Landon Reed: San Diego

At the beginning of August the Batliner crew headed to San Diego for a family vacation. Everyone was able to go and we had so much fun. I cannot believe how good Landon was, he slept in his pack and play and adjusted to the time change very well. Our days were packed with lots of fun time with family and great food. On Saturday when we got there we checked into our resort and Stephen and Landon took a nap while the rest of us headed to the pool for a few hours before dinner.

Sunday we drove to Coronado Island and walked around the hotel and spent the afternoon at the beach. This was Landon's first visit to the beach. He loved it and thought is was fun to eat the sand. He also loved to just feel the sand in his hands.

Then on Monday we went to Legoland. My niece Alexis has wanted to go to Legoland for the last few years and we all had a great time. There were not many rides Landon was big enough to ride but he still had tons of fun watching everyone and cruising around in his stroller. He did get to ride the train with mommy and he thought that was pretty cool.

Tuesday we had another fun filled day spent at Sea World. Stephen and I are huge animal lovers and it seems we have passed that on to Landon. This is definitely a place we will take him again. He loved all the animals and his favorite was the whale show, Baba bought him a Shamu to remember his trip. It is amazing to me how good a 9 month old can be at an amusement park all day. He took two sort naps and smiled and laughed all day.

Wednesday we rested and hung around the resort at the pool before going out to a very nice dinner. Thursday we drove up the beautiful cost of California, stopping at Laguna for lunch and Malibu for dinner. My Aunt Monica lives in California and she met us for dinner in Malibu and it was great to see her and get a chance to catch up. The drive back from Malibu was a little quite with most everyone sleeping.

Friday was the day we headed home so we sleep in, packed up and had a nice lunch before heading to the airport. I cannot express how blessed my family is, the fact that we can get 19 people on vacation at the same time is amazing. But the true blessing is that we have so much fun together and it truly is something I look forward to all year. It was so great to spend time with Jason, Jenny and Charlie and it made me realize how much I miss them and wish Charlie and Landon could grow up together. Charlie and Landon are the closest in age of the grandkids and it just makes me so sad to think they won’t get to grow together. I had such a close relationship to my cousin Michelle growing up and I want so badly for Landon to have that same type of relationship. Hopefully they will develop a great relationship when they see each other and grow closer every year.

I want to thank my mom and dad for making our trip possible; we cannot express how much we appreciate making these memories. We had such a good time and we LOVE you!

Here are some pictures to enjoy!