On Friday evening, after suffering through the lovely traffic on the 5 South, we had a gathering at my parents' house. Gammer made it over to meet Owen for the first time, along with Jim and Lark, Greg, John and Nancy Watt, DeeDee, and Steve and Kris. We hung out in the backyard with the amazing weather, Connor got his fill of baseball and soccer and golf, and we all enjoyed each other.
Friday night was a little less pleasant as both kids had a little trouble falling asleep in their new environs. For about an hour stretch I don't think Sara and I were sitting down at the same time as we traded off consoling and comforting duty with each boy. They did both manage to fall asleep at some point though and we survived until morning.
On Saturday morning we got up and headed to the waterfront to see the USS Midway. The Midway is a decommissioned aircraft carrier that has been turned in to a museum in San Diego Bay. The flight deck has about 20 different aircraft, many of which you can climb into, and there are also exhibits set up in many of the interior spaces. As Connor is very in to planes at the moment this was a hit. He loved climbing in to the cockpits, pressing all the buttons and turning all the dials.
Saturday afternoon was a little more casual and Saturday night had a few less waking children.
On Sunday morning we got to go see another airplane. Al Treadwell, a family friend, owns a small 6 seat plane that he keeps in a hanger at Gillespie field which is not far from my parents house. Connor again got to climb in the pilot's chair and even got to put on a headset and listen to the radio tower. Next time he's asked that the plane fly up high.
After packing our car full of everything that we unpacked just two days before, we headed back up the 5 (again, a lovely experience) towards home. It was a successful weekend trip. Now Sara and I just need a weekend from the weekend to recover.
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