Welcome to Sunny D Grandma K!

Mr. Huge flying beetle was happy to welcome my Mom to San Diego.  She looks welcomed, right?

After surprising everyone with Grandma's visit, Rowan and Kierce were anxious to drag her to the ocean to watch them play around with the surf board.  I think Grandma was more scared by the idea of them surfing than the attack of the massive flying beetle!  I do think she warmed up a bit to the idea once she saw that the girls weren't racing out to drop in on massive waves!  

A "Happy Birthday" went out to Grandma K, with a wish and a homemade tropical carrot cake!  We had a blast on the weekend celebrating her birthday with family and some of our new friends!  It wouldn't be a Nevins party if we weren't bursting at the seems with food!  Ryan came up with the idea of the century, and that was to use make use of our community room for our gathering!  It gave everyone more room to spread out and enjoy themselves, and more room for my niece Eva to explore.  We even did some swimming to top off the evening!

My Mom was nice enough to urge Ryan and me out the door to take some couple time together.  After walking around, Ryan led me to a bar in our neighborhood that had an amazing reggae band playing.  We danced and enjoyed the music for a bit, before walking home.  Thank you Mom!

    

The last full day of her visit, we did some "power touring" in Point Loma and La Jolla.  Brooke and Eva met up with us in La Jolla to check out the seals, and spend some last minute quality time together!  We had an absolute fabulous time together, and everyone really enjoyed checking out the seals and tide pools!

Dana came out to our neck of the beach the evening before Mom's departure to enjoy a nice dinner at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants.  We had a superb meal, and a nice walk home.  The Merricks just can't wait for the next visit from Grandma K!  Although, now I believe it is Grandpa K's turn to ride the waves in Cali!  We have a board waiting for you Dad!