We took advantage of Bryce having the entire week off for Thanksgiving break and spent the week camping in Carmel. Sharon and Ross met us for the week.
The first day we took a beautiful short hike and spent some time at an organic farm with a great children's garden.
On day two we headed down to Fisherman's Wharf for a morning of seal watching and walked to Cannery Row for a delicious ocean-front view lunch. Faith became very attached to Sharon on the walk to Cannery Row. Bryce had to have shrimp for lunch - his new favorite. After lunch we went back to the campground for Faith's nap and Nathan and Bryce went to the driving range at some fancy Carmel Valley golf course.
The next day (Thanksgiving Day) it was raining. We spent the morning at the campground and then headed to "downtown" Carmel Valley with Bryce while Faith napped for a little wine tasting. After we biked/walked down the street from the campground. Along the way the kids got to see horses and pigs.
On Friday we meet the Buccellato's at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We had a fabulous time seeing all of the exhibits. We took a break mid-day and went to lunch at Bubba Gumps then back to the aquarium for a couple more hours.
It was a nice relaxing trip. It was just what we needed after the chaotic prior 6 months of construction. We hadn't really spent any prolonged time together as a family because all of Nathan's time was spent either at work or working on the house.
