California baby

We got back from California last night. It was a wonderful trip (even though I had to work for four days at a conference). It was a work trip for me but Marty and Molly came along too. They would walk around San Diego while I was at the conference in the hotel and I'd meet them for lunch. Marty's sister Maureen and her family live about 45 minutes from downtown San Diego so Marty got to play some golf with Dick and Joe and we were able to make it to Caroline's high school graduation party. It was so nice to spend some time with them at their gorgeous house and relax before facing the plane ride across the country with an infant. I'm happy to report that Molly was an awesome traveler. She slept the WHOLE way out there (we were delayed by 3 hours so we took off right at her regular bedtime) and she was good on the way back. A little fussy but she is also teething (no signs of teeth quite yet) and so she can be a little fussier than her usually extremely happy self.

Ready for her first flight!

Molly in her giraffe shirt getting ready for the zoo.

My friend Marcia and Molly. We went to lunch with Marcia and her hubby Andrew at a cute place down the street from our hotel on Sunday and then went to the San Diego Zoo. I really love this pic of Marcia and Molly.
Marcia and Molly in the zoo. LOVE this one too. They both look so happy and smiley.


On the cable car above the San Diego Zoo

Outside the San Diego zoo.



First bikini!
Marty and Molly next to the USS Midway. This was the ship that Marty's dad was stationed on in 1950 and it's now a museum docked in San Diego. We took Molly on Thursday afternoon and it was really neat to see what is inside and to see where Molly's grandfather lived 60 years ago!


Onboard the Midway.

Caroline and Molly

Happy at the Westin Gaslamp in San Diego.
On Friday we hiked around Torrey Pines State Reserve. I had been there by myself 3 years ago and knew that Marty would really like it. We hiked for about two hours and it was a gorgeous day. Molly's first trip to the Pacific Ocean (although she was asleep for most of it).



After the hike, we went to the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar, CA and partook in a fair favorite, yes, a fried klondike bar. It was actually REALLY yum. :)

Happy at the Westin Gaslamp in San Diego.


Getting ready for Caroline's graduation party. The Nixons live in a gorgeous house and look at the view in the backyard! I loved it.