Family Trips

Since I started this blog yesterday, there's lots of things I want to catch up on, such as different family outings we've gone on. In April after tax season was over, we went on a much needed vacation to Monterey and Carmel. We stayed in a wonderful hotel (which I'm drawing a complete blank on the name of it) but each room was in individual cabins, and the rooms were HUGE with it's own family room, fireplace, master bedroom, and the best part...a HUGE jacuzzi tub, I've never seen one so big. We took Trent to the MontereyBay Aquarium, which I haven't been to since I was in elementary school (I remember it being so much bigger when I was little). Trent seemed to like the fish, that is..until he feel asleep. Afterwards we went to Bubba Gump Shrimp Factory, and we opted to eat outisde right on the water, it was a beautiful day! We walked up and down cannery row and bought a huge bag of salt water taffy and of course sour licorice for me :) We later went on the infamous 17 mile drive and looked at rediculously huge houses on the golf courses. Sunday we ended our trip by going to Carmel and walked around the stores there. Scott bought me another Coach diaper bag...he spoils me too much. We took Trent down to the beach where he sat on the sand for the very first time. YES..he tried to put the sand in his mouth but he was unsuccessful! Here's some pictures..

Outside the Aquarium

and he was out....


sitting on the patio at Bubba Gump

It was pretty windy that day

one of my favorite pictures

Trent's first time on the beach, it was cold (Carmel)

His attempt at putting sand in his mouth

One afternoon while Scott was working, Kimmy and her two kids, and Trent and I went to the zoo, this was Trent's first time there...and again..I hadn't been there since I was a kid. The zoo needs a little remodeling, and it's a lot smaller than I remember it. But my main purpose in going is to show Trent the animals there. I guess I pick bad times to go to things like this because he lasted about 30 minutes and he was asleep

Trent was 8 months old

At the end of June, my grandpa Boatwright from Virginia, came out to California and stayed with my parents for a week. This was his first time meeting Trent, and it was very exciting for all of us. The last time I saw him was at my wedding, which was Scott's first time meeting him, so it was great having him out here, it'd been too long! We hope to take a trip back to Virginia sometime next year so that Scott can meet the rest of my family on my mom's side. My grandpa is into bird watching and nature so my parents took him to Morro Bay, but while he was in Fresno we decided to go to Woodward Park. I mean..where else do you take someone to look at birds & nature here in Fresno? our original plan was to go to the Japanese Gardens there in the park but it was closed that day, so we just sat on a park bench in the shade (it was 100+ degrees outside) while my grandpa looked at different wildlife...it was actually pretty relaxing.

Trent and my mom