Our Trip to Coronado

We just got back from a beautiful week in Coronado, CA with Grandma, Papa, Gram, the Johnson clan and my Uncle Mike and Aunt JoAnn. The boys have the best time. The weather is so nice that they were able to be outside from sunrise to sunset which hasn't been possible in Phoenix for several months. For the 4th of July we took them to the parade - think small town parade with silly home-made floats, school bands, local residents and characters. The military does do several "exhibits" which the boys thought were really great. The Navy had lots of different vehicles out and one of them was dragging a large Navy ship on a trailer - a definite highlight for Davis. That night we watched fireworks over the bay which is my absolute favorite part of the day. The rest of the week was spent at the park, on the ferry to Sea Port village, and beach, beach, beach. They got to go to the beach almost everyday. Davis could live in the sand. Mark and Troy dug a huge tunnel in the sand one night that was all Davis could talk about for days. Parker, on the other hand, is freakishly afraid of the sand and only ventured off the beach towel the last day or two when he was wearing his crocs. Even then, he was really only getting off the towel to get the ball that was his favorite thing to play with on the beach. My Aunt and Uncle and parents very graciously kept all FIVE boys one night so that we could eat dinner out in downtown San Diego which was a highlight of the trip for us. We love to be there together - it is so fun to watch the boys make memories and enjoy the beautiful weather.