We decided to make the trek to San Diego for Christmas in the Minivan. Here's the recap of this adventure...
Leg #1 - Cayucos Pit Stop
We stayed the first night in Cayucos at our friends Amy, Garett & Ruby(their dog). Jack loved chasing Ruby & we loved getting ou of our car;)
Leg #2 - Down to SD
The trip the rest of the way was great, no traffic, and just a few stops for Jack. We stopped in Ventura and he ran in the opposite direction when we tried to get back in the car. But, he settled in after a bit and very intently read his books.
The arrival in SD was a rocky start for Jack. Just as we began to tuck him in for bed - after the 6+ hour trip from Cayucos - he bolted to the front door proclaiming, "car, car, car!" Scott took him to the car, he climbed into his car seat got out and climbed right back in and pointed to the steering wheel loudly demanding, DRIVE!".
One of our first priorities was to see the train set Jack's grandpa John & Uncle Chris set up their (one that John had received when he was a boy). We huddled around the track while Jack derailed some of the trains, switched the tracks and loaded and unloaded the milk car.
The rest of the week was filled with activity, Jack was a bit overwhelmed but on Christmas Eve he did feel comfortable enought to run streaking through the living room several times before bed.
We made gingerbread houses, went bodyboarding, and Jack planted himself in a large puddle on the beach.
Our final event was visiting the San Diego Zoo. Jack enjoyed the monkeys and turtles. I personally liked the camels. All in all it was fun to spend time with family and the 10.5 hour trek back home was long but in the minivan extremely comfortable.
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