Monterey Trip

Jeremiah surprised us with a trip to Monterey for three days last week. It was an absolute blast! It was so nice and relaxing,...except for when Jacob yelled during dinner and threw tantrums while shopping. Other than that, we enjoyed walking around, playing on the beach, going to the aquarium, and eating yummy food. Jacob's favorite part of the trip would have to be the day at the beach. He followed his dad around everywhere and was not afraid of the crashing waves or bugs or anything! After this trip, he has definitely bonded with Jeremiah and is quite attached to him now!

Our first day there, we decided to walk to Dennis the Menace Park which was like a mile and a half away. On the way to the park, we stopped to look at the sea lions sun bathing on the rocks. Jacob was so excited to see and hear them. He screamed and yelled every time we put him in his buggy to continue our walk.

Oh my gosh...if only you knew...he can be a handful! Jeremiah has concluded after this trip that Jacob has inherited my pouting skills. Hmmm...I'm not sure I agree.

Here we are feeding the geese. This is seriously...one of my top NON-FAVORITE thing to do as a mother. They come up so close and they poop everywhere! It took Jacob awhile to feed them. He kept munching on the popcorn himself. At one point, one of the goose came up and snatched the popcorn right out of his fingers when he wasn't paying attention. He cried because I made a hysterical yelp. Yeah...not something I would do again without Jeremiah there.

We finally get to Dennis the Menace park and the first thing Jacob sees is this huge train. He was thrilled to climb it with his dad.

The battery for our camera was dying (happens all the time when you're on vacay, right?) and I kept trying to videotape Jacob hanging off the bar and by the time the camera was functioning, he was way too tired. He's a pretty strong monkey.

We started the tour at Monterey Bay Aquarium with the penguin feed. It was super cute, but really crowded.

Jacob marveled at all the different ocean creatures he saw at the aquarium with ooohs, ahhhhs, wows, whoas, and yays! He was quite loud too!

Pictures of all animals are posted for Jacob.

The sign said to gently touch the starfish, but Jacob didn't understand that.

Jeremiah had just as much fun as Jacob at the aquarium.

Check out the new wubbanub. We ordered two new ones; a giraffe and a monkey. He ripped the other pacifiers and was sucking air because of the holes.

Spending time at the beach was one of the highlights of this trip for all of us. It was fun to see Jacob play and scream because of how excited he was.

He followed Jeremiah everywhere he went, even over to the rocks. When I went to get him, he'd run faster to catch up with his father.

Jacob did not want to leave. He yelled and kicked when I took off his shorts. He wouldn't even hold our hands while walking up the stairs or the pavement. He looks like a surfer baby, huh?

We were attempting the 17 mile drive, but I got car sick within the first 5 minutes. It was horrible, so we stopped for a bit and then turned around to come home. Can you find Jeremiah in this picture?

On the way home, we stopped by Case de Frutas. It was a small park. It was a nice stop for Jacob. He got to play with trains and even ride 'em. We saw peacocks and other animals too.

Jacob's new "TIMEOUT."

Feeding the geese at Dennis the Menace park.

Going down the 'big kid' slide.

Playing at the beach...listen to him scream in the beginning of the video.