Anniversary Getaway and First Time Leaving Drake

We celebrated our 3 year anniversary on September 14th. A week later we left for San Diego to celebrate, and left Drake behind with my Mom and Dad. It was a wonderful break, and it felt good to hang out with just Josh and worry about me and only me. I was able to sleep when I wanted, get myself ready, feed myself and did I say sleep?? We had such a fun time and ate a lot of really good food.

Leaving Drake at Grandpa and Grandma's. I was pretty sad to leave him. Then when we got to the airport and I realized how much work it would have been to take him with us, I wasn't so sad anymore.

Drake tried to come with us, but we caught him!

We got there on a Wednesday night. We were staying at the Hilton Bayfront which was right down town close to everything. We didn't rent a car, so we were right by a tracks stop and by the Gaslamp Quarter (A huge street with lots of shopping and good places to eat). We went over there and ate every night. There was a place with great Gelato, that we also got a couple of times.

When we were checking into our hotel the lady at the front desk asked us what the special occasion was. So when we returned from dinner that night, we had been gifted cheese, fruit and wine. It was very nice of them and we appreciated it, but we don't drink.

So we called to the front desk, and they brought us up some sparkling cider instead.

Thursday we went to Sea World. Josh had never been, and it had been a while since I had. We didn't realize how long it would take us to get there on the public transportation, so after two hours of going only a few miles, we arrived. It was perfect though. We were able to see all of the shows and everything else we wanted to see, and enjoyed some Diet Coke from a Shamu cup!

Ok, so this is how we started our day off on Friday. At Richard Walker's Pancake House. Oh my this place was heavenly. It is a little breakfast joint in downtown San Diego. They are known for their "apple pancake", and you better believe that is what I got. Hands down, the best breakfast dish I have ever had.

After breakfast we got on a ferry and headed over to the small Island of Coronado. We sat on the beach and walked around and looked in all of the shops and the Hotel Del Coronado. It was a great little island with a fun atmosphere.

When we got back that night from Coronado, we went to a Padres baseball game. The Padres won, and it was a good game. This was my first time going to a pro baseball game. It was great!

We of course enjoyed ourselves some foot long hot dogs.

Saturday we slept in and spent the day at the pool. We went to dinner at Joe's Crab Shack, then headed to the Utah State vs. San Diego State football game....we got killed!! Lucky for us we ran into my friends parents Tim and Kolette Belnap, and they drove us back to our hotel so we wouldn't have to ride the public transportation.

This was our hotel. It was really nice and like I said above, it was in a great location.

While we were gone. Drake got VERY spoiled by Grandpa and Grandma. My mom told me she was going to buy those monkeys for his room (thank goodness she didn't).

She did buy him a Backyardagains DVD and some toy trucks.

She also bought him some Buzz Lightyear pj's.

And Lightening McQueen.

And Thomas the Train.

One of the nights my parents drove and met the other Grandparents, Barb and Syd in Preston for dinner, so they could see Drake. I am sure that was quite the sight. Four grown adults fawning over one 10 month old child. He is a lucky little boy to have all of that attention and so many people who love him. When it was all over, we were ready to come home and see Drake. We had a few habits that had to be broken when we started into our week.....life is different at Grandma's I guess:) Our vacation was a great one, and one we will take again and again as a family!