Road Trip

This weekend marked Elizabeth's first road trip.  We started off early Thursday afternoon, heading north to Pacific Grove.  It was a gorgeous, crisp day...perfect for a little girl and her leg warmers and a little boy in his monster shirt.  We checked into our hotel and then ventured out to the beach.

We found a rocky point with enough tide pools to occupy a little man and enough sharp rocks to make a mommy wish she'd worn her Crocs.  I took a few pictures and then put away my camera to follow Joseph as he traipsed across the beach.  A little boy had plucked two starfish from a rock and offerred to show them to Joseph.  Joseph gently slid his finger over one and then the other.

Side note:  I don't know why, but it really bothers me when kids take starfish off their rocks.  I guess it's because they really have to work at it to pry them off and honestly, it seems...rude.  I don't have the same qualms about catching hermit crabs or pill bugs.  Maybe because they roam about?  Hmmm...

We left the beach and headed back to the hotel to clean up for dinner.  We drove the two minutes into Monterey and went to dinner at Hula's, home of the best fish tacos yet.  Blackened sea bass on a bed of cabbage and tomato with a creamy salsa dressing.  Paired with a glass of pineapple wine, they were amazing.

After dinner we walked around Fisherman's Wharf, Elizabeth sleeping snuggly in her Peanut Shell while we wandered in and out of shops selling everything from hats to sand glass.  We finished the night at Ghiradelli's with a cup of hot cocoa for me and a scoop of strawberry ice cream for Joseph while watching the sun set across the Bay.

No pictures of a perfect sunset.  I was too busy holding Chad's hand and watching Joseph chase after sea gulls.