Mutt and Jeff

At the end of May, we had the pleasure of having Mutt and Jeff visit us. My mom and her friend Kathy came and stayed for a week. It was awesome! They were excellent house guests; not demanding, clean, and picked fun and easy activities to do. Here are some highlights...

On Memorial day we went to La Jolla Cove and walked around. We had a delicious lunch with a fabulous view of the cove, saw the sea lions, and strolled the shops . Kathy and Oma (my mom) even took Afton down to the small beach and let him get wet. There was a little cave they explored, and spotted some crabs. Afton loved it. That night we grilled steaks and watched Charade.

They took a little trip on the Amtrak up to Anaheim where they stayed the night and spent the next day at Disneyland and California Adventure. My mom hadn't been there since 1988! Kathy totally tricked her into going on Splash Mountain (the greatest ride picture I've ever seen) and she actually liked it! They had a great time, even though my mom destroyed her feet walking around all day in flip flops. Silly lady. 

The day after they returned they wanted to go to the San Diego California LDS Temple in La Jolla, so that's exactly what they did. Afton really wanted to go inside "the castle," and was disappointed he wasn't allowed in. They don't even have a visitor center so we walked around the grounds a bit and went inside the entrance waiting room area.

On their last full day we went to Mission Bay and hung out on the beach. It was such a fabulous day! We got wet, played in the sand, strolled along the shore looking for shells, and even went to Bellmont Park where the kids and I rode the carousel. There was a scare when my mom couldn't find her bank card. Oh no! But all was well with a quick glance at her shirt pocket where it was safely tucked away. We finished off the night with our traditional movie, The Untouchables, and a good coating of aloe on Kathy's sun burnt legs.

It was such a great week. The kids loved having their Oma around and can't wait to have her visit again!

At Scripps Park in La Jolla.

Afton and Oma have the same smile!

Mother Daughter Feet: An Accidental Picture

Mom and Kathy overlooking La Jolla Cove.

Rowan likes biscuits too!

San Diego Temple

If she only knew....her poor legs.

Beach babe.

Seahorsey.

Mission Beach

I love this picture times a million.
(I would tell you the story about how my mom became a crazy seagull lady, but I won't.)