I have a cousin, Cheryl, who lives in San Diego with her husband and she generously offered to host dinner for us. It was a lovely treat after driving almost 12 hours. 

  
Brian’s favorite part of visiting my cousin is that she we watching a super sweet set of dogs that he fell in love with. He has been begging for a lap size dog ever since. 

  We had issues with scheduling campgrounds due to the 4th of July and unfortunately only had two nights at Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton. We loved watching the soldiers roll through the campground. They often run through the campground or next to the campground on the beach at 5:30 AM!  Luckily we all found it easy to fall back asleep. 

My Aunt Margie thoughtfully volunteered to take my mom down to Fort Rose Crans where my grandparents remains are interred. They also stopped by my mom’s favorite hotel in Coronado. Every time she visited her parents in San Diego she would visit. She had a day remembering fond memories. 

  While my mom was out, the boys and I took a walk on the beach. After getting a bit wetter than they planned, we headed to the playground. It was over an hour of playing outside which is rare for Sean.  

  After playing (the boys) and cleaning (me) we headed back to my cousins where she served smores she made in an oven. Her husband found the recipe and it was great. I managed to only have this small portion which was just enough. 

Thanks again Cousin not only for the great food and good times but also allowing Babe to come over and have a larger space to hang out in.

Take care y’all