To the beach and back

A couple weeks ago, Andrew out of the blue asked me if I'd like to go on a little weekend getaway for Mother's Day. I, of course, couldn't say no to that. His idea was to take the girls to Pismo Beach, a little beach town about three hours north of LA. He and I stayed there about a year and half ago and really liked it so we were both excited to take the girls.

We stayed at the Pismo Lighthouse Suites. According to the website there were sort of two bedrooms and two bathrooms. We were amazed by this room. It was so perfect for families! It also had a microwave and a little refrigerator. A great balcony. We had a partial view of the ocean. It really was great. If you are ever in the mood to visit Pismo Beach, I recommend staying there. The hotel had a great family deck with a giant chess board and a putting green. Ella and Lily had fun playing on that. And Ella couldn't wait to get into the pool.

Saturday was kind of overcast and chilly so we didn't make it to the beach until the late afternoon. Then we ate at F. McLintock's Restaurant. Andrew and I ate there last time and it was great! For a very reasonable price, you get a meat choice along with potatoes, onion rings, garlic bread, beans, and dessert! All included in the price. It's a great place to stuff yourself. And we actually had a nice dinner with no meltdowns from either of the girls.

Lily sort of just went with the flow all weekend. But she really enjoyed crawling around the hotel room, exploring a new place. Sunday, we woke up and the sun was out! We had a late checkout so we went to the beach and enjoyed a couple hours of fun in the sun. Then made our way back to LA. The girls did pretty well in the car. Lily got a little annoyed about being in the carseat for the last hour. But it wasn't too bad.

All in all it was a really fun trip and the best Mother's Day I've had so far. It will be hard for Andrew to top this one in the coming years!

In other news, Andrew and I went to a screening of An Inconvenient Truth last night. I posted on this earlier, but wanted to mention it again, as it represents Andrew's first real movie credit! The documentary itself is incredibly interesting and eye-opening. I really encourage everyone to please go see the movie. Visit the website link and click on "Take Action". This link will tell you how you, yourself can reduce the number pounds of carbon dioxide your household produces in one year. There are very easy things that can contribute to less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. I know we are going to incorporate some of these things into our daily lives. But getting back to Andrew. The filmmakers tapes Al Gore giving his lecture in LA and Andrew attended one of the tapings, so you will be able to catch a glimpse of Andrew throughout the movie. His actual name is also in the credits for the visual effects he produced! Not just Hornet, Inc. but Andrew's name! It was very exciting to see that! If you see the movie, Hornet created the polar bear and frog animations. Oh, and we had one star sighting there. Amy Brenneman came to see the movie. She was there with her husband, Brad Silberling who is a director (although he didn't direct this film). She starred in the television show Judging Amy.

I think that's all for today! Hope everyone has a great week!