Vacation!!

Yeah! I bought CA tickets today for a trip this Fall. We love visiting Monterey, CA and it works great to have family there (free lodging!).

We'll do lots of outings, but the Monterey Bay Aquarium is always on our to-do list. It never gets old for me. Making that visit even better is yesterday's release of a white shark in the Outer Bay exhibit. This is their 4th and we've been fortunate that 2 of the previous 3 we have seen at the aquarium on other trips. Obviously we've had great timing!

It'll be Kate's first airplane ride and we're (or at least I'm) a little nervous. 4 hrs is a long plane ride when she typically gets antsy on a 3 hr car ride. But at least we'll be able to move around a little more.