Meyer Blog: Thanksgiving in beautiful San Diego

We decided to spend Thanksgiving with my family in San Diego since we are going to spend Christmas up here this year and we haven't been able to spend a Thanksgiving with my dad since we moved up here in 2007. The whole family flew down on Monday evening and we almost didn't make it. I realized the night before we left that somehow I never remembered to buy airplane tickets for the kids. Jim and I had used our frequent flyer miles on Southwest and I totally spaced on the kids. So several $$$$ later, I was thankful that they still has 2 seats available on the same flight and it was a mistake I will not make again. Jim can assure you all of this :-)

We spent the majority of the week at my dads house in Point Loma and we had an amazing time. Such a beautiful house and a beautiful city! We were able to spend a lot of time with my sister and her 2 sons (including my brand new nephew, Liam) and it was go much fun to see the cousins all playing together. Jim's family came down the Friday after Thanksgiving and took the kids for a day (and night!) which gave Jim and I some time to relax, catch a movie, and even sleep in. All in all it was a great trip! Thank you dad and Carolyn for your great hospitality and all of your amazing cooking, as well as putting up with us for a week :-) Love you guys xoxo

The first picture of all 4 cousins together (Alec - almost 3, Olivia - 2, Cole - 4, holding Liam - 2 months). They are all so cute!!

The kids with Grandma Carolyn at the Midway in San Diego

Daddy fulfilling his flying dream! Flying a fighter jet simulator all throughout San Diego and attempting to land it on the aircraft carrier. Not sure his experience flying airwatch for so many years paid off :-)

Mommy with my kids while Daddy and Grandpa were busy flying

Making a gingerbread man (and woman) and Grandpa and the kids. They found these great kits for the kids for $3 at Trader Joe's. So much easier than making them from scratch and just as much fun. They loved it!

The cousins at my sisters house playing around. It was a rare occurence to find them all smiling, having fun with no one in tears!

Here they are showing me how old they each are.

Uncle Jim bonding with little Liam.

Cole holding his cousin

Thanksgiving Day at my Dad's house

My handsome little dude

My two handsome men

Mommy, Grandpa and Cole

The view from the "kids" Thanksgiving table.

The cousins with their second cousins

The kids "toasting" one another

The Hotel Del Coronado ice skating rink at the beach, sooooo pretty!

More of the cousins

They were playing ring around the rosey.

"And they all fall down!"

The kids getting ready to go swimming in Grandpa's jacuzzi

Daddy and O walking around Seaport Village

We went to Seaport Village and went on the San Diego Seal tour, which is basically a boat with wheels. You get to go on a 45 minute driving tour around the city, followed by a 45 minute boat ride around the bay. We got on the boat at 1:00, which is Olivia's nap time so she fell alseep about 5 minutes into the ride, but Cole and the rest of us had a blast. It was so cold, but so much fun! I'd definitely recommend going on it if you ever go to San Diego.

The whole crew: My dad and his wife, Carolyn; my brother, Eric, and his wife, Michelle, my sister, Kristen and her husband Enrique with their two kids, Alec and Liam.