I really should write more while relaxing, but right now I don't have the means to write away from my house since my laptop is done for. We had a wonderful weekend as a family relaxing in Carmel by the sea. If you are interested in the town, it's name or it's history. Check out Wikipedia, here.

We stayed at the Carmel Valley Ranch Resort. It was an amazing place with two pools (though we never went past the first) and full spa. Friday we took our time driving down and ended up on the 17-mile drive which takes you through scenic Pebble Beach National Park, and home of the U.S. Open for golf. We then spent an hour relaxing on the beach in Carmel, Aidyn and I built a sand castle, then went and checked into our hotel.

The few days we had as a family were wonderful. Uninterrupted conversations with each other, it was like spoiling each other with ourselves (if that makes any sense). We spent most of our time by the pool, we looked to go to the beach one afternoon but it was fogged in so we returned to the pool.

Yesterday we gave Aidyn her final birthday treat, which was a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We spent about four hours there and it was a blast. Needless to say it was a great end to a fabulous weekend.