Sunday, November 27, 2011

Papa's Birthday

Today Papa turned 63 so we celebrated with a beautiful day in one of his favorite spots...La Jolla. We started off with lunch at Piatti in La Jolla Shores.
We ate delicious paninis, pizza, lasagna and veal piccata.
We even had the chance to sing and share a piece of Tiramasu!
After lunch we walked a few blocks down to the water by the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. Too bad we didn't bring our suits because it was a perfect summer beach day in late November!
Lots of families spent their last day of vacation kayaking and long boarding. It was hard to just watch but we hope we can get in the water over Christmas break.
We did enjoy the beautiful beach and gorgeous sunshine before going back to the car.
Then it was on to Prospect Street. The girls played in the tree and Grandma and Papa waited on a park bench while I took the girls to the Shell Shop to see the sea cave.
I had heard about this place before, but had never been in. We paid $3 each to take the steep, dark and wet staircase down to the sea cave.
We loved how the cave opening resembled a man's face with a very chiseled chin!

Then it was back to the park and up the hill for some ice cream and shopping while Papa had a beer at Karl Strauss and watched the Charger game. Other than the Chargers losing, it was a great day helping Papa celebrate his special day!