Anywho, back to our trip! My Mom had figured out we were coming out, which was a bit of a bummer....she's so hard to surprise! lol. But was so happy we were there! She was even more surprised that Jaron had come too! He hadn't been back since Great Grandma had passed away a few years ago. So, this was extra special. We spent most of our trip visiting, but had the chance to do a few fun things too.
We went to Knott's on Veteran's Day for Mom and Trevor's birthday. That was alot of FUN. Megan went on her first "up-side-down" roller coaster. She was terrified, but lived. hahaha. Trevor chickened out. lol. He says "I'll go next time we're there"...we'll see about that. Josh cried after Bigfoot Rapids. He sat between Jaron and I and got DRENCHED. Poor guy. We both were quite soggy. Seems like every rapid found us. lol. It was a fun day.
On our trip we also went to the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. That was so neat! We saw all kinds of cool ocean critters.... one of which was a lobster as big as Joshie's torso!! It was GINORMOUS! We also saw: shark, jellyfish, sea anenomes, sea star, urchins, limpets, and all other kinds of unique sea creatures. It sure was a fun day....and educational too. The kids actually got to touch the starfish, limpets (ew!), urchins, and anenomes.
Megan and Michelle touching the sea life.
Some of the sea life...anenomes, sea stars, and a limpet up in the left corner (partially in picture).All in all, our trip was amazing and fun! We hope to go back in a few months to help my brother move (we're hoping, it's still in the air). So, hopefully we can fit in a few more fun activities while there (like the Getty Museum!).
Well, this is long. And I appreciate you all for reading!
Hugs and God Bless!
~Elysia~
