This past weekend, my wonderful hubby took Jake and I down to San Diego for a very relaxing weekend. We took the train, because Jake loves trains and we knew he would love the experience. He had so much fun on the train, working the seats and footrests, flirting with 2+year old girl and watching the ocean roll by. He was so interested in the button to adjust the seat that Shawn finally let him push the button. He was so light that the seat, which had been slightly reclined, jumped to attention and just about knocked him to the floor! The look on his surprised little face was priceless. *smiles*
The hotel was convenient and after the 3-hour-tour which was the train/bus/rental car event, we decided to have lunch at the hotel restaurant and enjoy the room.
Saturday we went to SeaWorld. Jake loved Shamu, which we saw as soon as we got there, though I think he was more taken by the big moving screens and the possibility of being splashed than by the whales, lol. He was quieter than I expected, he was so busy taking in every detail and watching all the goings-on.
Shawn orchestrated our way through all of the attractions at SeaWorld beautifully, I so enjoyed it. Jake got to feed the dolphins and Shawn fed the bat rays. Jake loved feeding them but we couldn't get him to touch them, just a little too young yet I suppose.
Our day at SeaWorld ended abruptly at the beginning of the Walrus and Sea Otter show. This is by far the cutest show at SeaWorld, I always look forward to it. Shawn and I were both excited for Jake to see it. As soon as the show started however, Jake saw that the lead actor carried a sword. He got it into his nap-deprivated mind that pirates were about and suddenly he burst into tears. He was so scared that pirates were going to get us we couldn't calm him down. So, that was the end of SeaWorld, lol.
Shawn bought Jake a SeaWorld Sings DVD that Jake watched avidly for the rest of the trip. I think this DVD will end up giving Jake more of a lasting impression of SeaWorld than the actual visit, lol. At 3 years old, I'm not really sure how many of his memories will be permanent ones yet. I'm sure Jake's next trip to SeaWorld will be even more fun, now that the way has been paved, so to speak.
The next day we had a very peppery breakfast at 222 Cafe in the gaslight district and went to the Padres/Pirates game. More pirates! All the noise at the beginning of the game and the name Pirates and Jake was ready to leave before the game started. It took a while of both Shawn and I talking to him and then Daddy had to pull out all the stops and firmly talk to Jake before he finally settled down to enjoy the game. After that we had a fun time. Jake and I talked to a woman named Annie, who was an avid Padres fan and a long time San Diegan. Her father had been an archeologist at the Museum of Man in Balboa Park, a very interesting lady. Shawn bought peanuts and Annie shared her Cracker Jacks, so Jake had a full experience at the game. Trevor Hoffman broke the all-time saves record at the end of the game, making it quite interesting.
After that we enjoyed a relaxing afternoon at the hotel. Jake finally took a three hour nap, catching up from two days without one. We thought we would explore old town but I wasn't up to leaving the hotel by the time Jake woke up, so we just relaxed for the rest of the evening. I don't think I've ever had such a relaxing trip, one I very much needed.
Monday, we got up and made our way back home. It is so nice to be away and always so nice to finally be home
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