Monterey with Papa

Welcome to Monterey!

We tried taking a couple family pictures, but Robbie wasn't really in the mood...



Mariah's beautiful smile.

Robbie and his friend, the otter.

Prince Robbie, being carried down the stairs.

A few weeks ago we went over to Monterey with Josh's dad aka: Papa. We had a blast. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium both days we were there. The last time we were there was a little over a year ago when Robbie was only two months old. Mariah loved it just as much if not more than last time and Robbie was actually able to check everything out - he loved it too!

The weather was absolutely perfect! It was so nice to get away from the hot valley and get over to the ocean and feel that breeze you can only feel while you're there. The kids love being near the ocean. The second day we were there we spent some time walking around Canery Row.

They loved all the fish, animals, touch pools, toys... everything. It's such a wonderful place to take kids.

They also loved spending time with their Papa. It was Ron's birthday so we took him out to dinner and surprised him with a birthday song. Mariah and Papa had a dance in the foyer after dinner. Happy Birthday Papa! Ron recently moved from Tennessee to California so we'll be seeing much more of him - yay! Now we just need to get the rest of them out here...

Mariah and Papa dancing the night away at the restaurant... so cute.

I have to say my personal favorite of the trip (besides spending time with my family of course) was eating Dippin' Dots. If you don't know what these are, look them up on the internet, find the closest location to you, and GO GET SOME!!! They are soooooooooooo good. Mariah and Robbie liked them too as you can see, which meant I had to share. (darn!)