Last Hurrah!

A few weeks ago we decided it was pretty much now or never if we wanted to fit in a vacation. So Josh took that Friday off and we packed up the minivan and headed to Monterey and Carmel for the weekend.



Ava kept debating whether or not to get into the ocean. The last time we went to the beach (back in Jan.) she ran into the ocean only to find out it wasn't as warm as she remembered. We have a few more months until we can actually splash around in the waves.


Ava's brillant parents totally forgot to grab the sand toys on our rush out the door. But luckily we had a cup and a lid in the car. She was actually quite content and didn't think anything of it.


After relaxing on the beach we walked around the little shops in Carmel. The weather was amazing, so we decided to eat outside at this little cafe. It was heavenly!


Later that night we went out to dinner at a seafood restaurant and the waiter gave the girls a rose. Ava would not let go of the flower all night long.


The next day we headed over to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This was Ava's first trip to the aquarium.


She had fun at first, but eventually she just kept asking for "Nemo". After asking for him about a million times we finally just skipped everything else in the aquarium to find the clown fish. It was so cute when Ava actually laid eyes on the little fishy. When anyone walked by she would point to the glass and exitedly show them Nemo. She could of stayed there all day.



No trip is complete without stopping by Girahdelli for a huge, banana and hot fudge sundae. Hmmm...I'm in heaven just thinking about it!