Catching Up and a Visit from the Grahl Ladies

Another day in paradise . . . this is a beach in Sand City.

The girls "posed" for me . . .

Grandma and Aunt Sandra came to visit for two weeks . . . yeah!!! We tried to do some sightseeing without overdoing it. One day we went on a walk along the water from Lover's Point toward the aquarium.

These were from a Salinas HS football game . . . Kurt had to watch a back gate so we went to bring him dinner and hang out a little.

We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Monday. What a wonderful place for Ella to run around and see cool animals! She had a blast looking at the fish in the tanks and playing in the kids' zone.

Ella made a new friend . . . she was following their family around.

This is how we spent much of the day . . . chasing Ella!

The aquarium has a terrific kids' area . . . here is the "splash zone" . . .

This is a kind of water bed for kids to jump on and experience wave action . . . Ella needed a break after vigorous jumping :)

There's also a slide!

Grace kept a good disposition in the stroller . . . for about ten minutes at a time! Mom had to wear her most of the day.

The Grahl family bus . . .

We had lunch at the Steinbeck house on Tuesday . . . it was delicious and relaxing, even with the girls :) We recommend the Steinbeck iced tea!

Waiting for her grilled cheese . . .

Out in the garden . . .

Thanks Grandma and Aunt Sandra for a great time!!