Our Fun Visit With Katy

My wonderful sister, Katy, was getting bored at home this summer, so she came to San Diego and stayed with us for 3 weeks. We had such a great time! Here are a few of the adventures we had while she was here:

 Katy happened to come during the few weeks of the year that I was working, so she got to spend her days out at Camp Able with me. It is the same camp I worked for last summer. It is an aquatics camp for people with special needs. We both had a lot of very rewarding experiences, and it was really fun having Katy at work with me every day.

 Our first Saturday with Katy, we started the day out at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It was my first time there too, and I loved it. We got to see lots of animals in different situations than you can see them in at the regular zoo.

 We went on the tram ride around the part of the zoo where the animals are roaming free. We saw giraffes, rhinos, and lots of other animals. It was so cool!

We got to see the elephants super close playing in the water. It was way cooler than seeing them far away at the zoo.

 After the Safari Park, we introduced Katy to the carne asada burrito, one of the best things about San Diego. After lunch, we drove up to Lake Elsinore and watched a Storm game. It was my first minor league game too, and we all thought it was great.

 The next Saturday, we took Katy up to LA to do some touristy stuff there. Kelson & I hadn't braved the traffic to go there yet, so it was a first for all of us. We started with Graumann's Chinese Theater and the walk of fame. So many people everywhere!

 Fred Astaire's handprints

 Julie Andrews's star

 From there, we battled traffic down to the LA Temple. It was beautiful! After that, we drove around Bel Air and Beverly Hills and looked at some the amazing houses. It is crazy how some people live.

 Our last stop was the Santa Monica Pier. I definitely felt like I was in Southern California. 

It was a great day.

 On Katy's last night we went for a walk around Coronado and watched a beautiful sunset.

 Before taking Katy to the airport on Saturday, we took a tour of the Olympic Training Center, which was just a few miles from our apartment. The facilities there were amazing. We are so grateful that we got to spend so much time with Katy this summer. We are both blessed with awesome sisters. Kelson's sister, Pam, and her family also got to spend about a week with us while they were waiting to move into their house in San Diego. Unfortunately, I somehow have no pictures with them. We loved getting to visit with them too. Our family is wonderful!