Sunny So. Cal., Part 3

Day hike near Lake Cuyamaca:  Sadly, the area had suffered a big fire a year earlier so the beautiful trees were not as we remember them.

The hike was still fun though.

We found a few random leftover patches of snow (hard as ice, but still exciting for our snow-deprived Houston kids).

Snowball (ice) fights were inevitable.  So, to avoid any personal discomfort, I suggested that the kids throw some snowballs at their uncles.  Hehe.

Uncle Adrian, getting all of the action, yelled out, "Hey, you know you've got two uncles!"

At another patch, the kids focused on Uncle Allen.

Until he fought back.

Snowball fight video link here!

After lunch in Julian, we were escorted part of the way home by a parade of motorcycle cops (at least 10).

The next day we hit the beach in Coronado (where Adel and I got engaged 11 years before).

Yay, SO. Cal. sand!

The uncles dug some holes.

And filled them in with the kids.

Followed by some sand.

Then the kids tried to escape.  Abby wasn't buried too deep so she got out easily. 

Isaac was much deeper and, wiggle though he did, he couldn't get out without help.

It was pretty hilarious to watch him try though.

In fact, here's a video of the whole thing.  Adel edited it into fast forward and by the end, I am cracking up every time I see it.  Hope you laugh as hard as I am: "Buried Alive."

Later that night, Isaac got a Pares-Pares lesson from Lola.  Soon he'll be joining in.