We went away for a little three day trip to Monterey. We'd been planning this for some time, finally a get away after the moving.We are loving all the places we can visit in California on one tank of gas!
Our 1st stop- Dennis the Menence Park.
Despite being named for an obscure cartoon nobody ever watched, it is an awesome park.
Jake and Marianne go on the zip line
Kate and Sam find there way through the maze.The kids love this park. Usually it seems a bit busy, but today it was just us and two other families with small children. There are so many play areas, the kids just run from place to place.
There was only a little more than an hour of sliding and riding until some how we had three children who needed new pants because of accidents.
Such is life with three kids 4 years old and under.
So the park time was cut short.
We cleaned up at our hotel, then headed to get some seafood for dinner.
Bubba Gumps of course. I can never get enough crab in my life.
The kids were well behaved too- but maybe because their dinners came in a carrier shaped like a pirate ship. Lucky us too we got a booth with an ocean view.
We stayed in a new place for us, the Best Western Victorian Inn, just off cannery row. It was close to a lot of stuff, so we could walk instead of having to drive and find parking. It was nice and came with a full breakfast so we would recommend it. We loved walking to and from things, and checking out the shops along the way.
Here are all the girls cuddled in bed. Sam got jealous so he wanted a picture cuddling mom too.
Day two we headed to the aquarium. It is one of the best aquariums in the United States I bet. If you had a better attention span than a toddler you could spend two days there. We got in a whole morning and called it good.
My favorite part- where you can go under this glass and let the waves crash on top of you. The kids liked this part too.
Star fish and sea cucumbers to touch.
Sammy and a shark
Chasing seagulls and pigeous.
Such is life with three kids 4 years old and under.
So the park time was cut short.
We cleaned up at our hotel, then headed to get some seafood for dinner.
Bubba Gumps of course. I can never get enough crab in my life.
The kids were well behaved too- but maybe because their dinners came in a carrier shaped like a pirate ship. Lucky us too we got a booth with an ocean view.
We stayed in a new place for us, the Best Western Victorian Inn, just off cannery row. It was close to a lot of stuff, so we could walk instead of having to drive and find parking. It was nice and came with a full breakfast so we would recommend it. We loved walking to and from things, and checking out the shops along the way.Here are all the girls cuddled in bed. Sam got jealous so he wanted a picture cuddling mom too.
Day two we headed to the aquarium. It is one of the best aquariums in the United States I bet. If you had a better attention span than a toddler you could spend two days there. We got in a whole morning and called it good.
My favorite part- where you can go under this glass and let the waves crash on top of you. The kids liked this part too.
Star fish and sea cucumbers to touch.
Sammy and a shark
Chasing seagulls and pigeous.
The kids real favorite park of the aquarium was the little kids play zone, with slides and fish custumes, not even real fish.
I think we like to take our kids to the Monterey Bay Aquarium because we both have memories as children there. His most clear memory is actually the huge whales hanging from the ceiling in the entry. Mine most clear memory is watching seals off the pier.
That afternoon- a trip to the candy store I believe it is called the Candy Baron, to pick out baskets of candy. So fun. Kate kept reminding me that I told her we could do this. She couldn't wait to go. We had tried the night before but they closed early so we had to go back the next day. The saying "like a kid in a candy shop" is not a saying for now reason. It was a great time. They mostly picked out 47 different kinds of salt water taffy. They couldn't believe their luck when we got back to the hotel and I told them they could eat as much as they wanted.
More afternoon at the beach. The kids were sure to not bring our candy to the beach like last time.... when the seaguls attacked our candy and left none for them.
Digging in the rocks and sand could have been an all day event for Sam and Kate. The loved it. We are bundled up in hats and coats, but it was around 62, just a little windy. A great day for the beach. I went to the car to feed Marianne, and then the kids and Jake saw some sea otters. Darn it and me missing it.
Day three. After a morning check out we went the My Museum, a new find for us. It was the kids favorite thing of the whole trip so I'm glad we didn't skip town early. Sam dressed as a fireman the whole time and ran around from phone to phone saying " Hello how are you" then hanging up and saying "some one is in trouble" Kate liked the ball machines best. If you are planning a trip to Monterey, I would say this was a must must must with little kids.
I think we like to take our kids to the Monterey Bay Aquarium because we both have memories as children there. His most clear memory is actually the huge whales hanging from the ceiling in the entry. Mine most clear memory is watching seals off the pier.
That afternoon- a trip to the candy store I believe it is called the Candy Baron, to pick out baskets of candy. So fun. Kate kept reminding me that I told her we could do this. She couldn't wait to go. We had tried the night before but they closed early so we had to go back the next day. The saying "like a kid in a candy shop" is not a saying for now reason. It was a great time. They mostly picked out 47 different kinds of salt water taffy. They couldn't believe their luck when we got back to the hotel and I told them they could eat as much as they wanted.
More afternoon at the beach. The kids were sure to not bring our candy to the beach like last time.... when the seaguls attacked our candy and left none for them.
Digging in the rocks and sand could have been an all day event for Sam and Kate. The loved it. We are bundled up in hats and coats, but it was around 62, just a little windy. A great day for the beach. I went to the car to feed Marianne, and then the kids and Jake saw some sea otters. Darn it and me missing it.
Day three. After a morning check out we went the My Museum, a new find for us. It was the kids favorite thing of the whole trip so I'm glad we didn't skip town early. Sam dressed as a fireman the whole time and ran around from phone to phone saying " Hello how are you" then hanging up and saying "some one is in trouble" Kate liked the ball machines best. If you are planning a trip to Monterey, I would say this was a must must must with little kids.
It was great to get away. We have been anticipating a little trip for some time, the kind we use to do before Marianne joined our family. It won't be long till Kate is bound to school and we can't just up and go any day we'd like-so we have got to make good use of these last few school free months.
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