On our drive home we headed back down Hwy 1. There were a couple of nice short trails that we stopped off at for some hiking to break up the long drive a little bit.

Big Sur

On our way home home from Monterey we stopped for lunch at a favorite little spot in Big Sur. After we ate Braedyn got to fulfill his innate need for throwing rocks into rivers.

More Park

A few more pictures from Dennis the Menace Park in Monterey.

Steam Engine

At Dennis the Menace park there is an old steam engine that is open for kids to play on. Braedyn had a blast running around and jumping off of it.

Dennis the Menace Park

There is a great park in Monterey called Dennis the Menace park. There are tons of slides swings, hills, bridges, rocks, sandpits, a maze and all sorts of other fun stuff. We ended up spending 2 days here as it was so much fun.

Aquarium

A couple more shots from our day at the Monterey Aquarium.

Monterrey Aquarium

One of the reasons for the trip to Monterrey was the well known Aquarium here. We spent the morning there and had a blast. It was certainly a cool aquarium.




Having fun under a wave!

Weekend Getaway

Over Thanksgiving weekend we drove up to Monterrey, CA to do some sight seeing. We took scenic Hwy 1 the whole way up which goes along the jagged Big Sur coast. It was a beautiful drive along the ocean. We stopped for lunch and also made a stop off at SandDollar Beach for a quick hike down to burn off some energy.

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving day close to home this year. The weather was so perfect that we headed to the beach to catch soak up some sunshine and enjoy the day. Later on we headed over to our friends house for a feast.

The rocket shooter is still a favorite toy around here. We took it to the beach today and built a rocket launch pad for it.

Hiking

More hiking pictures.

Stopping for a short snack break.




Heading back down the trail

Morning Hike

We went for a short hike on San Ysidro trail nearby. There was a nice little stream to walk by that mostly had water in it...

Some bouldering along the trail.


Braedyn found lots of rocks to throw in the stream.

Babysitter

Braedyn loves it when Isa comes to babysit! She makes the best mac and cheese and takes him to the beach. And it turns out she's a pretty good photographer as well!