our trip to Oceanside via instagram

1.  we stayed up 24 hours straight to finish all the etsy orders before we left for Cali so we're sporting our zombieeee faces

 2.  gas station treasures

3.  first view of ocean

4.  blurry night time walks on the beach

5.  being totally legit with our no smiling faces at the mormon battalion

6.  blue water seafood market and grill always and forever has our hearts...and our tummies

7.  sand crabs EVERYWHERE!  they love my little toesies.

8.  Matt bought me a shark tooth bracelet on the pier!  i guess he thinks i like sharks or something.

9.  sunset!  no filter on this pic fo realzzz

10.  Matt is ridiculously excited for sonny's pizza!

11.  oh hello moon!!  also, no filter.  beachy pics are amazing!

12.  took a trip down memory lane with Matt's family at the San Clemente campground they used to go to

13.  Matt is obsessed with this candid shot

14.  look who woke up early to find beach treasures with me!

15.  the place we stayed was amazing!  not only was it RIGHT on the beach but the grounds looked like you're walking around paradise and they even had a koi pond!  we fed them and i picked out my favorite.  his name was Gizmo and i wanted to steal him.

16.   rest stop sign demanded i enjoy Arizona...so i shall

busy busy bees

today is one of those days where i feel like i need a vacation from our vacation.

our long weekend was PACKED with stuff.

friday:

Matt didn't go into work he just finished some things from home and i had a half day so we were able to run errands and get a couple things done.

including finally getting my associates degree paperwork all filled out and submitted to MCC.

that's right, it's been 3 years since i've taken a class at MCC but i finally submitted all the paperwork and i now have an associates degree for realz.

i am awesome!

then we went out to joe's crab shack for dinner because Matt's sister gave us a gift card for our bdays and we haven't had a chance to use it yet.

and boy oh boy am i a fan of the shack now!

i can't believe i've never been there before!

actually i can because it's a little on the pricey side for us but it is SO good!

we went all out and got calamari and a steampot and a shrimp platter and just devoured everything.

NOM NOM NOM!

and the best part?

the bibs!

we had so much fun pretending to be experts with crab legs!

saturday:

my little nephew J.J. isn't so little anymore. he got baptized and i can't even believe it!

when did he get so old??

he got baptized in 29 Palms, CA so we made the long 4 1/2 hour drive just to be there on his special day.

he was so cute and SO excited!

here he is showing off his new CTR ring.

we're so proud of him!

we got to eat yummy food and play around with the other nephews for a bit before making the drive back that same day.

it was a long but awesome day!

sunday:

while Matt caught up on sleep i had to wake up and finish some work before church then it's a quick rush home to change before dinner at the in-law's.

sundays always seem so much shorter than i want them to be.

monday:

Josue and Elba invited us to Wet N Wild because Josue got free tickets from work and we are all about free theme park tickets.

we rode on every single slide and had a blast!

and i don't know how it's possible but i always ended up with the worst position on the tubes.

ya know the one that goes backwards or gets thrown up on the sides and drenched with water?

that was always the seat i was in!

and by the time we got home from Wet N Wild-ing we were too tired to do anything else but lay around and go to bed early.

so it was a crazy crazy busy weekend but full of amazingly fun things!

i wish i could say we'll relax this weekend to make up for it but every weekend in the foreseeable future seems to be just as packed.

we need to stop being so popular!

beachy

on sunday, Dad was scuba diving again so we went out to breakfast and walked on this nice little cliff to see some sea lions and a beautiful ocean view.

then we went to the beach because obviously you have to go to the beach while you're in san diego.

we weren't wearing swimsuits but we had to put our feet in.

sinking feet!

Me: "hey Matt run away from the waves so i can get a video"

such a nerd!

Sari and i had to take a picture with the bird statue.

'cause he's fancy.

the trip was short but awesome!

my favorite part: the blue water seafood market and grill!

oh my goooooooodness.

best calamari i have ever ever EVER had!

and the tacos and fish and chips were amazing too!

i haven't stopped dreaming about that place since saturday night.

everyone in the universe should go there when they're in san diego.

mmmmmm calamariiiiiiii

The Happiest Place on Earth

last weekend we got to tag along with Dad, Sari, Steven and Chelsa to san diego for a super quick vacation.

dad was going scuba diving so while he was playing around under the ocean the rest of us got to go to the happiest place on earth.

most definitely not disneyland, i'm talking about MY happiest place on earth.

SEAWORLD!

seaworld totally kicks disneyland's butt!

even though the trainers don't swim in the water with shamu anymore (which is totally lame) i'm still in awe when i see these giant guys do tricks.

then when we went to the up close tank shamu was being so laaaaazy.

he was just swimming around upside down the entire time we watched and then after we had walked away he started doing tricks.

of course.

probably one of my favorite pictures of Matt ever!

he was copying that starfish.

we were a little confused by the dolphin show too.

for some reason there was more people jumping and spinning and flying around than dolphins jumping and spinning.

the sea lion show has always been the best!

i just love that little otter!

SHARKS!

Chelsa and Matt were very excited about the kangaroo baby.

all the rides had extra long lines that we didn't want to wait in but we did end up waiting for the sky ride at the very end of the day.

Chelsa and Sari rode together without Steven because he's a big baby that won't get on any rides.

there they are!

and here we are!

it was a great ocean animal filled day and we loved every minute of it!

especially the minutes we were enjoying frozen lemonade.