This past weekend, Meadow and I went to visit my good friend Lesley who lives in Salinas, California. Les and I have been friends since my freshman year in college at Cortland State. We lived in the same dorm freshman year and we lived in a house together my junior and senior year. Lesley recently bought a house with her husband so I thought it would be fun for Meadow and I to take a trip to go down and see her. It was a quick trip, but we were able to still see and do a lot while we were there. Meadow enjoyed playing with her two cats, Waffles and Pancakes and spending time with Lesley and Joe. While we were there, we went on a few hikes and also went to the
Monterey Bay Aquarium. The aquarium was amazing and I highly recommend it for toddlers, kids and adults. There was great exhibits for all ages. There is so much to see along the coast from Monterey to Santa Cruz. I hope to go back someday so we can spend more time at the aquarium and see more of the coast. I am sure we will be heading back that way again for another Cortland reunion.
Lesley and Meadow
Jumping with some other kids.
The fun slide by the toddler and baby exhibits. There was one exhibit that compared how much a baby whale ate compared to a human baby. They had a huge bottle which represented the 2,000 human size bottles a whale baby drinks in a day.
It was hard to take a good picture due to the lighting. It was very neat to see all the different types of jellyfish.
Lesley at Big Sur. I loved the windblown trees.
Les, Meadow and I at Big Sur.
This was before the fog really came in. It got a little cold and windy after awhile.
Les and Meadow hiking. Meadow was going so fast she looks like a blur.
This picture was taken on a hike near Lesley's house. The landscape is more dry because it is inland. This was a pretty cool rock formation behind us.
Meadow playing inside the cat gym
Lesley has a huge collection of care bears. Meadow had a good time playing in the pile of stuffed animals.
Cute bow that was on Meadow's gift from Lesley.
Lesley and Meadow
Jumping with some other kids.
The fun slide by the toddler and baby exhibits. There was one exhibit that compared how much a baby whale ate compared to a human baby. They had a huge bottle which represented the 2,000 human size bottles a whale baby drinks in a day.
It was hard to take a good picture due to the lighting. It was very neat to see all the different types of jellyfish.
Les, Meadow and I at Big Sur.
Meadow playing inside the cat gym
Cute bow that was on Meadow's gift from Lesley.
Lesley and Meadow
2 comments:
cute, cute, and more cute! it looks like you had a blast. i'm so glad you got to see les. that is a great collection of care bears, les! i'm so glad you finally got a big enough house to house your collection. hee hee! love ya and great to see you on the blog.
That looks like it was an awesome trip! Great pictures.
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