Monterey 2009

So every year Tom's parents treat us kids to a wonderful trip to Monterey where we stay very close to the beach. This year we stayed at a place we've never been before, it was called The Lighthouse Lodge. Michelle and Greg reserved the suite of all suites for us all...it included a large living room with large kitchen, two master suites with attached bathrooms and fireplaces, a private backyard, and a private rooftop area where we could go and look out at the ocean. It was like a heavenly escape where the kids could go crazy and there was enough room for all of us. You should have seen our car once it was packed though, you would have thought we were moving out of state. It's impossible to travel light these days with a toddler and an infant, but it was well worth it, we had everything we needed.

While we were there, Michelle offered to watch Alden for an afternoon so that we could take Madi to a much anticipated trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She had so much fun looking at all the FISHIES and touching the starfish and other sea creatures. The new Splash zone there was really amazing for little kids to just run around and kind of go nuts, but in an organized fashion. Overall, very fun and can't wait to go again, only with the little man next time, I missed him!