Vacation Numero Dos

We just came back from a mini vacation yesterday. This may be our last one for the summer. Speaking of summer, I can't believe there's only one month left till school starts again. Aahhh! Where did summer go?!

Anyway, we took a short trip to Monterey. The drive wasn't bad at all, weather was cool (but not too cool), and the kids had a good time. They had such a great time that both of them passed out almost right away during bedtime. Usually they're up for at least an hour talking. Lucas stayed up till midnight watching cartoons and woke up at his normal time (7ish). Today, in an attempt to catch up on sleep, he woke up at close to 9! That's nearly twelve hours of sleeping right there. Hello 4-year old "newborn". 

 One clammy family

 SHARK!

 Tidal waves!

 Beautiful view from Cindy's Waterfront Restaurant

 Go here for lunch when at MBA, not the cafe

 Ghiradelli's with Mom & Dad while Char's snoozing in the stroller

Mommy and Lu one eyed photo

Ultimate Bloody Mary and our thug son

Our trip to the aquarium was short and sweet (and also very, very cheap). We only paid for Lucas's ticket since I borrowed two guest passes from a school parent (gotta love hook ups). As always, we stayed at the beloved Embassay Suites hotel. I just got both kids Puddle Jumpers and they went "swimming". Both do not realize that wearing these life vests will keep them floating. It may be time to invest money for swimming lessons, again.

 Wearing their life savers

 Splish splash

 Little posers

 Last one to the room is a rotten egg!

 Enjoying their AYCE breakfast

When we're vacationing, I love looking up new places to try. On our first night, we just wanted to get something close, simple, and cheap since we planned on spending more money on food the next night. Someone (not me) called a Mexican hole-in-the-wall restaurant and made reservations. Who makes reservations to a taqueria?! Well, when we walked in, there was definitely no need for a reservation. Since we were also the only Asians there and stuck out like a sore thumb in the town of Seaside, they knew we made the reservations. Was I embarrassed? You betcha. At least the food was decent and now we can say we tried Mexican seafood.

 Family chip selfie

Huge tilapia (pretty tasty, too)

And now, we're back home! Oh, and tomorrow's Friday!