Friday, October 22, 2010

Alive and kickin

Oh little blog. How I neglect thee.

Howdy! Turns out, my blogging capabilities are slipping under par. Not sure what par should be, but probably not once every 4 months. Here's to improving my par. What? 

Chris-ah and I have been well, crazy busy, always on the go, but well. Last week we had our annual trip to the San of Diego. It was glorious. Due to Chris's brother being sick, we spent the first three days on our own and they joined us mid week, and we were so glad they were able to. Because let me tell you, my nieces and nephews are cute. Boy howdy. 

Here are some of my favorite gems of the trip:

On our way down, stopping to hang with Trina and family (chris's sis in Las Vegas) checking out the new Hoover Dam bridge of insanity.
Hiking the Torrey Pines in SD. Possibly our most beloved SD locale. 

La Jolla seals! Though they prettymuch looks like slugs in this shot. Cute little slugs.
And our own little cove at La Jolla, we were the only ones brave enough to risk getting wet. Which we did.

In the Kelly family (read: Amy's family/maiden name) we love us some Food Network. This trip we decided to try some of Guy's "Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives" restaurants. We tried El Indio first, and let me tell you, it delivered. Not physcially, though I think perhaps they do deliver, but probably not to Utah. Shame. 

We also tried the ultra hip: Pizzeria Luigi. . and man. That was some serious calzone/pasta/pizza divinity.

We finally got to go to the SD Temple, after many trips of being thwarted at our attempts. 
Gor-geous. Definitely a top contender with the Portland t. 

Brody with some serious sand business


Grant pulling his ninja skills on the waves . . 

Ally and Grant collecting some precious rocks..

And then. . without the men, we braved Disneyland. .                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                Brode's Fave: Tiki Room                                      

A Bug's Life, posing with a pile of dung I believe . .

Faces before Splash Mtn...
And a picofapic after. .


And . . the World of Sea:
With some crazed-out sea lions.

We ended our trip with a night walk on the beach (withheadlampsbecausewearenerdy):

And lastly . . if you had to choose between two cute costumes, which would you pick:
                               Nemo. . .                                                                

Or Chicken Little . .


?

6 comments:

Travis and Becca said...

I was just thinking how my blog was more updated than yours and how crazy that was! I am glad you updated! Looks like San Diego was fun- as always. I want to go back to California. And since my husband hates Disneyland, I think the only chance I will ever have of going will be a girls' trip- so we should plan one!!

Travis and Becca said...

Oh- And I like the Nemo Costume! So Cute!

Tim and Johanna said...

How fun!! I've always wanted to go to Disneyland in October and see it decorated for Halloween. Was it really crowded?

Amy Jane said...

Becca we totally should plan a trip!! I'd love to show u Disneyland..let's do it! And Johanna ya it's really fun during Halloween, and it wasn't overly crowded I was surprised..but the lines are pretty much a snap while using the amazing stroller pass..if we ever go without a niece/nephew we're bringing an empty stroller with a fake baby...worth it.

Donna and Sandy said...

This post made me happy! I laughed several times!!!

Things I learned:

1. Guy Fieri will never lead you astray.

2. The Welsh family genes produce REALLY cute kiddos - HINT HINT!

3. I need to consider moving to San Diego. Soon.

Keep these posts comin'!!!

momalicious kelly

Donna and Sandy said...

And, BTW - I vote for Nemo!