The Ball’s Visit

It was so wonderful having family in town for a few days and even better that we were able to go to San Diego with them. 

We were pleasantly surprised that Michael’s sister and family that were visiting the Grand Canyon were coming in a day early.  We love having family visit and the opportunity to have more time than what was originally planned was a wonderful surprise. 

It’s a tight squeeze, to put it simply, to fit 6 more people in our cozy house, but we made do.  I don’t believe a picture is necessary to demonstrate the “coziness”.  If  you’ve been in our house, you understand

Friday we enjoyed each other’s company and hung out around the house. 

Saturday, Michael and I planned out a scavenger hunt for everyone around the City of Redlands.  Our hope was to make our family more familiar with Redlands.  The town we call home.  We had lots of fun, and I think the girls really enjoyed the competition.  Then we headed to the Schneider’s house to play in the pool for a while.

Sunday, after church we headed to Coronado Island to go to the beach.  Coronado is so beautiful and the beaches are far less crowded than those of Huntington or Newport.  The kids enjoyed the water and sand.  Carter, especially, enjoyed the sand.  It seems that when my SIL is in town I simply just don’t take the time to take pictures.  She’s quite the photographer and it’s always much more enjoyable to look at her photos than my own.  Towards dinner time it started to rain a bit so we quickly packed up the beach gear and headed to the hotel.

Monday, We headed out early for the San Diego Zoo.  I love the San Diego Zoo, because each visit is unique and this one didn’t disappoint.  It was the first visit to the Zoo for the Ball family, so it was even more fun to show them around.  Every one had their animal that they couldn’t wait to see;  Josh’s was the hippo, Carter’s was the giraffe’s,  Mine was the koala’s and Michael’s was the polar bears. 

We absolutely enjoyed the Ball’s visit.  Can’t wait till next time.