Day 7, Saturday-Coming Home

The day had come for us to pack our bags and head back to Texas….HOT Texas. The original plan was for us to spend the morning visiting Coronado which is across the bridge from San Diego but that didn’t happen. Instead Ellie & Daddy went back to the golf course and hit a few balls. She just loves to play golf with daddy. As soon as we told her she was gonna go play, all she would say was “golf--dad??...golf--dad?” It was very sweet. Then we ran around the Gaslamp Quarter’s for a little bit in the downtown for some last minute shopping and headed towards the airport.

Now for the mushy stuff…this was our first real vacation as a family. I mean, we had gone on several trips to visit family and such but this was the first time we were all about Ellie having a good time. Even though Chris was not able to join us for all of the activities, it was still great to see Ellie have so much fun. She is growing so fast I wish there was something I could do to truly soak it all in. It seems like just living it day by day isn’t enough. Her strong personality is definitely shining through and it’s so much fun watching her experience new things. At one time during one of the several Shamu shows we went to, I looked over and just watched her expressions as she stared at the whale in amazement. I will never forget her expression. We are so blessed to be able to share these great experiences as a family. I thank God everyday for all of the amazing things He as done for us and especially for the biggest blessing that He has given to Chris and I…our growing little girl.

XOXO,
Michelle