Ladd Photos

We got up early and headed to Calsbad to see the “King Tide”, which was predicted to be 7-ft. I expected bigger waves.

The band got to show off all the hard work they have been doing to learn to play their instruments. Connor sounded great.

Connor playing a few songs:

A fun day at the zoo, visiting the animals and checking out the holiday decorations in the afternoon, then seeing them all lit up once the sun went down.

The county has a beautiful park a few blocks from Old Town, where they relocated and restored a bunch of old Victorian homes from early San Diego. We spent a nice afternoon looking at them, before heading over to Old Town to walk around.

The boys had a nice Christmas morning opening their presents. Then we actually go to go down to have Christmas dinner with the Loera clan this year, which was nice.

Out for a nice stroll along the newly opened trail at San Elijo Lagoon.

We spent a beautiful afternoon exploring the Leo Carrillo Ranch, learning about the former actor and exploring the grounds.

It was a long hike to the top of one of the area’s tallest mountains, but the views were worth it. A gopher welcomed us at the very top.

Connor needed a box for his Valentine’s Day party, and ended up building a really cool aquarium. There was a hidden section in the back, with a slot on top to deposit the Valentine’s Day cards.

We spent the first full day of our time on the Central Coast exploring the tide pools and beach rocks of Moonstone Beach by Cambria. Then we headed further up Highway 1 and took a short hike to Salmon Falls.

Hanging out in downtown San Luis Obispo, looking for some books and checking out the mission.

Our boys had quite the view during lunch, from up top of Bishop Peak. You could see all the way to the ocean.

We gave fishing a try off the Pismo pier, but it was freezing code with seriously strong gusts. The only thing biting was the seaweed. So, we went and visited the butterflies instead.

On the way back down to San Diego, we stopped by Solvang for lunch and a walk around. Then went to Santa Barbara and walked on their pier.

Connor is loving all the time he is getting as catcher this season. He pretty much catches the first 2 innings of every game. When not behind the plate, he is usually at 3rd base or in the outfield, because of his big arm.