15 Reasons to Love SeaWorld

This year marks SeaWorld’s 50th Celebration. I’ve been going since I was a little girl and love being able to share my love of the ocean and marine life with my kids. SeaWorld is so close to Arizona that it can easily be a weekend trip any time of the year! So, I’m sharing with […]

Fun things to do in San Diego

Do you take family trips?  We try to go on a small trip once a year by ourselves.  Heading to San Diego is so much fun because it is so close and an easy drive.  We are there almost every year and always try to squeeze in a new activity! We had so much fun […]

La Jolla Shores Hotel

For the second half of our trip we traveled up the coast about 30 minutes from Coronado to La Jolla.  La Jolla Shores Hotel graciously offered to host our stay and let us sample their wonderful food at The Shores Restaurant. We’ve only been to La Jolla once for lunch and the aquarium, so we were […]

Dining with Shamu

One of our favorite things to do in San Diego is to spend a day or two at SeaWorld.  Really, what’s a trip to San Diego if  we don’t make it to visit the whales! There is so much to do at SeaWorld that we can never do it all, but some of my favorite […]

Hotel del Coronado

My family and I recently took a week long vacation to San Diego, Ca.   San Diego is a popular destination for us here in the Valley since it’s only a 6 hour drive from Phoenix.  Since we go so often, I wanted to try some new things and stay at some different hotels.  I […]