Vacation 2009!

The Elwer family went on a little getaway up to Pismo Beach this last week!

On the way up, we had to make a couple stops to that the little precious man below could stretch his legs (and so we could get pastries in Solvang! Gotta love the giant Macaroons!)
My parents rented a 4 bedroom house about a 1 mile walk from the Ocean! It was a great place to stay (not the most comfortable beds) but really a fabulous vacation spot!

Here we are on our first night... we all bundled up (it was 67 degrees when we arrived) and took a nice long walk so that Bennett could see the ocean for the first time!
He also really liked the jogger stroller that the Prior family let us borrow! It was very helpful especially on the sand!
On Sunday we took a drive up to Morro Bay and went to a friend of ours church (Randy Ponder). His church was having church in the park so it was a really good time to sit outside enjoying the park too!
We made it to our favorite BBQ place, Mo's, to enjoy the shredded chicken sandwich and the glorious garlic fries! Bennett had an exciting trip to Mo's too - he got to drink out of a water bottle for the first time! Look at you Mr. Big Stuff!
One of the mornings we walked (trudged) through the sand all the way into down town Pismo to go to the Old West Cinnamon Roll Shop!

As always the pecan cinnamon rolls did not disappoint, Bennett was super happy and Adam found his favorite video game in the whole world, Galaga - thus it was a successful trip!
Crystal-Lee and Brian came up to join the family on Monday morning! Be played a rousing game of monopoly where I dominated after getting put in jail 3 or 4 time!
At some point during the trip Bennett decided to demonstrate his Peter Pan impersonation to his Grandpa:
On our last day we spent the afternoon in Arroyo Grande.

We took a family picture on the hanging bridge...
... just like we had back in January when we were up visiting on our "pre-baby" getaway (Bennett is more "visible" in the more recent picture!)
Also in A.G. we found the home decor store, Willis and Bennett, we didn't go in but we thought a picture was in order.
And then we went and enjoyed "the best soy latte that you ever had" (Can you hear Train?) at this cute coffee shop in A.G. It was a lovely afternoon before our long drive home
About 9:30'ish we had to stop and feed the little man and Adam let him "drive" for a while too!
He thought he was super hot stuff and was not very excited to be put back in his seat... but eventually we did make it home safe and sound.

Oh and one last thing! I finished Bennett's bedding on vacation! This is the first navy blue touch we have added to the room, but the rocking chair pad covers are soon to follow!

Adam had to start work the next morning - so it was a good last minute trip to celebrate the end of summer!