Bann Clan in Cali: Day 1

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Fri. Nov 22nd: We left our house at 4:00am to fly to California. 

Bo did quite well on the flights, considering that he's a 2-year old!

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Welcome to San Diego.

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Hello, Pacific.

La Jolla (or as we called it all week, "La Holllaaaa")

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There are a lot more pictures like this.

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Bo, taking in the Pacific.

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And the sand.

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Jayne, strolling along the beach.

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My beach boys.

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Footprints.

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Tiny toes in the Pacific for the first time.

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Boys wading in...

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While my crazy brother & sister ran in, fully clothed.

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Pacific cowboy... sopping wet.

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Lovebirds. So thankful for my parents and grateful that they spoiled us with this trip.

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Standing on the beach, looking away from the ocean.

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Pretty crazy to think that almost a year ago, this guy was starting chemo & radiation.

Here he is, dipping his toes in the Pacific Ocean. So, so thankful.

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Bo splashing with Aunt Emmy and Uncle Ethan. 

Considering how much he hated the cold water in the Adirondacks, 

I was sure he would hate the ocean. Kid LOVED it.

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My main squeeze.

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Soaking it up.

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Splashing.

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Swinging.

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You may have been asking, "Where is Jayne in all of this??"

Right here, folks:

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Love this picture of Em.

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At some point, we got rid of the pants.

This face may look angry, but I promise he's having fun. Also, check out the rainbow.

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After splashing to our hearts' content, we drove up to Torrey Pines.

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Do people ever get sick of looking at the ocean?

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Dad points out how high we actually are...

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Pretty darn.

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And in case you couldn't tell...

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We found a few cacti. I kind of hate that word. I just want to say "cactuses".

GOOD NEWS. I just Googled "cactuses" and Google says it is acceptable.

CACTUSES.

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I mean, I suppose it's pretty.

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We decided to climb down to the beach.

And Emily decided to go out on a dangerous peak.

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I chose a safer ledge.

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Mumsy, descending some of the stairs along the way.

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Said stairs.

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Beach silhouettes.

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Family.

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Tiny toe prints.

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Doug helping Bo say "Bye, ocean" for the night.

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Dad watching the sunset.

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Is this real life?

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The first sunset.

Day 2 adventures to come...