USS Midway/Mission Beach/Old Town

Our last full day in San Diego we tried to fit in as much as we could.  We first stopped at the San Diego Temple.  I love this temple.  One of the things that is so awesome about it is its location.  It is right next to the major freeway I 5.  You drive along and BAM! It's right there big and beautiful.  It was overcast that morning so we didn't get any pretty pictures with the sun, but it was still beautiful.  

 I finally kicked the boys out of the pictures because they were just being goofy.  So here is my pretty girl with the pretty temple.

 Still goofy.

Next we went to the USS Midway Museum.  This is an aircraft carrier that they have made into a museum.  It was VERY cool.  They have an audio tour that took us all over the ship.  I could never be a sailor and live in the cramped rooms they have.  Liam especially liked this part of our trip.  He has always wanted to be pilot and he got to sit in a bunch of planes.  He was in heaven.

 Right where they belong.  The ships jail. :)

 It was VERY windy, hence the crazy hair and funny look.

We walked down the road a bit from the aircraft carrier to see these cool ships.  The kids loved them because they look like pirate ships.

After a quick lunch in the car we headed to Mission Beach.  We only stayed for an hour or so, but the kids could have played forever.  They didn't mind that it was not warm.  Nate and I were laying on towels trying to keep warm while the kids dug in the sand and played in the water.

 Gotta love a good backside shot.

To end the day we went back to Old Town.  We ate some good Mexican food and then walked around.  Of course we had to go to the Old Town candy store and buy some homemade taffy.  It was SO good!

That pretty much ends our Spring Break trip.  We didn't take any more pictures of the drive back.  We went as far as Las Vegas on Friday afternoon.  We got out and walked a little bit of the strip, but it was quick because we were easily reminded why we hate Las Vegas.   We went to our hotel and let the kids swim and swim.  We knew it was the last time so we wanted to let them get their fill.  We got up Saturday and drove home.  It was a long drive, but worth it to end our nice vacation.  It was nice to be able to listen to General Conference on Saturday and then spend Sunday resting and watching Conference.