This 4th of July we were able to celebrate with Jared's mom, Shauna! We were so excited to have company--especially Shauna--come visit for the weekend.
We picked Shauna up from the airport on Thursday and went out to Coronado for lunch at the Hotel Del. The weather was finally nice and sunny for us here in Southern California and we enjoyed touring around Coronado and then up to my favorite shopping mall--Fashion Place:) They have every store you could possibly need except for Pottery Barn Kids, which we specifically went to the mall for. So of course we made our chauffeur (I mean Jared) take us up to the mall in La Jolla so we could look at some nursery decor:)
The next day we stopped at Babies R Us for some more shopping. Shauna was great and bought us a stroller and pack-n-play for junior coming soon. Jared was great and put both together right away so I could see how they looked.... I'm so ready for our little bundle to come!
After shopping we attempted the San Diego County Fair (The Puyallup doesn't hold candle to this county fair)! The lines to get into the fair were hours long and so we decided to go with our back up plans and hit a few other tourist spots.
First up, the Cabrillo Monument. The Cabrillo National Monument is located at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula. This is where the explorer San Juan Cabrillo landed and discovered San Diego Bay in 1542. Up on this point are great views of San Diego.
On the other side of the point are tide pools with some more spectacular views. Up above the tide pools in the rocks are artillery batteries built to protect the harbor of San Diego from enemy warships.
We then hit Balboa Park and saw the Bodies exhibit. This was amazing. I especially liked the part about the babies:) Fascinating!!
It was fun to tour the park again, as this was were Jared and I had our engagement pictures taken. I thought I would let Shauan pose with Jared this time around:)-
We had worked up an appetite to eat at Miguel's Cocina! This is a great Mexican restaurant in Point Loma for anyone coming to visit. It has an amazing white cheese sauce to dip chips in... I know it doesn't sound very Mexican, but man is it tasty!
The next day we decided to attempt the fair again, and this time it was a lot less popular for everyone else in San Diego. I love the fair... the pigs, the cows, the crazy people and of course the food... the funnel cakes, corn dogs, kettle corn, and lots of other fatty fried food.
It was a great weekend of lots of walking and eating! We were able to cure our feet with a little R&R at a local nail spa!
