We just finished our first 24 hours in San Diego. All of the secret planning to surprise Grandma Cardon has finally paid off. She was quite surprised to show up for her first night at the resort and find her room full of family. The Grandkids were so excited about the idea of surprising her and even though there were some close calls, none of them gave the secret away. Hearing her laugh when she realized we were all here was the best.
Grandma and Claire all snuggled up to talk. Claire had a lot of catching up to do with Grandma since she has spent the last several weeks avoiding talking on Skype or the phone so that she wouldn't give away the surprise.
Wyatt and Jaren spending too much time using the iPhones even in sunny California.
Tatum and Jade sharing a little bear hug.
Rachel got to bathe Tatum and Jade in the giant spa tub, that was also enclosed in glass and had only a small door. Wading in was the only option.
Today we headed out to go to sacrament meeting. I had looked up the address for a nearby chapel that met at 11am. We arrived to find that the wards that met there had changed times for the beginning of the year, and we were just in time for the spanish branch. We had a laugh and then stayed for the meeting. Afterwards, Nathan and Papa told us what had gone on that most of us missed due to our language barrier.
All of my handsome boys dressed up for church.
We also went to walk around at the San Diego temple. It was a bit chilly for San Diego standards, but very nice temple grounds.
After the Temple we went to the Mormon Battalion museum in Old Town San Diego. We took a tour that walked us through the journey of the Mormon Battalion on their way to California. Gavin even got to be the family soldier and receive his uniform and rations for the trip.
Taking aim.
At the end of the tour the kids got to pan for gold and try out the old well. Luckily, no one fell down.
Wyatt in the covered wagon.
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