San Diego!!!

The whirlwind continued on Friday (D-Day) with a trip to San Diego to see Grandpa Hank and to wipe ourselves out. We went to Sea World on Friday, which is always fun (thanks for the tix Uncle Mark!), but a little much the day after Disneyland. The kids had a great time, though, especially since they didn't get to go to Disneyland - in fact they didn't even know we went! And it is pretty amazing to see those jumping fish - excuse me, mammals. Sharks are cool too.

We had a really nice birthday dinner with Grandpa Hank, and the next day we went to see the U S S Midway, which is a Korean War era aircraft carrier permanently docked in San Diego harbor. On top of the ship and in the hanger are an impressive collection of fighter planes and helicopters that have taken off from the ship. It was really interesting, but it was even better to see it with Grandpa Hank, who knows a tremendous amount about fighter planes, having designed and built this sort of thing during his career. Neither Em nor I are particularly pro-military, but it is pretty awe-inspiring just to see how incredibly competent people must be to design, build, run, and keep all of this stuff from blowing up.

One of the great things about the Midway exhibits is how much they let the kids climb in stuff and play with the controls. In this litigious day and age, it is refreshing to see them playing with lethal weaponry. Of course, being boys, they loved it!

We headed home on Saturday afternoon and I think that the looks on the boys faces speak for all of us. It was a great trip, but we're happy to get some rest!

Happy Easter everyone!!!!!