you are not going to believe this. As I was sorting through images on my camera and deleting those that had already been uploaded to our computer....can you see what's about to happen? I deleted almost ALL of my photos from San Diego!!! I know, I'm mad at myself too :( Boo. But you know what? The very best remain. There will be year after year that we go to the zoo with the girls, but both of them sitting on their great grandpa's knees, laughing and hugging him at age 2 and 7, that's a shot that is important and it's not lost. I still have it.
thank goodness. I would have been so sad to have lost this photo. How sweet it is.
The girls LOVE their Great Grandpa Ayers. He's 88 and still lives in his perfect little house in Chula Vista, CA. 755 Date Ave.
Every time I get to the house I find myself standing on this covered porch and breathing in the coastal air and perfect temperature. It's so relaxing to be there and Grandpa makes every, and I really mean every, effort to make it comfortable for us. He had beds made up, tickets for the zoo purchased, a potty seat for Ava, porch chairs just their size, balls, bubbles and a swing for the back yard, food for us, and love. So much love!
So, as you can imagine the girls were outside 99% of the time. Oh, to have a back yard! I never saw so much running and falling, laughing and screaming, acrobats and meals eaten outside by these two in my life :) (look at Hailey, such a drama queen...both our girls are!! It makes me laugh!)
The "fing" (swing) was Ava's favorite thing. By the end of the weekend she was finally comfortable enough to let Hailey push her. I'll just say it was hysterical to watch. Please look closely at Hailey's face in this series of shots....Is it supposed to be fun or scary?!!
FUN! definitely fun :)
We had such a great time and Thank Grandpa entirely for that. We went to the San Diego Zoo on Friday, which was wonderful. We saw elephants, jaguars, zebra's, Koala bears, monkeys, hippos, polar bears and my favorite, gorillas. Ava LOVED the zoo. She was such a trooper, getting 20 minutes of sleep for a nap a day, she was cheerful and happy. We also went to Coronado on Saturday to the beach next to the Hotel Del. I have so many memories there from my early 20's and also with Brad. It's wonderful to go back every year, though Brad and I were fantasizing about having a weekend away there as we were trudging along the beach with all our gear and girls to get closer to the water! :) Someday. We walked past a place on the beach where we once had a picnic and watched the sunset. Oh, how times have changed! :) It's just awesome to go through different stages of life and continue to come back to the same places along the journey. That's what visiting Grandpa is for us and we are so grateful for our time there every year. Thank you, Grandpa. We already miss you so much! xo
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