready to see the kiddos. Our flights went well - a little random turbulence, that throws my tummy off a little, but we made it home safely!

The kids were excited to see us, which was awesome. Kayson talked our ears off for a long time, and Cora just sat our on laps. We eventually got them to bed (late), but we let them sleep in today.   I hung out with them a little this morning, but now I'm at home - working... and multi-tasking! I'm getting caught up on our laundry and a little cleaning as well - so tonight, I can really sit and spend time with the kids.

It was great to be away (of course, I was nervous), but it was good!!

Here are some pictures of our trip (all from my phone)!!!